Doctors in Columbia, MO
Active healthcare providers in Columbia sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file — no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
5,823 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Columbia, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,823 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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.
The provider mix in Columbia is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (337 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 281 and Pharmacist with 227). 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 94 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 — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 22)
| Name |
|---|
| JUSTIN COOK, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| DUSTIN COOLEY, MSW, LCSW Social Worker |
| NICKETA COOMBS Mental Health Counselor |
| JENNY COON, LPC Professional Counselor |
| APRIL COOPER, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| CAMERON COOPER Pharmacist |
| EMMA COOPER, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| JANE COOPER, RN BC FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| PAULA COOPER, RN Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| RACHEL COOPER, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| SARAH COOPER, PHARM.D Pharmacist |
| SERENITY COOPER Behavior Technician |
| WARREN COOPER, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| MICHAEL COOPERSTOCK, MD Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician |
| REED COPE, MD Radiation Oncology Physician |
| SKYLER COPE, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| CARIE COPELAND Occupational Therapist |
| DAWN COPELAND, LMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| JENNIFER COPELAND, PSYD, LP Clinical Psychologist |
| KIMBERLY COPELAND, DNP Nurse Practitioner |
| WALTER COPLEN, M.A.,L.P.C.,N.C.C. Professional Counselor |
| AARON CORBIN, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| TAYLOR CORDONNIER, MD Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| DAVID CORDRY, O.D. Optometrist |
| BETHANY COREY, PA Surgical Physician Assistant |
| MATTHEW CORMIER, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| STEPHEN CORNELISON, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| DAN CORNELL, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| BAILEY CORTEZ, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ELIZABETH COSTELLO, RD, LD Registered Dietitian |
| PAUL COTNER, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| MICHAEL COTTAM, MS, DMD Dentist |
| ANNE COTTON, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| RACHEL COUCH, DO Pediatrics Physician |
| JEFFREY COUGHENOUR, MD Surgery Physician |
| CHRISTINE COULTER DAVIS, LCSW Mental Health Counselor |
| NICHOLAS COUPER, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| KEARSTA COURIER Physical Therapist |
| JOSEPH COUSINS, M.D. Neuroradiology Physician |
| ISABELLA COVA, MS, RDN, LD Registered Dietitian |
| SARAH COVERT Professional Counselor |
| SHALONDA COVINGTON, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| MATTHEW COWAN, N.D. Naturopath |
| JOHN COWDEN, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| COURTNEY COX, DO Pediatrics Physician |
| DANIELLE COX, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| KATELYN COX, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| MATTHEW COX, MED, LPC Professional Counselor |
| SAVANNAH COX, RBT Behavior Analyst |
| ROBERT COYLE, DDS Pediatric Dentistry |
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