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 16 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. David Lane, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421033500772
  2. Amber Lange, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421063097483
  3. Anne LangloisSioux City, IA 511061245539733
  4. Allison Lanphier, PAKnoxville, IA 501381376546663
  5. Paige LarionDavenport, IA 528041083304356
  6. Jessica Larsen, PA-CDubuque, IA 520021013247733
  7. Katelyn Larsen, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031366701955
  8. Craig Larson, PACIowa City, IA 522421912990128
  9. Hailey Larson, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421316653371
  10. Lavon Laube, P.A.Iowa City, IA 522461720058332
  11. Georgia Lauer, PACWest Burlington, IA 526551467437806
  12. Julie Lautenbach, PA-CPella, IA 502191518930338
  13. Janice Lawrence, PACOakland, IA 515601780731828
  14. Brandi Lawson, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211710948658
  15. Linda Layton, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031669648713
  16. Makayla LeathersOskaloosa, IA 525771497557805
  17. Scott Leaverton, PAIowa City, IA 522421992791610
  18. Michon Leddy, PA-CClive, IA 503251033190467
  19. Nita Lee, PAIowa City, IA 522421417942111
  20. Courtney Legner, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOrange City, IA 510411467264200
  21. Gabriel LegnerOrange City, IA 510411104638964
  22. Nicole LehmanPolk City, IA 502261962039479
  23. Brooke Leichty, PAIowa City, IA 522421093021347
  24. Brendan Leiran, PA-CVinton, IA 523491174031819
  25. Katherine Lem, P.A.Ames, IA 500141043441264
  26. Kimberly Leman, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421821537317
  27. Leslie Lemley, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141184719957
  28. Lucas Lenhart, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421730467002
  29. Mikayla Leo, PA-CPella, IA 502191669246732
  30. Stacey Lester, P.A.Mason City, IA 504011285120402
  31. Laura LeverenzClive, IA 503251457647257
  32. Maddison Lewarne, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661356806103
  33. Linda Lewis, P.A.-C.Cherokee, IA 510121336144054
  34. Robert Lewis, PAIowa City, IA 522421225020423
  35. William Lewis, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661003584640
  36. George Li, PAIowa City, IA 522421538977137
  37. Zhenbo Li, PAIowa City, IA 522411790073252
  38. Connor LieserIowa City, IA 522421164387528
  39. Seth LightDes Moines, IA 503141194267575
  40. Alissa Lilla, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661568553584
  41. Steven Limoges, P.A.C.Des Moines, IA 503171912197070
  42. Heidi Lindstad, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141952890808
  43. Robert Linnell, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401902159056
  44. Evan Lins, PA-SOrange City, IA 510411619735347
  45. Kacie Liske, PA-CEldridge, IA 527481043940620
  46. Jacquelyn Loesche, PAIowa City, IA 522461003073834
  47. Kevin Lohmeyer, PACCedar Rapids, IA 524021578539367
  48. Kiley Lomen, PA-CNorwalk, IA 502111063168664
  49. Kara Long, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221881252740
  50. Irma LovicAmes, IA 500101598568289

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.