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 22 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. Isabelle Pinegar, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141578231445
  2. Caroline Piper, PADavenport, IA 528041568210011
  3. Zachary Piper, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031417622010
  4. Kate Pithan, PA-CClive, IA 503251023386356
  5. Stefani Pitkin, PA-CJesup, IA 506481275578320
  6. Eric Pitts, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131063791176
  7. Joseph Poch, PAIowa City, IA 522421558629915
  8. Benjamin Pohl, PA-CMuscatine, IA 527611851700116
  9. Jason Polonsky, PAIowa City, IA 522451295797934
  10. Naomi Polzin, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231114551108
  11. Amy Poncelow, PA-CChariton, IA 500491043688328
  12. Debra Poole, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421982071106
  13. Marissa Poots, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231477185171
  14. Alexa PoppClear Lake, IA 504281093415077
  15. Abbie Port, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021174752927
  16. Kaia Porter, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451073479390
  17. Megan Pospisil, PACMount Vernon, IA 523141770551251
  18. Tiffany Post, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503151104336023
  19. Maggie Potter, PA-SMarshalltown, IA 501581912792508
  20. Sophie PouliotDes Moines, IA 503091538880778
  21. Alysia Powers, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421366941973
  22. Kevin Prater, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502651194706176
  23. Cassie Pratt, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421558752493
  24. Julia Privett, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524031841490760
  25. Rebecca Purnell, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141629065339
  26. Alicia Quella, PACCedar Rapids, IA 524021811963614
  27. Olivia Quinby, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031720939689
  28. Jessica Quinn, PACMarion, IA 523021841368800
  29. Russell Quinton, PACWapello, IA 526531447278924
  30. Michaela RadtkeSioux City, IA 511011457093775
  31. Vivara RagesBettendorf, IA 527221023624699
  32. Adrian Rains, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221447608674
  33. Nicholas Rains, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661124418363
  34. Kimberlee Randall, PA-CClarion, IA 505251194126565
  35. Rachele Randall, PA-CSpencer, IA 513011215363197
  36. Gregory Randolph, PA-CGladbrook, IA 506351912949124
  37. Kathryn Ranschau, P.A.Rock Rapids, IA 512461093898066
  38. Kathy Rashid, PACWest Burlington, IA 526551467639179
  39. Brenna RasmussenCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031689175093
  40. Camille Rasmussen, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421033618269
  41. Roseanne Rath, PA CIowa City, IA 522421619979267
  42. Nicole Rayhons, PA-CMason City, IA 504011578205274
  43. Alecia Raymer, PADes Moines, IA 503141700914264
  44. Frank Raymond, MPAS, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661417049271
  45. Anna Read, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011376314229
  46. Jillian Reavis, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661154763217
  47. Tina Recker-Cutshall, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031891805115
  48. Ashley Reed, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451013467661
  49. Jill Reese, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021699082552
  50. Ashlee Reetz, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661548510373

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.