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 30 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. Robert Watson, PAAkron, IA 510011558324996
  2. Stephanie Wearmouth, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141881179737
  3. Krista Webb, PADes Moines, IA 503101447226972
  4. Lindsay Weber, PAPerry, IA 502201417398868
  5. Maggie WeberDavenport, IA 528041366290041
  6. Natalie Weber, PA-CMonticello, IA 523101922087899
  7. Tirzah Weber, P.A.Dubuque, IA 520011508842147
  8. James Weese, PAHampton, IA 504411154421675
  9. Shelly Weiland, PA-CDecorah, IA 521011477203065
  10. Jennifer Weis, PAIowa City, IA 522421669504270
  11. Kathleen Weishaar, PA-CMason City, IA 504011134513930
  12. Morgan Welch, PANewton, IA 502081316683618
  13. Ashley Weller, PA - CMuscatine, IA 527611275963332
  14. Kaela WellmanDavenport, IA 528041508614355
  15. Lisa Wells, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661093702409
  16. Robert Welshons, P.A.C.Waterloo, IA 507021184611014
  17. Molly Wenthold, PAMason City, IA 504011730825076
  18. Jennifer Westlake, PA-CIowa City, IA 522461235197484
  19. Briana Wetrich, PA-CSpencer, IA 513011467821116
  20. Allison Wetzel, PA-CCorning, IA 508411356615272
  21. Kara Whalen, PA-C, MPASIowa City, IA 522421518309301
  22. Michele Whaylen, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401689684292
  23. Mariah White, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421790533248
  24. Peter White, PADavenport, IA 528041922734698
  25. Rebecca White, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421063541217
  26. Kaitlyn Whitehill, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211588466924
  27. Hollie Wicker, PA-CClive, IA 503251164510798
  28. Breanna Wickett, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231134690779
  29. Kara Widhalm, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031740945757
  30. Nicholas Wiegand, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221285482190
  31. Ian WiersmaOrange City, IA 510411174335913
  32. Matthew WieskampDavenport, IA 528031679189146
  33. Hailey WightOrange City, IA 510411619826591
  34. Hailey Wilcox, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221548855331
  35. Matthew Wilden, PA-CVinton, IA 523491689867194
  36. Clifford Wilkinson, PA-CSioux City, IA 511051326080433
  37. Brandon Willardson, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221588367544
  38. Tina Willer, PA-C, ATCIowa City, IA 522421891843256
  39. Kenna Willey, PA-CNorwalk, IA 502111063642270
  40. Lindsey Willey, PACTipton, IA 527721023202082
  41. Claire Williams, PAMason City, IA 504011629719737
  42. Nikki Williams, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661033269956
  43. Travis Williams, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141437582814
  44. Jennifer Wilsbacher, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503111124278593
  45. Caitlin Wilson, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031023463890
  46. Grant Wilson, PA-CFort Dodge, IA 505011558738963
  47. Melanie Wilson, P.A.Clinton, IA 527321467556787
  48. Mary Winegardner, PA-CClear Lake, IA 504281306826821
  49. Paige Winter, PADubuque, IA 520011285256677
  50. Tyler Witmer, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131831460922

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.