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 3 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. Kathy Berens-Brownmiller, PACDenison, IA 514421013987320
  2. Dean Berg, OPADavenport, IA 528071871711374
  3. Megan Bergman, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141174404172
  4. Adam Bergstrom, PA-CWindsor Heights, IA 503241801598685
  5. Allison Berns, PA-CManchester, IA 520571407087133
  6. Sara Berns, PA-COelwein, IA 506621073742227
  7. Jennifer Berns Clinton, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411194958322
  8. Chelsea Berry, PA-CDubuque, IA 520021679105449
  9. Matthew Berry, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451215472626
  10. Linda Bettin, PA-CCarroll, IA 514011063467736
  11. Bailey Bevill, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421982036919
  12. Katelyn Beyer, PAGrinnell, IA 501121508215013
  13. Shelby Beyer, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011407348600
  14. Lonnie Bilyeu, P.A.Iowa City, IA 522421154318640
  15. Dwight Birkley, PA-CSioux City, IA 511041932179017
  16. Jessica Birks, PA-CFort Dodge, IA 505011982304895
  17. Larissa Biscoe, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503131730434069
  18. Wendy Bittner, PACOttumwa, IA 525011427041359
  19. Adam Bjornson, PADes Moines, IA 503141497949200
  20. David Black, PAGreenfield, IA 508491801074794
  21. Rachel Blagg, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231407441223
  22. Trina Blair, PACBettendorf, IA 527221598738635
  23. Whitney Blakeman, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231770998288
  24. Clarice Blanchard, PA-CWinterset, IA 502731871605238
  25. Marcus BlanekspoorOrange City, IA 510411477366391
  26. Gregory Blank, PAMason City, IA 504011831161736
  27. James Blouse, PA-CWilton, IA 527781013994334
  28. Amy Bodensteiner, PACNashua, IA 506581205944972
  29. Elizabeth Boeckman, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661134753247
  30. Blair Boehnke, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661245639889
  31. Meghan Bohlender, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503151427124726
  32. Madison BohlkenMonticello, IA 523101184447690
  33. Kerilyn Bohn, PA-CWebster City, IA 505951720190127
  34. Courtney Bolluyt, PA-CSpirit Lake, IA 513601215982780
  35. Katlyn Bombei, PA-COskaloosa, IA 525771093572992
  36. Kourtney Bonk, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091083329700
  37. Rachel Bonner, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421114819927
  38. Heidi Bonthuis, PA--CWaterloo, IA 507031164421954
  39. Catherine Book, PA-CHopkinton, IA 522371376541953
  40. Jenna Borchers, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661538926464
  41. Kendra Bos, PA-CSheldon, IA 512011306332531
  42. Kyle BosDes Moines, IA 503161508721374
  43. Megan Bosak DuffClive, IA 503251205288669
  44. Mace Boshart, PA-CAdel, IA 500031770749665
  45. Kelly Bouchonville, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421154024586
  46. Margaret Bouska, PACoralville, IA 522411225025885
  47. Madison BowersDubuque, IA 520011497577548
  48. Carissa BowieBondurant, IA 500351205558384
  49. Samantha BowmanDubuque, IA 520011104549385
  50. Timmie Boyce, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421083248868

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.