NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Iowa

57 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Iowa, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Iowa City and Urbandale have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 22

  1. Iowa City22
  2. Urbandale14
  3. Cedar Rapids6
  4. Ames3
  5. Bettendorf3

Rheumatology Physician records in Iowa

  1. Haraldine Stafford, PHD MDIowa City, IA 522421689662520
  2. David Staub, M.D.Bettendorf, IA 527221255319422
  3. Jennifer Strouse, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421750739868
  4. Erik Swenson, MDUrbandale, IA 503221720036353
  5. Rebecca Tuetken, MD PHDIowa City, IA 522421174512859
  6. Scott Vogelgesang, MDIowa City, IA 522421053309914
  7. Hanna Zembrzuska, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421336346352

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Delaware1.8
  2. Kansas1.8
  3. Texas1.8
  4. Iowa1.8
  5. Georgia1.8
  6. Montana1.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

86.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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. Iowa86.0%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file49 of 57 · 86.0% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file40 · 70.2% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more24 · 42.1% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 39 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

57 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 22 of them (39%).

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. District of Columbia57
  2. New Hampshire58
  3. Kansas54
  4. Arkansas53

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia1.8
  2. Texas1.8
  3. Montana1.8
  4. West Virginia1.8

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.