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 115 of 121.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Stephen Welsh, MDGastroenterology Physician1114972619
  2. Faith Wemhoff, LCSWClinical Social Worker1184017675
  3. Fang WenAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1184945131
  4. Alexander Wendling, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1114456597
  5. Kaitlyn Wendt, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1174219430
  6. Alyssa WenzelSurgery Physician1891472056
  7. Jacob Wessling, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1982597779
  8. Deborah West, APRNNurse Practitioner1588612873
  9. Pamela West, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1184814204
  10. Stefanie West, ATCAthletic Trainer1912921057
  11. Steven Westgate, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1750379053
  12. Kenneth Weston, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1295809275
  13. Evan Wethington, MDAnesthesiology Physician1174273585
  14. Taylar Wetrich, FNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1104703776
  15. Cynthia WetzSpeech-Language Pathologist1922336502
  16. Adam Whaley-Connell, DONephrology Physician1447204045
  17. Alexander Wheat, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689359259
  18. Ronald Wheeland, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1730254327
  19. Adam Wheeler, MDPediatrics Physician1891803086
  20. Andrew Wheeler, MDSurgery Physician1427142769
  21. Jan Wheeler, PHDPsychologist1952492639
  22. Jessica WheelerSpeech-Language Pathologist1922336585
  23. Karen Wheeler, M.A.Speech-Language Pathologist1447206883
  24. Katherine Wheeler, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629707625
  25. Michelle WheelerSpeech-Language Pathologist1740680263
  26. Preston Wheeler, MDPediatrics Physician1750951869
  27. Kevin Wheelock, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851312706
  28. Emily WhitakerBehavior Technician1952953200
  29. Lauren WhitakerAthletic Trainer1912862780
  30. Megann Whitaker, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1093690521
  31. Stacie Whitaker, LPCProfessional Counselor1306104799
  32. Stephanie Whitbey, N.P.Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1043796444
  33. Brian White, DOInfectious Disease Physician1962584979
  34. Carissa White, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1982959342
  35. Cheyenne White, LMSWSocial Worker1922752898
  36. David White, D.C.Chiropractor1316077936
  37. Emma WhiteClinical Social Worker1740081405
  38. Jessi WhiteProfessional Counselor1407262900
  39. Kayla White, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1134745227
  40. Marilyn White, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1487662904
  41. Meghan White, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1669950028
  42. Monique White, D.C.Chiropractor1568828564
  43. Jordan WhitneyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144166323
  44. Kathryn Whitney, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1720885510
  45. Kevan Whitsitt, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1427160050
  46. Stevan Whitt, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1417909466
  47. Julie Whitten, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376385526
  48. Elizabeth WhittomProfessional Counselor1003647165
  49. Shawn Whitton, MDNeurology Physician1508144080
  50. Lloyd Whyte, MSW LCSW MO LICENSEClinical Social Worker1639224462

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.