NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Columbia, MO

6,004 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Columbia, 4th of 317 Missouri cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 311, 5% of the city's records, against 5% across Missouri. Page 10 of 121.

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Columbia in Missouri

  • Rank in Missouri4th of 317 cities by records
  • Share of the state5.4% of Missouri's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups13% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank4th of the 10 Missouri cities with the most

Compared with Missouri as a whole, Columbia has 2.5× the state's share of psychiatry physician records and 0.48× its share of occupational therapist records.

Providers in Columbia, alphabetically

  1. Stacy Becvar, O.D.Optometrist1104844414
  2. Andrew BedfordAnesthesiology Physician1013804871
  3. Justin Bedford, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346590957
  4. Tara Begley, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1770007106
  5. Amber Behrendt, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCSCritical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1790546398
  6. Parvin Behrouzi-Jareh, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1790742757
  7. Christen Behzadi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1730321712
  8. Bernard Beitman, MDPsychiatry Physician1205885530
  9. Jeffery Belden, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871551739
  10. Kathryn Belew, CNSMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1992997738
  11. Ronyetta Belford-Osborne, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1851699524
  12. Michelle Belgeri, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396230900
  13. Amanda BellOncology Registered Nurse1770224537
  14. Debora Bell, PHDClinical Psychologist1295820181
  15. Jamie Bell, RNRegistered Nurse1295466886
  16. Katherine Bell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1871102657
  17. Katheryn Bell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821832718
  18. Mary Bell, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1144770702
  19. Ricky Bell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356393755
  20. Robert Bell, P.A.CPhysician Assistant1508820168
  21. Melissa Bell-Englehart, LPCProfessional Counselor1841812948
  22. Mary Bell-Tyler, R.D.Registered Dietitian1760448062
  23. Jaime Bellamy, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1548420458
  24. Sameer Bellapravalu, MDPsychosomatic Medicine Physician1013030022
  25. Austyn Belle Isle, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417210949
  26. Melissa Belles, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1356697114
  27. Ana Belzarena Genovese, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1982159810
  28. Ruwaida Ben Musa, MDNephrology Physician1700679024
  29. Julie Benard, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1770846750
  30. Jessica Bender, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1669670659
  31. Catherine Benge, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1780368969
  32. Abagail Benn, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1528792603
  33. Christopher Benne, ACNPNurse Practitioner1487353942
  34. Courtney Bennett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821722653
  35. Karmen Bennett, ME.D.Professional Counselor1023439478
  36. Kimberly Bennett, RNRegistered Nurse1689082737
  37. Jacob Benson, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1447094974
  38. Amy Bentinganan, MS,OTR/LCommunity Health Worker1568610533
  39. Jordan Bentley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548840507
  40. Mary Benton, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1326085051
  41. Joela Berardelli, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1578497608
  42. Deborah Berardi, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639534613
  43. Darrah Berck, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831548254
  44. Madeleine BergAssistant Behavior Analyst1740823558
  45. Greg Bergman, ACSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1669423513
  46. Jeffrey Bergmann, PHD, L.P.C.Clinical Psychologist1386318830
  47. Beth Berhorst, MED, LPCCounselor1962624395
  48. Patricia BeringerAudiologist1225209927
  49. Caryn Berkowitz, MHS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1285492314
  50. Carole Bernard, PH.D.Health Service Psychologist1114976941

The largest Missouri cities

  1. Saint Louis27,605
  2. Kansas City13,759
  3. Springfield6,403
  4. Joplin2,443
  5. Chesterfield2,132

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How to read this directory

Columbia, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 6,004 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Columbia - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Columbia practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Columbia is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (311 clinicians, followed by Professional Counselor with 246 and Pharmacist with 222). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Missouri's population, Columbia reports roughly 96.9 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Columbia patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Columbia, MO?

There are 6,004 registered healthcare providers in Columbia, MO, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Columbia?

The most common specialties in Columbia are Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, Pharmacist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine Physician. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 311.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

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.