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 9 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. Rachel Ford, P.A.Clive, IA 503251154479764
  2. Timothy Formanek, PAMarion, IA 523021598718215
  3. Jamie Foster, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507011902532583
  4. Elizabeth Foutch, PAJohnston, IA 501311194519256
  5. Diane Frakes-Julius, PAMason City, IA 504011376641134
  6. Kelsey Frame, PA-CNewton, IA 502081831751908
  7. Karen Franczyk, P.A.Waterloo, IA 507011417932898
  8. Molly Franke, PACOttumwa, IA 525011306823281
  9. Danie Frazee, PACCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031265599153
  10. Rachel Frederick, PA-CAmes, IA 500101295080364
  11. Brittany Frerichs, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421336605948
  12. Scott Frisbie, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171245206424
  13. Rebecca Frisch, PACGrundy Center, IA 506381588641484
  14. Mariah Fritz-Chyma, PAMarshalltown, IA 501581457967051
  15. Lauren FryarNorth Liberty, IA 523171518726355
  16. Angela Fuller, RN, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021235167545
  17. Kimberly Funston, P.A.-CPella, IA 502191568404317
  18. Daran GainesDes Moines, IA 503121629771977
  19. Haley Galligan, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141346808367
  20. Lynn Galloway, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507031821026287
  21. Jane Gambs, PA-COnawa, IA 510401598761769
  22. Kelly Gann, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503121649525817
  23. Nyshia Garcia, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221710510987
  24. Sheila Garner, P.A.Des Moines, IA 503121447308069
  25. Joseph Gast, PA-CStory City, IA 502481144818683
  26. Maggie Gebauer, PA-CClive, IA 503251023909447
  27. Melissa Gentry, PA-COskaloosa, IA 525771538153846
  28. Thomas Georgou, PACIowa City, IA 522421609862440
  29. Brady Gerber, PA-CCarlisle, IA 500471225584329
  30. Kalee Gerdes, PADes Moines, IA 503091992084404
  31. Natalie Gergler, PAWest Des Moines, IA 502651043346992
  32. Jayson Gesulga, PAUrbandale, IA 503221972989721
  33. Jilia Getner, PACMarengo, IA 523011316933203
  34. Kyle GibsonFort Madison, IA 526271679008635
  35. Marija Gibson, P.A.Dubuque, IA 520011891771424
  36. Deborah Giddings, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503161174613996
  37. Ashley GiesekeDes Moines, IA 503091477111904
  38. Emily GillenDavenport, IA 528041538859897
  39. Katie Gimbel, PADavenport, IA 528011689850455
  40. Holly Gingerich, PACIowa City, IA 522401831477793
  41. Lynn Gingerich, PAIowa City, IA 522421013900224
  42. Sydney GirlingWaterloo, IA 507021831852789
  43. Ryan GistIowa City, IA 522421487354353
  44. Jolene Givant, P.A.-CDes Moines, IA 503121073505780
  45. Barbara Glass, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141689660482
  46. Gina Glass, PAIowa City, IA 522421760478655
  47. Jeremy Glawatz, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021275733735
  48. Karla Glidden, PADes Moines, IA 503141588778872
  49. Sara Glover, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661760760201
  50. Courtney Goad, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421104484633

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.