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 17 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. Baylee BurgerBehavior Technician1003758459
  2. Robert Burger, M.D.Neurology Physician1053369231
  3. Charles Burgess, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1215541040
  4. Clayton Burgoon, RRARadiology Practitioner Assistant1275106650
  5. Shara BurkeSpeech-Language Pathologist1386972941
  6. Hannia Burke Aguero, LPCProfessional Counselor1871007823
  7. Cindy Burks, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639258759
  8. Claire BurksBehavior Technician1508795774
  9. Hillary Burks, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891205357
  10. James Burks, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1194785998
  11. Michael Burks, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1871552075
  12. Megan Burnam-Cole, DNP, BSNFamily Nurse Practitioner1962064352
  13. Brooke Burnett, MD, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1013288034
  14. Katherine Burnham, MSWClinical Social Worker1740441054
  15. Andrea Burns, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083042931
  16. Monica Burns, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114702883
  17. Patricia Burns, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265558027
  18. Richard Burns, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578597258
  19. Ilyas Burny, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1235140559
  20. Ashley Burr, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821510389
  21. Joseph Burris, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1093744690
  22. Ashlea BurryMental Health Counselor1194432732
  23. Glenna Burton, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1336174283
  24. Jacob Burton, DPTPhysical Therapist1396482576
  25. Russell Burton, MDAnesthesiology Physician1992756407
  26. Melissa Burwell, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1912569484
  27. Melissa Busch, RNRegistered Nurse1417487265
  28. Dana Busche-Goodson, MAT, LPCMental Health Counselor1396736849
  29. Margaret Bushnell, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1831596683
  30. Vicki Buss, MSWClinical Social Worker1013296086
  31. Joseph Bussell, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1497942262
  32. Stephanie Bustros, MDEpilepsy Physician1316467756
  33. Matthew Buswell, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1619469848
  34. Clayton Butcher, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1144531435
  35. Tracy Butcher, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1265276802
  36. Laura Butkievich, PHARMDPharmacist1073185195
  37. Gina Butler, L. AC.Acupuncturist1205059961
  38. Rebecca Butler, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558106997
  39. Robin Butler, RDHDental Hygienist1588626337
  40. Jeanise Butterfield, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1447562517
  41. Rebecca Butts, MSWSocial Worker1295044337
  42. Omagbemi Buwa, MDPsychiatry Physician1922597871
  43. Gabrielle Buxman, PLPCCounselor1386479723
  44. Abdul Fettah Buyuk, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1407371545
  45. Colten Bynum, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1710576335
  46. Robert Bynum, DOFamily Medicine Physician1952348690
  47. Lisa Byrd, FNPNurse Practitioner1013140847
  48. Sailaja Bysani, MDPsychiatry Physician1194907907
  49. Cassidy Caballero, MDPediatrics Physician1508599655
  50. Matthew Cadwell, OTROccupational Therapist1902915184

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.