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 27 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. Daniel StevensonCedar Rapids, IA 524021831609668
  2. Amanda Stewart, PA-CIndependence, IA 506441871237362
  3. Brett Stewart, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661639434046
  4. Brooke Stewart, PAOsceola, IA 502131750710307
  5. Teresa Stewart, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021356352835
  6. Abigail StichterDavenport, IA 528041528945292
  7. Courtney StiensSheldon, IA 512011467194449
  8. Lindsey Stock, PAMason City, IA 504011942436407
  9. Amanda Stockton, PA-CMason City, IA 504011174154355
  10. Jennifer Stodden, PACOnawa, IA 510401730185604
  11. Katie Stoesz, PA-CWest Burlington, IA 526551558090779
  12. Joycin StonacekCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031205672946
  13. Kitty Storm, P.ADes Moines, IA 503161760558944
  14. Darren Stoub, PA-CManchester, IA 520571558014811
  15. Carolyn Stowell, PA-COsage, IA 504611487892188
  16. Erin Straughter, PA-C, ATCMuscatine, IA 527611265873400
  17. Zachary StrausDavenport, IA 528041093692741
  18. Lynda Strickland, PAAnkeny, IA 500231760491534
  19. Caitlin Studley, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661114440609
  20. Jory SturdevantVinton, IA 523491255094116
  21. Edwin Suaza, PA-CSpencer, IA 513011982161204
  22. Denise Suedkamp, PA-CHarlan, IA 515371528176617
  23. Andrew Sullivan, PA-CLamoni, IA 501401780067678
  24. Donna Sullivan, PA-CGrinnell, IA 501121396796843
  25. Guy Sullivan, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141841642667
  26. Jody Surber, PA-CSpencer, IA 513011407817794
  27. Rylee Sutfin, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421982344552
  28. Shawna Swain, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661760796619
  29. Josalynn Swan, P.A.Council Bluffs, IA 515031295846160
  30. Katelyn Swartz, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021043087067
  31. Theresa Swenson, PA-CSioux City, IA 511041093713794
  32. Jeffrey Sylte, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421558828632
  33. Gracyn TaborIowa City, IA 522421841049079
  34. Alexis Taylor, PAJohnston, IA 501311861788895
  35. Christine Taylor, P.A.Marshalltown, IA 501581134277759
  36. Gregory Taylor, P.A.-CCedar Rapids, IA 524031962431593
  37. Holland Taylor, PAAnkeny, IA 500231326233099
  38. Janice Taylor, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503101154432888
  39. Rita Taylor-Stewart, PA-CVan Horne, IA 523461003891086
  40. Cassy TeffDavenport, IA 528041609753151
  41. Britta Ten Haken, PA-CClive, IA 503251417516238
  42. Jason Tentinger, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503101518275247
  43. Karly Terhark, PA-CWebster City, IA 505951710729074
  44. Kyle TevebaughDubuque, IA 520011356880660
  45. Gau Hli Thao, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421649071564
  46. Ethan ThautSioux City, IA 511011417681255
  47. Laura Thayer, P.A.-CClinton, IA 527321134233927
  48. Cheri Thieleke, PA-CAmes, IA 500101043399280
  49. Gloria Thielking, MPASClive, IA 503251053310656
  50. Cynthia ThomasBettendorf, IA 527221215606587

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.