Iowa · Lot 2026.10
Who owns physicaltherapy in Iowa.
Every Medicare billing organisation physical therapists in Iowa bill through, grouped into the platforms that own them where a public source shows the tie. 25 % of therapists in group practices bill through a therapy platform. Newest Medicare file published 27 July 2026.
- physical therapists in Iowa group practices
- 1,482
- bill through 6 therapy platforms
- 364
- practices with 3+ PTs, no platform tie found
- 42
- billing organisations with PTs
- 186
01 / Platforms
The therapy platforms in Iowa.
Physical therapists billing Medicare through each platform's entities in this state in the newest file, and their change over 12 months. Home-based and contract-therapy platforms bill from fewer offices than they serve.
| Platform | Kind | PTs | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletico Physical Therapy | outpatient clinics | 171 | −8 |
| FOX Rehabilitation | home-based | 85 | +14 |
| Select Medical | outpatient clinics | 72 | −5 |
| EmpowerMe Wellness | therapy in senior living | 29 | 0 |
| ATI Physical Therapy | outpatient clinics | 18 | 0 |
| Doctors of Physical Therapy | outpatient clinics | 3 | −1 |
| Upstream Rehabilitation | outpatient clinics | 0 | 0 |
02 / Areas
Where in Iowa.
Physical therapist listings at current sites in CMS Care Compare, by three-digit ZIP area (named by its largest city), the share at a therapy platform's sites, and the largest platform there. Home-based platforms are left out: they list every therapist at one office.
| Area | PT listings | On platforms | Largest platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines (ZIP 503) | 171 | 13 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| West Des Moines (ZIP 502) | 161 | 17 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Ankeny (ZIP 500) | 156 | 22 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Cedar Rapids (ZIP 524) | 143 | 7 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Bettendorf (ZIP 527) | 132 | 41 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Davenport (ZIP 528) | 104 | 4 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Johnston (ZIP 501) | 95 | 33 % | Select Medical |
| Cedar Falls (ZIP 506) | 95 | 7 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Marion (ZIP 523) | 80 | 16 % | Select Medical |
| Iowa City (ZIP 522) | 62 | 35 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
| Dubuque (ZIP 520) | 56 | 0 % | — |
| Mason City (ZIP 504) | 40 | 70 % | Athletico Physical Therapy |
03 / Checks
How far this state was checked.
Platform ties: Texas' table was built by hand; elsewhere ties are matched automatically. In 6 more states a random draw of ties and of practices with no tie found was searched by hand against a bar set before the search; a check not met is shown as not met, and its failed ties were taken out. The other 44 states have automatic checks only.
| Platform ties | automatic checks only |
|---|---|
| Practices with no tie found | automatic checks only |
The 2026 report, with the method and every check (PDF) →
Sources: Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS), published 27 July 2026; NPI registry (NPPES), published September 2026; Care Compare: Doctors and Clinicians, published 10 September 2026.
The state table is free to download and cite (CC BY 4.0): Zenodo (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23218926, all versions) · Kaggle.
04 / Questions
Short answers.
Who owns physical therapy practices in Iowa?
In Medicare's newest file, 364 of 1,482 physical therapists in Iowa group practices (25 %) bill through 6 therapy platforms; the largest is Athletico Physical Therapy with 171. 42 practices with 3 or more therapists have no platform tie found.
Where do these Iowa numbers come from?
CMS's Medicare enrollment (PECOS), NPI registry (NPPES) and Care Compare files, with each platform tie taken from a public source such as a clinic list, press release or SEC filing, and dated by when it became public.
How accurate is the Iowa data?
Platform ties: automatic checks only. Practices with no tie found: automatic checks only. Failed checks are shown, not hidden; the method is on the proof page.
Ask for the Iowa workbook.
The same two workbooks as the Texas sample: every billing organisation by quarter, the practices with no tie found by name, and every tie with its source.