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 2 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. Robert Baker, PACIowa City, IA 522421356337042
  2. Brittney Balik, PA-CFort Dodge, IA 505011891179826
  3. Christopher Ball, PA-CParkersburg, IA 506651265138150
  4. Sandra Ball, PAMuscatine, IA 527611811981673
  5. Rachel BallardIndependence, IA 506441144833880
  6. Kaitlynn BallingerDavenport, IA 528041891672911
  7. Kristine BallwegAmana, IA 522031265898522
  8. Claudia Balta, P.A.Red Oak, IA 515661003153636
  9. Christopher Baltzell, PA-CAdel, IA 500031144776998
  10. Rodrigo Banda, PA-CSheldon, IA 512011487401642
  11. Elizabeth BankerDes Moines, IA 503091629795687
  12. Pamela Banyas, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503221396871372
  13. Samantha Banzhaf, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661922449479
  14. Jordan BarberMarion, IA 523021720695307
  15. Daniel Barger, PABettendorf, IA 527221841709060
  16. Kelsey Barger, PA-CDavenport, IA 528021104336924
  17. Michael Barger, PA-CAdel, IA 500031235281494
  18. Luan Bargman, PAMason City, IA 504011073525010
  19. Lisa Barnes, MS, PA-CDecorah, IA 521011265540710
  20. Heidi Barnhart, PA CCedar Rapids, IA 524031578559290
  21. Luis BarraganSioux Center, IA 512501356042907
  22. Sarah Barrick, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401124672415
  23. William Barron, P.A.-CAudubon, IA 500251154390797
  24. Reagan Barry, PA-CPleasant Hill, IA 503271356358592
  25. Andrea Bartling, PA-CIowa Falls, IA 501261144707837
  26. Jaclyn Bassett, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502651740766658
  27. Sandi Baston, PA-CIowa City, IA 522461801262167
  28. Mary Baughman, PA-CCherokee, IA 510121679601249
  29. Holly Baumann, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031639893159
  30. Marc Baumert, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141558770974
  31. Cortney Bax, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091972906816
  32. Suzanne Baxter, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524041518943422
  33. Wyatt Baxter, PA-CWest Burlington, IA 526551104293158
  34. Bradley Beattie, PA-CKnoxville, IA 501381841286622
  35. Brinley Beck, PA-CMuscatine, IA 527611538917372
  36. Joshua Becker, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661689912362
  37. Cleo Beckham, PACouncil Bluffs, IA 515031245223213
  38. Derrick Beckman, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503101760182935
  39. Sara Beer, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421184902835
  40. Katie BeetzDavenport, IA 528041700620432
  41. Donald Beitzel, P.A.Mason City, IA 504011518939982
  42. Samantha Bemrich, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421073793618
  43. Courtney Bender, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421235416090
  44. Malarie BenderBoone, IA 500361225574700
  45. Christopher Benjamin, PA-CIowa City, IA 522461972534550
  46. Ashley Bennett, PA-CSioux City, IA 511061003219551
  47. Noelle Bennett, PA-CAmes, IA 500101699063446
  48. Shanon Bennett, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507011013979079
  49. Austin BensonIowa City, IA 522421538860580
  50. Mary Bentler, P.A.West Burlington, IA 526551205074267

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.