What entity type do Emergency Medicine private practices in Iowa use?

Most Emergency Medicine private practices in Iowa are structured as PC, PLLC entities. The choice depends on state law, tax strategy, and liability preferences. A healthcare attorney can advise on the right structure.

What is a physician-owned Emergency Medicine practice?

A physician-owned Emergency Medicine practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership. This distinguishes it from hospital-employed positions, corporate medical groups, or practices backed by private equity, where non-physician entities own or control the business.

What does NPPES Verified mean?

NPPES stands for the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI (National Provider Identifier) record in NPPES, which confirms it is a registered medical practice in the United States.

How do I join a Emergency Medicine private practice in Iowa?

Start by contacting the practice directly using the website or phone number listed in this directory. Before negotiating any offer, have a physician contract attorney licensed in Iowa review the employment agreement, particularly non-compete clauses, compensation structure, and buy-in terms for partnership-track positions.

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Emergency Medicine Private Practices in Iowa

Q: What does the Corporate-Acquired or MSO-Affiliated flag mean?

The Corporate-Acquired flag indicates the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum or UnitedHealth Group. The MSO-Affiliated flag indicates the practice participates in a Management Services Organization, which provides administrative infrastructure while physicians retain ownership at the practice level. These flags help physicians understand the ownership structure before reaching out.

These are physician-owned emergency medicine practices in Iowa, not hospital jobs. Every listing was pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry. Most are structured as PC, PLLC entities.

I built this directory by starting with the NPPES NPI Registry, the federal database where every medical practice in the country has to register. From there, I filtered Iowa's emergency medicine listings down to practices that are genuinely physician-owned. That means no hospital-employed roles, no academic faculty positions, no corporate-acquired clinics. What you're looking at is 73 independent emergency medicine practices across 22 cities in Iowa.

The reason this matters is that job boards don't distinguish between an independent emergency medicine practice and a corporate medical group. They list them side by side, identical formatting, identical apply buttons. But the compensation model, the call schedule, the equity path, and the long-term upside are completely different depending on who owns the practice. This page separates the two. You can work through the list, contact practices directly, and skip the recruiter entirely.

Iowa's physician-owned emergency medicine directory lists 58 practice locations across 18 cities. The largest groups are QuickVisit Urgent Care (4 locations) and Amana Care Clinic (2 locations).

None of the emergency medicine practices listed in Iowa carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.

Practices span 18 cities including Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, and Boone.

NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTORY

Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:

Hospital systems

PE-corporate hospital-based platforms
MercyOne
UnityPoint Health
MercyOne ED
MercyOne Emergency Medicine
Hospitals and Clinics academic flagship Iowa City

Federal facilities

VA Central Iowa Health Care System Des Moines
VA Iowa City Health Care System
VA Medical Center Iowa City affiliated with UIHC
VA Health Care System
185th Air Refueling Wing

Tribal health programs

Sac and Fox Tribe of
Meskwaki Nation
Meskwaki Nation purchased

Physician-Owned Emergency Medicine Practices in Iowa

58practices listed

22cities in IA

0PE or corporate flagged

50with a website

58 practices listed

Andrew Boyko, MD

Ames, IA

NPPES Verified

NPI 1992792907Emergency Care Physician

Offering emergency medicine services in Ames, Iowa, Andrew Boyko, MD operates outside of hospital employment. NPPES-registered provider (NPI: 1992792907) with verified federal credentials. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.

1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010

	Physician-Owned	Hospital-Employed	Corporate / PE-Backed
Who controls the practice	Physicians	Health system	Non-physician entity
Non-compete scope	Narrower, negotiable	Broad	Very broad
Partnership / buy-in path	Common	Rare	Rare
Call schedule flexibility	Higher	Variable	Lower
Productivity bonus upside	High	Moderate	Moderate
Included in this directory	Yes	No	Flagged

Emergency Medicine Private Practices in Iowa

Physician-Owned Emergency Medicine Practices in Iowa

Andrew Boyko, MD

Anna Vela, MD

Joshua McCaughey, DO

McFarland Urgent Care

Sherri Flugrad, DO

Travis Mattson, MD

DMOS Urgent Injury Clinic Ankeny

The Iowa Clinic Urgent Care - Ankeny Campus

Timothy Colby, DO

Genesis Health Group, Laboratory at Genesis HealthPlex, Bettendorf

Boone County Family Medicine Walk-In Clinic

Jason Sheffler, D.O.

Timothy Evert, D.O.

East Central Iowa Acute Care Brian K. Shedek, D.O.

East Central Iowa Acute Care: Anthony D. Carter, D.O.

East Central Iowa Acute Care: Craig A. Hovda, M.D.

East Central Iowa Acute Care: Josh A. Pruitt, M.D.

MercyCare North Urgent Care

MercyCare South Urgent Care

Thomas D. Striegel, D.O.

Clinton Urgent Care Center

MercyOne Clinton Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine

Charles Huss, MD

Amana Care Clinic

Just 4 Kids Urgent Care, P.C.

Broadlawns Cityville Clinic

Broadlawns Community Clinic at Drake

Holly Healey, DO

Jennifer Wilsbacher

Jim Cummings, MD

Martin VanZee, DO

MercyOne Des Moines Oncology & Hematology

MercyOne South Des Moines Urgent Care

Michael Foggia, DO

Shawn Johnson, DO

QuickVisit Urgent Care

David Krupp, MD

Eric Stenberg, DO

Jerry Browne, MD

Kirk Gieswein, MD

Stephen Scheckel, MD

Floyd Valley Urgent Care

MercyCare Marion Urgent Care

Amana Care Clinic

QuickVisit Urgent Care

MercyCare North Liberty Urgent Care

QuickVisit Urgent Care

Sincera Urgent Care

Family Health Care of Siouxland - Morningside Clinic

Family Healthcare of Siouxland - Northside Clinic

QuickVisit Urgent Care

The Iowa Clinic Urgent Care - South Waukee Campus

DoctorsNow | West Des Moines

John Netten, DO

Monica Peterson, DO

Tamra Richardson-Colby, DO

The Iowa Clinic Urgent Care - West Des Moines Campus

Vitae Family Care Clinic

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