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 107 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. Mackenzie Taychert, DOInternal Medicine Physician1366010043
  2. Alexander Taylor, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1760902340
  3. Bruce Taylor, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1407817026
  4. Charlotte Taylor, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1386281145
  5. Erin Taylor, PHARMDPharmacist1639698681
  6. Jennifer Taylor, MPT, ATCPhysical Therapist1912017666
  7. Jennifer Taylor, AUDAudiologist1427230994
  8. Jon Taylor, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1730157769
  9. Kelsey TaylorSurgical Physician Assistant1235810730
  10. Michael Taylor, OTOccupational Therapist1912157363
  11. Paul TaylorPharmacist1811394687
  12. Sheri Taylor, MSW,LSCSWClinical Social Worker1346359213
  13. Steven Taylor, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1902917685
  14. Steven Taylor, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1457648123
  15. Trisha Taylor, MDDermatology Physician1518069731
  16. Vladislav Tchatalbachev, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1831402569
  17. Patsharaporn Techasintana, M.D.Research Study Specialist1376858183
  18. Colin Tegerdine, D.D.SDentist1851749154
  19. Molly Tegerdine, D.D.SDentist1780017889
  20. Alemayehu Tekalign, MDInfectious Disease Physician1386327401
  21. Barbara Tellerman, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1093702185
  22. Jerry Templer, MDOtolaryngology Physician1346291028
  23. Joseph Temporal, RNRegistered Nurse1376773424
  24. Molly Tennyson, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1548108749
  25. Justin Tepen, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1922334598
  26. Helen Tergin, MDDermatology Physician1578540571
  27. Jamila Terkman, DPTPhysical Therapist1659807600
  28. Calixta Terrell, PHARMDPharmacist1710878772
  29. Boyd Terry, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265479992
  30. Martha Terry, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881647972
  31. Melissa Terry, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1144264326
  32. Debra Tesoro, RPH, BCOPOncology Pharmacist1013031723
  33. Salvatore Tesoro, R.PH.Pharmacist1184126807
  34. Jessica Teter, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154325496
  35. Amber ThacherLicensed Practical Nurse1962134965
  36. Jonathan Thacker, MDSurgery Physician1770213373
  37. Lesley Thalhuber, M.ED., LPCCounselor1639311152
  38. Danielle Thaqi, MDHospitalist Physician1013368844
  39. Milot Thaqi, MDSurgery Physician1356792345
  40. Shawn ThayerEmergency Medicine Physician1679223978
  41. Miranda TheinBehavior Technician1265016315
  42. Jeffrey Thiele, MDPsychiatry Physician1013970094
  43. Courtney Thies, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205604048
  44. Karen Thies, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1982791711
  45. Nanda Deepa Thimmappa, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1639472384
  46. Ashley Thomas, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275147563
  47. Blake Thomas, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790960045
  48. David Thomas, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134128150
  49. David Thomas, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245492982
  50. Ellen Thomas, MD.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1700834157

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.