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 28 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. Jay Thomas, PAMason City, IA 504011477525046
  2. Jessica Thomas, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021427616903
  3. Priya Thomas, PAWoodward, IA 502761578755328
  4. Kelly Thomason, MSPA-CClive, IA 503251023087426
  5. Allie Thornburg, PA-CDubuque, IA 520021235766734
  6. Jason Thornburg, PA-CWilton, IA 527781770838534
  7. Laura Thorson, PAMason City, IA 504011801459730
  8. Andrew Tigges, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231790018471
  9. Gretchen Tighe, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141255328977
  10. Charles TilleyLe Mars, IA 510311467502286
  11. Taylor TimpeDavenport, IA 528041003542762
  12. Vincenzo Tine, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661811728504
  13. Elizabeth TinsmanDavenport, IA 528071336988542
  14. Katherine Tjaden, PA-CAmes, IA 500141013974575
  15. Jean Tobin, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011245318393
  16. Jason Todd, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524041821701970
  17. Amber Toenyes, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131316608094
  18. Rebecca Tong, PA-CDavenport, IA 528041285301143
  19. Anna ToppOrange City, IA 510411609687433
  20. Julie Torres, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421518501659
  21. Hugo Torres Y Torres, PA-CWest Liberty, IA 527761629361373
  22. Carlye Townsend, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141659966521
  23. Quintin Treadway, PA-CPella, IA 502191689846776
  24. Reed Trettin, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421164741419
  25. Benjamin TrewynDavenport, IA 528031558977165
  26. Nancy Trimble, PAIowa City, IA 522411457352049
  27. Kate Tripp, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661073949236
  28. Jill TrnkaDavenport, IA 528041669359691
  29. Hannah Trolz, PA-CDavenport, IA 528041255189494
  30. Daniel TroutnerNorth Liberty, IA 523171942835707
  31. Brittany TrowDes Moines, IA 503091548893167
  32. Julie Truman, MSPA, PA-CIowa City, IA 522461427089929
  33. John Tryon, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221780654194
  34. Brandon Tucker, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421932689304
  35. Brittany TuckerDes Moines, IA 503141891280210
  36. Chris TueyMarcus, IA 510351356912067
  37. Katherine Tupper, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211093575813
  38. Nichole Twedt, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661619922465
  39. Anna TystahlDes Moines, IA 503091629931019
  40. Kathryn Upah, PA-CWilliamsburg, IA 523611184153611
  41. Anthony Urbanski, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661699334854
  42. Kayla Urbanski, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141285296285
  43. Karolina Uscillo, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011043167000
  44. Joyce Vacek, PACCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011285791186
  45. Grace Valen GatrostNorwalk, IA 502111073203089
  46. Nicholas Van BeekPella, IA 502191366171480
  47. Kallie Van KleyOrange City, IA 510411003765124
  48. Jill Van Otterloo, PAForest City, IA 504361679980783
  49. Mackenzie Van Rees, PAHiawatha, IA 522331336640366
  50. Amanda Van Wyk, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661558673095

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.