There are 26 physician-owned pulmonary disease practices in Iowa, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
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Ames, IA
McFarland Clinic Pulmonology is a Ames-based pulmonary disease practice serving patients across the Iowa region. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
Ames, IA
Tamim Mahayni, DO provides pulmonary disease services from a privately held practice in Ames, Iowa. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
Ankeny, IA
Offering pulmonary disease care in Ankeny, Iowa, The Iowa Clinic Pulmonary - Ankeny Campus maintains independence from hospital systems. Services extend to outpatient medical care and lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1410 SW Tradition Dr, Ankeny, IA 50023
Cedar Rapids, IA
Offering pulmonary disease services in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Amal El-Bakush, MD operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cedar Rapids, IA
Offering pulmonary disease services in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Brian Witt, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cedar Rapids, IA
Offering pulmonary disease services in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Giovanni Cordoba, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cedar Rapids, IA
Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Martin Cearras, MD - No Longer With Mercy delivers pulmonary disease care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cedar Rapids, IA
MercyCare Pulmonology treats all aspects of pulmonology and critical care medicine with The Mercy Touch.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cedar Rapids, IA
Silvia Alvarez, MD - No Longer at Mercy brings pulmonary disease expertise to patients in Cedar Rapids, Iowa through a physician-owned practice. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Cedar Rapids, IA
Offering pulmonary disease services in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Syed Jawad Shah, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
788 8th Ave SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Davenport, IA
Brian D. Witt, MD provides pulmonary disease services from a privately held practice in Davenport, Iowa. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
1801 E 54th St STE 100, Davenport, IA 52807
Des Moines, IA
Offering pulmonary disease services in Des Moines, Iowa, Jason B Wittmer, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
1801 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50314
Des Moines, IA
Practicing pulmonary disease in Des Moines, Iowa, Neil Horning offers care through an owner-operated medical office. Services extend to lung and respiratory care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1601 NW 114th St #347, Des Moines, IA 50325
Iowa City, IA
Endeavor Health℠ is a Chicagoland-based integrated health system driven by our mission to help everyone in our communities be their best. As Illinois’ third-Largest health system and medical group, we proudly serve an area of 4.1M+ residents across seven northeast Illinois counties. Our 28,300+ team members, including 1,900+ employed physicians, are the heart of our organization, delivering seamless access to personalized, pioneering, world-class patient care across 300+ ambulatory locations and
540 E Jefferson St # 301, Iowa City, IA 52245
West Des Moines, IA
Offering pulmonary disease services in West Des Moines, Iowa, Amerlon Enriquez, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides lung and respiratory care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Finding and preventing health problems before they can progress is central to Dr. Collins’s approach. She considers vaccines to be the cornerstone of preventive medicine and takes the time to educate patients about the benefits and safety of immunizations. She is also passionate about addressing women’s health issues, caring for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and providing guidance for dermatologic concerns.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Daniel Dodge, DO joined The Iowa Clinic because, during medical school, he and his wife spent seven years in Des Moines and loved the city and people in this community. In 2016, while completing his Internal Medicine residency at UnityPoint Des Moines, Dr. Dodge worked closely with our Pulmonary & Critical Care physicians and considered them some of his best mentors. His interest in the field of pulmonary and critical care comes from his desire to meet the challenges of caring for critically ill
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Dr. Mallen was drawn to the field of Pulmonology for several reasons, the complexity of lung disease, the attention to detail required by the field, and the procedural aspects of being a pulmonary specialist. He enjoys working with patients who have high acuity conditions in the ICU. Interacting with patients and their families, as well as the opportunity to be a positive presence during difficult situations is what he loves most about practicing medicine.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Jason Mohr, DO operates a physician-owned pulmonary disease practice in West Des Moines, Iowa, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
John Harwood Scott, MD provides pulmonary disease services from a privately held practice in West Des Moines, Iowa. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Dr. Guest has been with The Iowa Clinic since its inception, “We wanted a safe place for specialists to be able to make their own decisions about how they care for their patients.” Her favorite part of being a pulmonologist is helping patients learn how to take care of themselves. After more than two decades of practicing pulmonary medicine, Dr. Guest still sees the difference she’s making in patients’ lives every day, “Not being able to breathe is scary, but fixable. I love getting patients thr
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Matthew Trump sees patients at a private pulmonary disease office in West Des Moines, Iowa, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Ryan Brimeyer, DO operates a physician-owned pulmonary disease practice in West Des Moines, Iowa, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond pulmonary disease, the office offers lung and respiratory care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Ryan Mertens, DO, joined The Iowa Clinic in 2022 because he loves the passion fellow providers and staff have for the Clinic and patient care. Dr. Mertens practiced independently in primary care before returning to fellowship training in Pulmonology at Creighton University. He chose this specialty because of its many modalities. Between the clinic, hospital, and ICU, it provides him with numerous opportunities for patient care. Difficulties with breathing can be a very anxiety provoking and trau
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Dr. Danielson loves the variety of care Pulmonary provides, from complex cases in the ICU to the long-term relationships she builds with her patients in the clinic setting.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
West Des Moines, IA
Patients in West Des Moines, Iowa can receive pulmonary disease care at The Iowa Clinic Pulmonary - West Des Moines Campus, a private medical practice. Additional capabilities include lung and respiratory care and outpatient medical care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Then PGY-Final hits, and the page is blank. A recruiter calls. A contract lands in your inbox with a 50-mile non-compete, an opaque productivity model, and a signing bonus you do not understand the strings on.
You can read the contract once you know what else is out there. This directory is what else is out there. 30 pulmonary disease groups in Iowa, physician-owned, cross-referenced against the NPPES NPI Registry. Start here.
You're looking at 26 physician-owned pulmonary disease practices in Iowa. I sourced all of them from the NPPES NPI Registry and filtered out everything that doesn't meet the standard of independent physician ownership. Hospital systems, academic centers, staffing agencies, and corporate-acquired practices are not on this list. Each entry includes the practice address, phone, website, and NPI number. The coverage spans 7 cities statewide.
Here's why I built this. When I was looking at private practice opportunities, I couldn't find a single resource that separated physician-owned practices from everything else. Job boards don't do it. Recruiter databases don't do it. So I built it from the NPPES registry. Whether you're finishing training, thinking about a lateral move, or exploring partnership-track positions in Iowa, this gives you a filtered starting point that actually tells you who owns what.
Iowa's physician-owned pulmonary disease directory lists 26 practice locations across 7 cities.
None of the pulmonary disease 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 7 cities including Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport.
Browsing 53,000+ practices is not the work. Translating that into a contract you understand and a lawyer who will read it with you is the work. Here is how.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 26 physician-owned pulmonary disease private practices in Iowa, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
Iowa's physician-owned pulmonary disease practices include McFarland Clinic - Pulmonology (Ames) and The Iowa Clinic - Pulmonology (West Des Moines).
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
When a pulmonology practice owns its PFT equipment and employs its own respiratory therapist to perform testing, the practice bills and collects the technical component of PFT studies (spirometry, DLCO, plethysmography) separately from the physician's interpretation fee. This technical component revenue, which would otherwise go to a hospital if testing were referred out, can add $100,000-$300,000+ annually to a high-volume pulmonology practice's revenue. Ask for the annual PFT testing volume and what portion of technical component revenue is distributed to physician-owners.
| 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 |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
Built by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path.
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