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 5 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. Susan Cahalan, PACCedar Rapids, IA 524011457320582
  2. Hannah CahillMarion, IA 523021891673547
  3. Janie Cain, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421851921233
  4. Sophie Calonkey, PAEldora, IA 506271932859477
  5. Brienna Cameron, PA-CLynnville, IA 501531669711925
  6. Tanner CanovaWest Des Moines, IA 502661396391637
  7. Christopher CanuOrange City, IA 510411134986045
  8. Abigail CaracciAnkeny, IA 500231932793957
  9. Mackenzie CareyOrange City, IA 510411407705627
  10. Brandon CarleBettendorf, IA 527221952076523
  11. Karlee CarlinUrbandale, IA 503221679106801
  12. Benjamin Carmack, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141730714023
  13. Kaitlin Carr, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401801289954
  14. Mary Carr Peterson, PAAnkeny, IA 500231164496212
  15. Bradley Carroll, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661033472691
  16. Cynthia CarterDes Moines, IA 503121427758226
  17. George Casey, P.A.Dubuque, IA 520021508816141
  18. Luke Casey, P.A.Dubuque, IA 520011457337099
  19. Mervin Casey, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524041588117964
  20. Jennifer Cassatt, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031255890869
  21. Harrison Cater, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTIowa City, IA 522421023988144
  22. Jeffrey Cater, PACVinton, IA 523491184601247
  23. Joseph Cates, PAIowa City, IA 522421487242293
  24. Whitney Ceretti, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661376945568
  25. Brent ChambersOrange City, IA 510411790487494
  26. Danny Chambers, P.A.-C.Des Moines, IA 503121205828092
  27. Marymargaret Chappell, PAIowa City, IA 522421790495950
  28. Kassidy Chen, PA-CWinterset, IA 502731154600948
  29. Robert Cherry, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171144851148
  30. Rebecca Chittenden, PAWaterloo, IA 507011841434313
  31. Melanie Choos, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141164626891
  32. Brianna ChristensenDubuque, IA 520011881357739
  33. Carly ChristensenOrange City, IA 510411548072374
  34. Chelsey ChristensenOrange City, IA 510411679278915
  35. Lance Christensen, PAIowa City, IA 522421053666123
  36. Michelle Christensen, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011679570659
  37. Miranda Christensen, PA-CHuxley, IA 501241982154886
  38. Briles Christenson, PA-COgden, IA 502121881320554
  39. Laurie Clair, MSPA, PA-CJohnston, IA 501311790046548
  40. Brian Clark, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421760851489
  41. Emma Clarke, PA-CMuscatine, IA 527611528818069
  42. Bridget Clemens, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031952992240
  43. Stefanie Coiner, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221679976732
  44. Catherine Colley, PA-CDavenport, IA 528061598168676
  45. Ellen Collins, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421427091362
  46. Marsha Collins, PA-CPella, IA 502191568458354
  47. Amber Collum, PACVinton, IA 523491730166802
  48. Angela Conley, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221407376734
  49. Laura Conner, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421932531662
  50. Kiaya Conrad, PA-CDenison, IA 514421427842582

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.