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 25 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. Shad Schrader, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171255418869
  2. Megan Schreck, PAUrbandale, IA 503221447907076
  3. Angela Schreiber, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131447288683
  4. Jennifer Schreier, PACFort Dodge, IA 505011316919657
  5. Sheri Schroeder, PA-CDallas Center, IA 500631063409779
  6. Douglas Schuller, PA-COrange City, IA 510411578526802
  7. Matthew Schulte, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141114379823
  8. Quinn Schulte, P.A.Council Bluffs, IA 515031982975652
  9. Raneen Schulte, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661831200542
  10. Jason Schulz, P.A.Dubuque, IA 520021053642447
  11. Aaron Schulze, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221265539589
  12. Jamie Schumacher, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661154790517
  13. Samantha Schuster, PA-CAtlantic, IA 500221861078123
  14. Shawn Schwabe, PA-CHiawatha, IA 522331568937290
  15. McKenna Schweinefus, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503161922666452
  16. Joy Schwobe, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011548637887
  17. Taylor ScottDes Moines, IA 503121558956003
  18. Sarabeth Seagreaves, PA-CMason City, IA 504011881108157
  19. Courtney Seffker, PAIowa City, IA 522421386029700
  20. Carlos SerafinOrange City, IA 510411760232839
  21. Kaitlyn Severson, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411952266355
  22. Kathleen SeyerDavenport, IA 528041639056088
  23. Connie Shanks, PACIowa City, IA 522421104933092
  24. Anita SharmaCedar Rapids, IA 524031437552304
  25. Madison Shatek, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131679240469
  26. Kristine Shaver, PSMadrid, IA 501561255450169
  27. Kimberly Shaw, PA-CLe Claire, IA 527531700865904
  28. Amber Sheeley, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421992884688
  29. Jessica Sheets, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661457600090
  30. Rachel Sheetz, PA-COskaloose, IA 525771477037406
  31. Jennifer Sheffield, PA-CPella, IA 502191861756918
  32. Nathaniel Shekem, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421487060612
  33. Hannah SheridanAmes, IA 500101831749662
  34. Jordan Shipley, PA-CIndianola, IA 501251679098040
  35. Lance Shirley, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421841643673
  36. Mackenzie ShislerIowa City, IA 522451669274932
  37. Alena ShoemakerWest Des Moines, IA 502661457146151
  38. Allison Shull, PA-CAltoona, IA 500091528687332
  39. Michelle Siebrecht, PAIda Grove, IA 514451346351970
  40. Leah Siegfried, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141891955423
  41. Amanda Sieve, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502651972098150
  42. Amanda Sifuentes-Smith, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011417779968
  43. Pamela Sigmund, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661720267966
  44. Rylee Sigwarth, PA-CDubuque, IA 520031841945888
  45. Jessica Siler, PA-CAmes, IA 500101831128966
  46. Julieta SilvaOrange City, IA 510411780388132
  47. Austin SilverDes Moines, IA 503141518660067
  48. Abigale Simmons, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421629577689
  49. Diane Simons, PAOskaloosa, IA 525771710959051
  50. Kirby Singleton, PA-CWaukee, IA 502631124503891

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.