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 19 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. Mary Mills, PA-CClive, IA 503251710463708
  2. Jay Minton, PAIowa City, IA 522421447016308
  3. Janene Misak, PA-CDavenport, IA 528071881666394
  4. Brandon Mitchell, P.A.-CAnkeny, IA 500231881683498
  5. Christine Mitchell, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507011578085429
  6. Sara Moeller, PACFort Dodge, IA 505011043565328
  7. Lisa Moenning, PA-C PA-CIowa City, IA 522421972586121
  8. Lauryn MolineDavenport, IA 528041033096755
  9. Molly MonroeWest Des Moines, IA 502661598472136
  10. Alyssa Monson, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661043039159
  11. Bret Moore, PA-COttumwa, IA 525011639108004
  12. Maile Moorehead, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421922752039
  13. Rebekah Morgan, PASioux City, IA 511041710534219
  14. Sarah Morgan, PACOnawa, IA 510401457357634
  15. Alyssa MorrisClive, IA 503251932753936
  16. Taylor Morris, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231881228732
  17. Mollie Mortenson, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661073965240
  18. Gail Moser, PACOnawa, IA 510401588660450
  19. Derrick Moss, ATCOrange City, IA 510411932598455
  20. Jacob Moss, PADes Moines, IA 503091538934120
  21. Samantha Moss, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOrange City, IA 510411275262495
  22. Christopher Mougey, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421447904271
  23. Sarah Moyle, PA-CAmes, IA 500101295080281
  24. Charlotte MuellerWest Des Moines, IA 502661396530549
  25. Gabrielle MuellerDubuque, IA 520031689455396
  26. Rosalyn Mulder, P.A.Sheldon, IA 512011568544500
  27. Taera Mulder, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091821283870
  28. Bonnie Muller, P.A.Clarinda, IA 516321134176191
  29. Brittany Muller, MMS, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661013662170
  30. Erin Murphy, PAHampton, IA 504411376643874
  31. Stacy Murphy, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661982982443
  32. Lawrence MurrayDubuque, IA 520011881357606
  33. Emma Mustedanagic, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021356032130
  34. Sandra Muyskens, PA-CSheldon, IA 512011992833438
  35. Emily Myers, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091720534563
  36. Jack Myers, P.A.Sheldon, IA 512011295817237
  37. Jacqueline Myers, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141629593520
  38. Taylor Myers, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661649826140
  39. Kaleb MyhrwoldSheldon, IA 512011457118366
  40. Mary Nading, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507011326412719
  41. Emily Nadler, PA-CWinterset, IA 502731164833695
  42. Jacob Nagel, PA-CWaverly, IA 506771972198653
  43. Kelsey NankKeosauqua, IA 525651275863979
  44. Ellen Natvig, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524051568532281
  45. Robyn Nebergall, PACTipton, IA 527721720066996
  46. Lindsay NeesWindsor Heights, IA 503241992196430
  47. Angela Nelson, PA-CNewton, IA 502081528313517
  48. Anne Nelson, P.A.-C.Des Moines, IA 503121023010519
  49. Evan Nelson, PAMuscatine, IA 527611396092359
  50. Jacob Nelson, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221437992385

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.