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 23 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. Jennifer Reid, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421366157489
  2. Kayden Reilly, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031043091804
  3. Taylor Reismann, PADavenport, IA 528071255989919
  4. Abigail Reiter, PA-CVinton, IA 523491295277465
  5. Gregory Reiter, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021699212357
  6. Deborah Remy Parr, PA CIowa City, IA 522421548256241
  7. James Reser, P.A. - CSpencer, IA 513011629058243
  8. Haley Resnick, PA-SDavenport, IA 528041962018655
  9. Anne-Kathrin Reuter, MS, RD, LDFort Dodge, IA 505011639936537
  10. Tanner Reuter, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011174302475
  11. Jessica ReyesWest Des Moines, IA 502661578049508
  12. Susan Rhyan, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661164419792
  13. Devon Rice, PA-CMason City, IA 504011215495395
  14. Susan Rice, PADes Moines, IA 503091497180913
  15. Eric RichardWest Des Moines, IA 502661679274344
  16. Rachel Ricke, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141699341800
  17. Christina Rider, PA-CWebster City, IA 505951679570030
  18. Carrissa Riggs, PAMason City, IA 504011750913406
  19. Daniel Rincon Perez, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211851027528
  20. Dianne Rinehart, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581114920873
  21. Taylor RinkeWest Des Moines, IA 502651225710270
  22. Robert Ripchinski, PACDes Moines, IA 503141003970278
  23. Raquel Ristau, PACWaukon, IA 521721265934384
  24. Emily Roalson, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503161972026557
  25. Lindsey Robb, PA-SCedar Rapids, IA 524031639307069
  26. Seth Robb, PA-CClive, IA 503251669786273
  27. Elizabeth Robbins, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091477540011
  28. Barbara Roberson, PACIndependence, IA 506441407958168
  29. David Roberts, PADes Moines, IA 503141891210183
  30. Derrick Rocker, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421285014332
  31. Melanie Rodriguez, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141780133710
  32. Rebecca Roemen, PA-CRock Rapids, IA 512461376815969
  33. Lorraine Roge-Jones, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502651861070484
  34. Stephanie RomanDes Moines, IA 503091063293785
  35. Kevin Roscoe, P.A.-C.Independence, IA 506441184612145
  36. Rhonda Rotert, PA-CAmes, IA 500101558342907
  37. Emma RoushKeswick, IA 501361376355081
  38. Hannah Roux, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421982407490
  39. Natalie Rowley, PAKnoxville, IA 501381932115482
  40. Marek Rozek, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021386676971
  41. Darcy Rubenking, P.A.-C.Lenox, IA 508511457401457
  42. Jonathan Rueter, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421447538574
  43. Heidi Ruhland, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421982804035
  44. Nicole RuhlandDes Moines, IA 503091053996983
  45. Stephen Rumelhart, PA CIowa City, IA 522421053307637
  46. Blair Runde, PA-CClive, IA 503251013273143
  47. Amber Rupiper, PAAnkeny, IA 500231679189971
  48. Courtney Rupiper, PA-CManning, IA 514551174061188
  49. Brenna Russell, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421689320442
  50. Mary Russell, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221528046695

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.