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 16 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. Madeleine BrownClinical Social Worker1023831070
  2. Maureen Brown, MSN, APRN, BC, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437115441
  3. Michael Brown, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1720081508
  4. Michael Brown, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1760500987
  5. Morgan BrownAssistant Behavior Analyst1750213328
  6. Shanya BrownBehavior Technician1316695315
  7. Sheridan Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770055741
  8. Heidi Brown Stratton, LMSWClinical Social Worker1295425437
  9. Janeth Brown-Todd, A.P.R.N.Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist1134173727
  10. Angela Brownfield, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1811106974
  11. Triston Brownfield, R.PH.Pharmacist1013927417
  12. Michael Browning, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104034693
  13. Martha Brownlee-Duffeck, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1023077237
  14. Callyn BroylesEmergency Medicine Physician1093602450
  15. Janie Bruce, MDDermatology Physician1003573593
  16. Tia Bruce, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1366996050
  17. Jerry Bruggeman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1033161120
  18. David Brummett, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1720075823
  19. Madison BruneSurgery Physician1083500185
  20. Abby Brunnert, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679989800
  21. Erica Bruns, PLPCProfessional Counselor1639322969
  22. Kyle Bruns, DOCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1639411366
  23. Sydney Bruns, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1710720453
  24. Chelsea Brunstrom, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1205234747
  25. Sharon Brush - Inner Reflections, MSW,LCSW, ACSW, QCSWClinical Social Worker1932231990
  26. Amanda BryanSpeech-Language Pathologist1780389973
  27. Elizabeth BryanPhysical Therapist1649387895
  28. Julia BryanPhysical Therapist1609576644
  29. Jay Bryant Wimp, RPHAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1417309162
  30. Mark Bryer, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1144217324
  31. Delali Buatsi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275778649
  32. Peter Buchert, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1154322766
  33. Meredith BuchmeierPediatric Nurse Practitioner1306506878
  34. Sarah Buckallew, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1801313846
  35. James Buechter, AUDAudiologist1184553406
  36. Nicole Buenemann, MA, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1790193696
  37. Raina Bueno, MHS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1720788995
  38. Lucas Buffaloe, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205064672
  39. Natalie Bui, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578136081
  40. Carmen Buis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629400437
  41. Scott Buis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134762735
  42. Elizabeth BukoProfessional Counselor1750074241
  43. Erin Bullett, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1417351347
  44. Travis BullochEmergency Medicine Physician1265058853
  45. Stephen Buma, MDAnesthesiology Physician1871336875
  46. Megan BunceAthletic Trainer1760198428
  47. Curtiss Bunch, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1306533500
  48. Steven Burbee, MCC LPCCounselor1518724509
  49. Richard Burch, MDPsychiatry Physician1477502631
  50. Alison Burco, AUDAudiologist1942587050

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.