NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Iowa

1,525 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Iowa, 48 per 100,000 residents, the 29th highest rate of 51. Iowa City and Des Moines have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 15 of 31.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Iowa City has the most, 226

  1. Iowa City226
  2. Des Moines179
  3. West Des Moines119
  4. Davenport80
  5. Cedar Rapids59

Physician Assistant records in Iowa

  1. Lisa Kirkpatrick, P A CAdel, IA 500031043495872
  2. Chelsie KirschbaumDavenport, IA 528041114775251
  3. Samuel Kitzman, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524041194680140
  4. Megan Klapperich, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRock Rapids, IA 512461821733882
  5. Andrew Klein, PAWest Burlington, IA 526551659841690
  6. Mary Klemesrud, PADes Moines, IA 503101578840229
  7. Taylor Kline, PA, RDNWaterloo, IA 507031043793912
  8. Tiernie Kluver, PAMount Vernon, IA 523141902034861
  9. Katie KnappDubuque, IA 520031639478357
  10. Katelynn Knipper, PACDubuque, IA 520031700452117
  11. Diana Knoedel, PAIowa City, IA 522421003803768
  12. Leanne Knoop, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581316936511
  13. Daniel Knox, PA-CAltoona, IA 500091396377487
  14. Andrew Knudsen, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221376326546
  15. Michael Knutsen, MPAS, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581063774321
  16. Carlie Knutson, PAManchester, IA 520571437927241
  17. Alexandra Koch, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421922665769
  18. Susan Koehler, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221861580235
  19. Janelle Koenen, PA-CMarion, IA 523021275049298
  20. Katheryn KolkerNorth Liberty, IA 523171063377018
  21. Benjamin Kolner, PA-CDavenport, IA 528071871934851
  22. Collette Kono, PACWest Des Moines, IA 502661992783542
  23. Katelyn KopetWest Des Moines, IA 502661437953478
  24. Mara Kozisek, PAFort Dodge, IA 505011669276218
  25. Lori Krause, PASioux City, IA 511041104877281
  26. Marie Kresse, PA-CClive, IA 503251841298858
  27. Elizabeth Kriener, PA-CCarlisle, IA 500471598857112
  28. Samantha Krones, PA-CMason City, IA 504011306473780
  29. Elizabeth Krueger, MPAS, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421205216868
  30. Barbara Krugler, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141235126814
  31. Allison Krutsinger, PACChariton, IA 500491346435146
  32. Melinda KubeshHartley, IA 513461144921289
  33. Michelle Kubik, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221518337393
  34. James Kuder, PA-CKeosauqua, IA 525651013112812
  35. Rebecca Kuehn, PAKalona, IA 522471336257203
  36. Abigail Kulp, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221518635150
  37. Molly Kunkel, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011518619907
  38. Elaine Kuns, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021851336119
  39. Michelle Kurtz, P.A.-C.West Des Moines, IA 502661487656039
  40. Quinn Kurtz, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171780902973
  41. Madelyn Kussmann, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221184273971
  42. Heather Labath, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421033375746
  43. Rhett Lacey, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171760978506
  44. Juoleanne Ladao, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421679352066
  45. Lori Lafayette, PA-CWapello, IA 526531568476349
  46. Janelle Lala, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421043847577
  47. Joseph Lale, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421902438757
  48. Larry Lamasters, PA-CFairbank, IA 506291063440279
  49. Heather Lamb, PA-CMason City, IA 504011174510838
  50. Kenneth Lamb, PA-CClinton, IA 527321457639544

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 29 of 51 per resident

  1. Oregon49
  2. Arizona49
  3. Washington48
  4. Iowa48
  5. Oklahoma46
  6. Florida45
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

79.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Iowa79.5%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,212 of 1,525 · 79.5% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,054 · 69.1% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more627 · 41.1% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 1,053 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,525 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 48 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 226 of them (15%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Louisiana1,556
  2. Nebraska1,352
  3. Kansas1,329
  4. Missouri1,790

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Washington47.6
  2. Oklahoma46.1
  3. Arizona49.3
  4. Oregon49.5

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. North Carolina9,279

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.