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 21 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. Amanda OwensDes Moines, IA 503091609400324
  2. Emily Palmer, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661699259309
  3. Teresa Palmer, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401114147915
  4. Dzevida PandzicCedar Rapids, IA 524031134854128
  5. Kyle Parks, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411164494019
  6. Gretchen ParrisIowa City, IA 522421376044933
  7. Deann Parsons, PACCedar Falls, IA 506141346229770
  8. Abby Pashek, PAPleasant Hill, IA 503271508669474
  9. Hunter Pashek, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503101295521565
  10. Kara Pasker, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421164660874
  11. Kari Patten, PA-CWebster City, IA 505951215413794
  12. Maureen Patterson, PA-CAmes, IA 500101538131859
  13. Tara Patterson, PA-CClive, IA 503251598203994
  14. Tina Patterson, PADes Moines, IA 503151518977313
  15. Brian Paugh, PA-CSioux City, IA 511021225430416
  16. Lauren Paul, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421265727945
  17. Jenna PaulusMason City, IA 504011144078908
  18. Meredith Payne, PA-CVinton, IA 523491972859742
  19. Matthew PearsonWest Des Moines, IA 502661245078096
  20. Megan Pearson, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421619356946
  21. Mark Peebles, PA-CPocahontas, IA 505741275743841
  22. Shirley Penney, PASt Ansgar, IA 504721417049032
  23. Chelsea Peoples, PA-CVinton, IA 523491750637484
  24. Suzanne Peppers, PADavenport, IA 528071891025839
  25. Jennifer Perman, P.A.-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661538146493
  26. Jayden PerryOrange City, IA 510411568311603
  27. Dustaff Persaud, PA-CMuscatine, IA 527611013097856
  28. Bridgett Peters, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451881676757
  29. Carl Peters, PASioux City, IA 511041063458636
  30. Olivia Peters, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221023866654
  31. Danielle PetersenWest Des Moines, IA 502661134819535
  32. Danelle Peterson, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031679807796
  33. Elizabeth Peterson, PAGowrie, IA 505431316505910
  34. Emily Peterson, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661336395722
  35. Evan Peterson, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503201003330036
  36. Kate PetersonCedar Rapids, IA 524021598543795
  37. Kelley Peterson, P.A.-C.West Des Moines, IA 502661477555886
  38. Marc Peterson, PAAlgona, IA 505111083783237
  39. Mara Peth, PA-CClinton, IA 527321346770708
  40. Nancy Pettit, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031972080331
  41. Melissa Peyton, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221851589683
  42. Kristin Phelps, PA-CGrinnell, IA 501121649433707
  43. Amanda PhillipsDavenport, IA 528041356077010
  44. Isabella Phillips, PACouncil Bluffs, IA 515031073232344
  45. Libbe Phillips, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421083043160
  46. Lorita Phillips, PAIowa City, IA 522421346236460
  47. Noelle PhillipsDavenport, IA 528041174446629
  48. Jessica Pierce, PA-CJefferson, IA 501291447634795
  49. Karen Pierce, PA-CMuscatine, IA 527611336126952
  50. Shayna Piersma, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231982299749

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.