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 20 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. Natalie NelsonAmes, IA 500101053945048
  2. Trevor Nelson, PAVinton, IA 523491215435136
  3. Lisa Nelson-Nguyen, PACBettendorf, IA 527221619964210
  4. Michelle Nepple, PACWaterloo, IA 507011902893779
  5. Nicole Ness, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091427480433
  6. Lisa Netten-Foster, PACDes Moines, IA 503141316042625
  7. Brianne Neuberger, PAIowa Falls, IA 501261003244674
  8. Nealy Neukirch, PA CRiverside, IA 523271588826952
  9. Brenda Newberg, PA-CSioux City, IA 511041891758728
  10. Amy Newburg, PACedar Rapids, IA 524031285396671
  11. Linda Newsome, PA-CShenandoah, IA 516011538252499
  12. Mandy Newton Rosenow, PADes Moines, IA 503171871572974
  13. Melissa Neymeyer, PADavenport, IA 528031194714386
  14. Carolyn Nguyen, PADes Moines, IA 503091841071727
  15. Julia Nguyen, PA-CWaukee, IA 502631295496362
  16. Jenna NiccollsWaterloo, IA 507011871120469
  17. Daniel Nichols, MS, MSM, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524031780839605
  18. Wade Nilson, P.A.Sioux City, IA 511011801834791
  19. Molly NormanDubuque, IA 520011346011921
  20. Carter NortheyUrbandale, IA 503221922893650
  21. Stefanie Noun, PAGrinnell, IA 501121588651129
  22. Ethan NovacinskiDes Moines, IA 503121083356406
  23. Allison Nunez, PAWest Burlington, IA 526551114425873
  24. Jacy Nunez, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661073013736
  25. Trey Nygren, PA-CBuffalo, IA 527281467122242
  26. Megan O'Brien, PAHampton, IA 504411073171591
  27. Bailey O'Donnell, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661699309757
  28. Madeline O'SheaCedar Rapids, IA 524031841188190
  29. Mayumi Oakland, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421255830006
  30. Logan Oderio, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141184353302
  31. Albert Okine, PA-C., M.S.P.A.S.Sioux City, IA 511061962558957
  32. Carol Olberding, P.A. - CSpencer, IA 513011316927932
  33. Lance Oldorf, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021306072343
  34. Quincey OllendieckNorth Liberty, IA 523171821855727
  35. John Olson, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211407847197
  36. Mark Olson, PA-C, MPASIowa City, IA 522421033369608
  37. Jefney OngeriWest Des Moines, IA 502661164226551
  38. Callie OrlandoDavenport, IA 528041740038934
  39. Breanna OronaWest Des Moines, IA 502661679100184
  40. Jessica Ortiz-Raasch, P.A.Davenport, IA 528071801126792
  41. Penny Osborn, PAStratford, IA 502491578644050
  42. Christopher Osier, PA-CChariton, IA 500491275513350
  43. Paul Ostby, P.A.-C.Fort Madison, IA 526271649262890
  44. Christian OstranderMason City, IA 504011578190583
  45. Andrew Oswald, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141477187649
  46. Thomas Otskey, MPH, PA-SDavenport, IA 528041538859053
  47. Kevin OttIowa City, IA 522421124864657
  48. Wade OttClarinda, IA 516321114763844
  49. Paul Otteson, P.A.-CGrimes, IA 501111982030987
  50. Sally Overland, PA-CStory City, IA 502481831180488

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.