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 7 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. Diane Dejong, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSully, IA 502511124008354
  2. Laura Delaney, P.A.Des Moines, IA 503161477620573
  3. Samantha Dellinger, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503161083336671
  4. Colette Demoss, PA-CSioux City, IA 511061407585623
  5. Anna Dempewolf, PACToledo, IA 523421124002555
  6. Kathryn Dempsey, PACouncil Bluffs, IA 515011114603867
  7. Charles DenneheyDavenport, IA 528031083253306
  8. Lori Denton, PANorwalk, IA 502111770542201
  9. Marc Dicklin, P.A. -CDubuque, IA 520011205837408
  10. Beverly DicorsoIowa City, IA 522421295405207
  11. Shelley DiehlCarroll, IA 514011114919818
  12. Tonya Diehn, P.A.Des Moines, IA 503171871724161
  13. Tera Diewold, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502661801047170
  14. Rebecca Dillman, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661780814707
  15. Jill Dingeman, PADes Moines, IA 503141700990066
  16. Bradley Dirks, PACCherokee, IA 510121235194648
  17. Rachael Dirkx, PA-CCarroll, IA 514011770089641
  18. Terry DoDubuque, IA 520011902687437
  19. Hannah Dobroski, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011477321578
  20. Elizabeth Dodge, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661619619236
  21. Erin Dohlman, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221578121075
  22. Eric Dolash, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507011497162143
  23. Andrew Dolfie, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMarshalltown, IA 501581326550914
  24. Angela Dolphin, PA-CHiawatha, IA 522331184619611
  25. Medeja Donlagic-Yanqui, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141932888070
  26. Marc Doobay, MPAS, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411689952210
  27. Starlette Dossou, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031447686944
  28. Caitlin DotlichIowa City, IA 522421376156901
  29. Annamarie Dotzler, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421942010616
  30. Diana DowdDavenport, IA 528041164308870
  31. Sarah Dowd, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451295188266
  32. Thomas Drahos, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171982918488
  33. Megan Drew, PA-CEvansdale, IA 507071003338922
  34. Logan DriscollClive, IA 503251184264921
  35. Rebecca Driscoll, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581609461458
  36. Guixin Du, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421003354135
  37. Ashton Duea, PADes Moines, IA 503101649647470
  38. Brianna Duerksen, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503151073037115
  39. Kayla Duff, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661851108344
  40. Kathleen Duffy, P.A.-CClive, IA 503251851708291
  41. Zachary Duncan, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421689458572
  42. Ashley Dunn, PAIowa City, IA 522401073386959
  43. Clare Dunne, PAIowa City, IA 522421447190210
  44. Steven Dunnick, PAMason City, IA 504011437143781
  45. Brenna Dunsbergen, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141922782739
  46. Amy Dupont, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171588067557
  47. Kimberly Dykstra, PAOrange City, IA 510411215193966
  48. Amanda Dyvig, P.ADes Moines, IA 503161346316692
  49. James Earel, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221144486622
  50. Molly Earleywine, PASioux City, IA 511051912991183

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.