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 119 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. James WycoffSurgery Physician1457733883
  2. Jennifer Wynn, DPTPhysical Therapist1316352685
  3. Kevin XiaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932783891
  4. Thomas XuSurgery Physician1124481502
  5. Ruobing Xue, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1174973275
  6. Sanu Yadav, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1467972828
  7. Sunayna Yadav, MDPsychiatry Physician1275219081
  8. Tanvi Yadlapalli, MEDICAL STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093660383
  9. Myriam Yafar Ensling, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255389037
  10. Cole YagerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366259236
  11. Vivek Yagnik, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1376533505
  12. Christopher Yang, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336718162
  13. Erik YangPharmacist1386086999
  14. Henry Yang, MDOphthalmology Physician1528049509
  15. Kate Yanos, RDNRegistered Dietitian1851168686
  16. Danielle Yantis, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1437880119
  17. Naveen Yarasi, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1689804262
  18. Elizabeth Yarbrough, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023491099
  19. Mikayla YarbroughStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972464105
  20. Morgan Yarnell, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1548788441
  21. Muhammad Yasir, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1609423557
  22. Mona Yasrebi, MDNeuroradiology Physician1235396722
  23. Arsany Yassa, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235028713
  24. Chelsea YatesPhysician Assistant1265068175
  25. Jared YatesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659903557
  26. Kimberly Yeagle, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1164408936
  27. Shannon Yehyawi, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1659664225
  28. Tameem Yehyawi, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1699900084
  29. Anudeep Yelam, MDNeurology Physician1841852977
  30. Lisa YeoBehavior Technician1255204749
  31. Preethi Yerram, M.D.Nephrology Physician1811008501
  32. Sushma Yerram, MDNeurology Physician1952737678
  33. Swarnalatha Yerrapu, M.DPsychiatry Physician1366720385
  34. Kai Yuan Felix Yew, DOHospitalist Physician1033788765
  35. Rukiye Yilmaz AkpolatAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1548108707
  36. Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659003051
  37. April YoderGeneral Practice Physician1932706298
  38. Margaret Yoest, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1598713208
  39. Yordanos Yohannes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1144304254
  40. Andrea Young, L.M.T.Massage Therapist1033439401
  41. Audrey YoungStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184440653
  42. Connor YoungSurgery Physician1043986227
  43. Natasha Young, LPCProfessional Counselor1922483692
  44. Sydney YoungProfessional Counselor1881300556
  45. Tamara Young, ATC, OTC, M.EDAthletic Trainer1912218355
  46. Laine Young-Walker, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1831114958
  47. Malcolm Youngblood, DDSDentist1114627536
  48. Sarah Younger, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1568564607
  49. Amy Youngyeun, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1285892570
  50. Thomas Younker, MDAnesthesiology Physician1669561031

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.