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 101 of 121.
The 8 largest groups in Columbia
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Brooke SmithBehavior Technician1346924313
- Caleb Smith, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1891284030
- Candra Smith, PLPCCounselor1508577693
- Catherine SmithRegistered Nurse1225983018
- Cory Smith, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1841922911
- Dan SmithClinical Exercise Physiologist1881961514
- Donald Smith, M.ED., LPCCounselor1184618647
- Grant SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124582457
- Hannah Smith, LPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1104208024
- Harrison Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316570831
- Hayley Smith, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1629781539
- Hunter Smith, DNP, FNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1811580566
- Janie Smith, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1417118654
- Kimberly SmithProfessional Counselor1568653913
- Lisa Smith, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1326425000
- Lisa Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1366157620
- Lora Smith, MSN APRN NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1013507870
- Lu-Anne Smith, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376388728
- Mackenzie SmithBehavior Technician1326862954
- Marshall Smith, DCChiropractor1558210112
- Mary Smith, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1942438338
- Matthew Smith, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1518034404
- Monchelle Smith, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1801498464
- Pamela Smith, PHD, FNP, RNNurse Practitioner1841806551
- Phillip Smith, PTPhysical Therapist1386831485
- Raven SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346704673
- Robert Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336132885
- Ross Smith, MDNeurology Physician1376036582
- Sarah Smith, AUD, CCC-AAudiologist1790049500
- Abigail Smith Kendall, ODPediatric Optometrist1417579194
- Cynthia Smoot, LPC, LMFTProfessional Counselor1700163896
- Elizabeth Smoot, PAPhysician Assistant1588280721
- Travis Smoot, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1396230629
- Joshua Smothers, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053769737
- Melissa Smyser, M.S.W, L.M.S.WSocial Worker1659640910
- Albert Snedden, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669437794
- Kathleen Snella, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1417992496
- Kara Snodgrass, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1922405778
- Elizabeth Snodgrass-Stringer, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588207310
- Cameron Snyder, DONeurology Physician1164108734
- Jessica Snyder, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508359639
- Maya SnyderSpeech-Language Assistant1508710443
- Mia SnyderProfessional Counselor1083011894
- Rachel SnyderSpeech-Language Pathologist1467152637
- Roma Sobieski, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538730585
- Irina Soboleva, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1801661673
- Robert Sobule, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053850180
- Funmilola SodunkeClinical Neuropsychologist1235925512
- Olivia Sognesand, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760102396
- Daniel Soh, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1386375178
The largest Missouri cities
- Saint Louis27,605
- Kansas City13,759
- Springfield6,403
- Joplin2,443
- Chesterfield2,132
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.