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 26 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. Erin Sinram, PA-CFairbank, IA 506291093093361
  2. Anna Skibba, PA-CCarroll, IA 514011508264862
  3. Jett Skrien, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421053179960
  4. Katherine Small, PACIowa City, IA 522401952686214
  5. Brittany Smelser, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524051528555356
  6. Courtney SmithDubuque, IA 520011013798891
  7. Debra Smith, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503101962499368
  8. Emily SmithOrange City, IA 510411164234902
  9. Kylee Smith, PADubuque, IA 520011477277887
  10. Madeline Smith, P.A.-CDubuque, IA 520011942740113
  11. Maura Smith, PAIowa City, IA 522421649931742
  12. Meghann Smith, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231982088696
  13. Theodore Smith, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211255333704
  14. Troy Smith, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503161568264786
  15. Troy Smith, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421639706005
  16. Carrie Smithart, P.A.-CKeosauqua, IA 525651528094117
  17. Jaime Smolik, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141295722791
  18. Paul Snowdy, PADes Moines, IA 503151649210774
  19. Alexa Snyder, PA-CLake City, IA 514491114554326
  20. Jill Sobczyk, P.A.-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031487783270
  21. Darla Sobotka, PA-CCreston, IA 508011164402525
  22. Norma Sogge, PA-CConrad, IA 506211740264407
  23. Tiffany Sorensen, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451093251381
  24. Beau Sorenson, PACedar Falls, IA 506131023727757
  25. Dayna Soukup, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131861844318
  26. Jessica Southard, PADes Moines, IA 503091568622389
  27. Matthew Sowle, PA-CNew Hampton, IA 506591245275510
  28. Carissa Spain, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421053656116
  29. Samantha SparrowCedar Rapids, IA 524021851875421
  30. Caroline SpelhaugDavenport, IA 528041528945276
  31. Leroy Spurlock, PAAmes, IA 500101588181523
  32. Michael Squires, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131508894742
  33. Donald St John, MA PAIowa City, IA 522421316932064
  34. Emmaline StaeckerDes Moines, IA 503201477180024
  35. Allissa StallmanDes Moines, IA 503141275256117
  36. Nicole Stamer, PAIowa City, IA 522421295257954
  37. Amber Stamy, PACIowa City, IA 522421528158755
  38. Matthew Starks, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421225444227
  39. George Starlin, PAAtlantic, IA 500221700308467
  40. Michelle Staron-Ehlinger, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421962766717
  41. Sherri Stebniski, PAMarshalltown, IA 501581902852254
  42. Chelsi Steele, PAMuscatine, IA 527611902443898
  43. Carolyn Steenhoek, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507031871120147
  44. Erin SteffensonWest Des Moines, IA 502661457075970
  45. Malia StefflOrange City, IA 510411225987431
  46. Linda Steimling, PA-CPella, IA 502191346358603
  47. Daria Steinhart, PABettendorf, IA 527221922874825
  48. Quentin Stenger, PA-CEvansdale, IA 507071245547983
  49. Madeleine StenzelDes Moines, IA 503161538754197
  50. Collin SteuberDes Moines, IA 503141508569443

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.