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 22 of 121.
The 8 largest groups in Columbia
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- James Clevenger, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1164916649
- Lauren Clithero, LPCProfessional Counselor1386010569
- Hayley Clocksin, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1043185002
- Stephanie ClookeyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215523667
- Catherine Clough, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1508037813
- Sean Clouse, PHDCounseling Psychologist1902428790
- Tressa Clouse, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1619731718
- Jennifer Cluts, LPCMental Health Counselor1104577683
- Julie Cluver, RNRegistered Nurse1558836874
- Sarah CoakleyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790398881
- Lauren CoatsPhysician Assistant1689339343
- Jared Coberly, M.D.General Practice Physician1073876322
- Kelly Cochran, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1558679209
- Megan Cody, RNNeonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse1447049887
- Stephanie Coffey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720259229
- Maria Coffman, DONeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1275639569
- Laura Cohen, LPCProfessional Counselor1467885053
- Mark Cohen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1053470039
- Raneat Cohen, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1407017155
- John Coke, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1013741560
- Stephen Colbert, M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician1942229596
- Hailee ColemanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730958364
- Luke Colin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1518700251
- Marisa Collado, PLPCMental Health Counselor1528950623
- Jonathan Collins, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1659473510
- Jack Colwill, MDFamily Medicine Physician1851348692
- Adam Combiths, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1376049155
- Lecel Combs, PDPharmacist1427092667
- Margaret Comford, MSWClinical Social Worker1750335394
- Matthew Concannon, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1366496515
- Samantha Conde, MDForensic Psychiatry Physician1164059879
- Lydia Conlay, MDAnesthesiology Physician1336229772
- Erika Conley, RDRegistered Dietitian1558023481
- Angela Connell, M.P.T.Physical Therapist1225035579
- Kirsten Connell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1851061774
- Gina Connor, PLPCCounselor1649501529
- James Connors, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1205892247
- Jeffrey Constantine, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1306824933
- Hadassah Consuegra Anderson, D.O.Surgery Physician1699190983
- Robert Conway, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1962433870
- Jordan Cook, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1750205795
- Joshua Cook, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1700494846
- Justin Cook, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932411832
- Dustin Cooley, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134425994
- Nicketa CoombsMental Health Counselor1215694286
- Jenny Coon, LPCProfessional Counselor1336436856
- April Cooper, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912006958
- Cameron CooperPharmacist1265263545
- Emma Cooper, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861125387
- Jane Cooper, RN BC FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396730677
The largest Missouri cities
- Saint Louis27,605
- Kansas City13,759
- Springfield6,403
- Joplin2,443
- Chesterfield2,132
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.