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 24 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. Tiyanna RussellCedar Rapids, IA 524021144956822
  2. Robert Russo, P.A.Dubuque, IA 520011104871656
  3. Sarah RuthDavenport, IA 528041578347928
  4. Erin Ryan, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221528489457
  5. Kyle Ryan, PAMason City, IA 504011326331851
  6. Luke Ryan, PA-CJohnston, IA 501311255034120
  7. Jason RyckeghemBettendorf, IA 527221588090476
  8. Sara Rygol, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011184657603
  9. Kelcy Sabers, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171821505710
  10. Rodrigue Sagbo, PAWaterloo, IA 507031689469660
  11. Ricardo Saguilan, PA-CDavenport, IA 528041376391821
  12. Zaynab Said, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503121568047512
  13. Jasmina Salcinovic-Spahic, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503151750618401
  14. Juliet Salivo, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031730937640
  15. Derek SalowIowa City, IA 522421881318384
  16. Olivia Salter, PA-CDyersville, IA 520401821552969
  17. Marilyn SampsonAnkeny, IA 500231992275564
  18. Sarah Sanchez, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421972123958
  19. Megan Sanders, PA-CClive, IA 503251235530049
  20. Savannah Sandvick, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021255073813
  21. Brittany Sanger, PA-CPleasant Hill, IA 503271598166340
  22. Michelle Santiago, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524031225886070
  23. Emily Sarvis, PAIowa City, IA 522421417803768
  24. Ming Sattler, PABettendorf, IA 527221255965232
  25. Hailey SatynaAlgona, IA 505111346002920
  26. Rachel Schacht, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502651821248832
  27. Andrea Schaffer, PAUrbandale, IA 503221033226428
  28. Heather Schall, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503161245586379
  29. Delaney Schara, PA-CFort Dodge, IA 505011427685791
  30. Bergen Schattschneider, PAAmes, IA 500141568086205
  31. Jared Scherer, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031235761107
  32. Tiffany SchickDavenport, IA 528041033809553
  33. Abigail Schiltz, PA-CGarner, IA 504381528544780
  34. Thomas Schmadeke, PARed Oak, IA 515661760455083
  35. Emily SchmidDes Moines, IA 503161790360741
  36. Austin SchmidtClive, IA 503251104587245
  37. Wyatt Schmidt, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011215281282
  38. Cassandra SchmiesingOrange City, IA 510411407557515
  39. Hannah Schmit, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021285384800
  40. Kylon Schmitt, P.A.-C.Altoona, IA 500091164506622
  41. Bria SchmitzIowa City, IA 522401134855174
  42. Brittany Schmitz, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507031396908083
  43. Christina Schnedler, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503201295103588
  44. Katelyn Schneider, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171609233220
  45. Kiara SchneiderOskaloosa, IA 525771629928361
  46. Sara Schneiders, PA-CAmana, IA 522031760622849
  47. Michael Schnurr, PA-CStory City, IA 502481336120716
  48. Bria SchoelermanSpencer, IA 513011902375223
  49. Susan Schooler, P.A.-C.West Des Moines, IA 502661942202528
  50. Renee Schowengerdt, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411770553331

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.