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 18 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. Emily McDonald, PA-CMason City, IA 504011386401289
  2. Michael McDonaldDes Moines, IA 503091265155154
  3. Patricia McDonald, PA-CClive, IA 503251437137783
  4. Rebecca McDowell, PACCedar Rapids, IA 524011548484876
  5. Scott McFarland, PA-CDavenport, IA 528071902252463
  6. Kimberly McFee, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091720624182
  7. Morgan McGinn, PA-CWaukee, IA 502631427535574
  8. Jenna McGowan, PAWest Burlington, IA 526551215744917
  9. Amy McGraw, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141902344799
  10. James McGuire, PAForest City, IA 504361316053531
  11. Jacqueline McInnis, PA-C,CAQ PSYCHIATRYSioux City, IA 511011821268335
  12. Heather McKaig, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231336339316
  13. Jody McKee, PACoralville, IA 522411811967219
  14. Brittan McKinney, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661588303010
  15. Lalah McLaughlinAnkeny, IA 500231366076812
  16. Laura McLaughlin, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524011972871416
  17. Hannah McMahan, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011053193805
  18. Racheal McMahon, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661093053142
  19. Megan McMillin, PAWaverly, IA 506771356359707
  20. Kathryn McNallyDavenport, IA 528041265169510
  21. Robert McPeak, PA-CHumboldt, IA 505481013065341
  22. Ann Mead, PA-CManchester, IA 520571821184573
  23. Gatlin Meador, PAFort Dodge, IA 505011619615051
  24. Madison Mealey, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211821798729
  25. Jacey Meier Snyder, PA-CWaverly, IA 506771710780770
  26. Kassandra Mellott, PA-CClarinda, IA 516321528505070
  27. Jennifer Melvin, PAIowa City, IA 522421457941676
  28. Hannah Mendez, PA-SDavenport, IA 528041912513417
  29. Anthony MendozaIowa City, IA 522421215751268
  30. Eunice Mennenoh, PAAudubon, IA 500251073573804
  31. Kelly Merchie, PA-CDavenport, IA 528041265048870
  32. Peter Merrell, PABettendorf, IA 527221598954737
  33. Renee Messerly, MSPAS, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171265865943
  34. Jennifer Messersmith, PA-CGrimes, IA 501111861736340
  35. Andrew Metzger, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421083365001
  36. Kylee Metzger, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661083247100
  37. C. Meyer, PA-CManchester, IA 520571255339800
  38. Katy Meyer, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503201538580097
  39. Nicole Meyer, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661659331361
  40. Scott Meyer, PAAltoona, IA 500091043270507
  41. Assem Miari, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502651396207346
  42. Frank Micucci, MPA-CBurlington, IA 526011083628721
  43. Eileen Middleton, PASioux City, IA 511011285694059
  44. Dawn Millard, PACHiawatha, IA 522331396723557
  45. Brooklyn Miller, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661831957141
  46. Chelsey Miller, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411124452347
  47. Clay MillerSheldon, IA 512011659013407
  48. Maemie Miller, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581578074324
  49. Nicole Miller, PAIowa City, IA 522421386645604
  50. Rhonda Miller, PACOnawa, IA 510401457357337

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.