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12,087 individual providers in 80 specialties, 2024 · 24 metro and micro areas
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Individual providers by data year: 2020: 11,257 · 2021: 11,494 · 2022: 11,761 · 2023: 11,846 · 2024: 12,087.
Specialties practicing in Iowa, 2024
Metro areas and non-metro Iowa, 2024
| Area | Type | Individual providers | Physicians |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ames, IA | Metro | 390 | 184 |
| Burlington, IA-IL (crosses a state line) | Micro | 190 | 74 |
| Carroll, IA | Micro | 71 | 22 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Metro | 1,021 | 454 |
| Clinton, IA | Micro | 128 | 33 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (crosses a state line) | Metro | 1,343 | 538 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Metro | 3,067 | 1,323 |
| Dubuque, IA | Metro | 430 | 172 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | Micro | 112 | 28 |
| Fort Madison, IA | Micro | 67 | 19 |
| Iowa City, IA | Metro | 2,053 | 1,265 |
| Le Mars, IA | Micro | 54 | 13 |
| Marshalltown, IA | Micro | 111 | 28 |
| Mason City, IA | Micro | 342 | 175 |
| Muscatine, IA | Micro | 85 | 11 |
| Omaha, NE-IA (crosses a state line) | Metro | 4,689 | 2,258 |
| Oskaloosa, IA | Micro | 65 | 21 |
| Ottumwa, IA | Micro | 84 | 26 |
| Pella, IA | Micro | 94 | 32 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (crosses a state line) | Metro | 648 | 225 |
| Spencer, IA | Micro | 90 | 27 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | Micro | 54 | 11 |
| Storm Lake, IA | Micro | 42 | 14 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Metro | 742 | 262 |
| Iowa outside metro areas | Non-metro | 1,317 | 321 |
Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Iowa; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.
Largest cities in Iowa
- Iowa City (1,795 clinicians)
- Des Moines (1,368 clinicians)
- Cedar Rapids (785 clinicians)
- West Des Moines (612 clinicians)
- Davenport (499 clinicians)
- Waterloo (492 clinicians)
- Dubuque (400 clinicians)
- Sioux City (397 clinicians)
- Ames (327 clinicians)
- Mason City (314 clinicians)
Largest hospitals in Iowa
- University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics (1,549 affiliated clinicians)
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center (1,077 affiliated clinicians)
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi (917 affiliated clinicians)
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids (642 affiliated clinicians)
- Genesis Medical Center-Davenport (635 affiliated clinicians)
- St Lukes Regional Medical Center (611 affiliated clinicians)
- St Lukes Hospital (577 affiliated clinicians)
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center (555 affiliated clinicians)
- University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down (495 affiliated clinicians)
- Allen Hospital (479 affiliated clinicians)
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.