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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.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 23)
| Name |
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| TIMOTHY COYLE, MD DDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| KELSEY COZBY, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| BAILEY CRABTREE Physician Assistant |
| DEONNA CRABTREE, MA, LPC Professional Counselor |
| OLIVIA CRAFT, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| KEVIN CRAIG, MD Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| AMY CRAIGHEAD, OTC, RTR Surgical Technologist |
| LACHELLE CRAIN, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| JESSICA CRANE, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| DAVID CRAVENS, MD, MSPH, CMD Family Medicine Physician |
| JESSIKAH CRAWFORD Registered Nurse |
| KALEN CRAWFORD, BCBA, LBA Behavior Analyst |
| CAITLIN CRAWFORD-PEAK, DNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| EMILY CRAWFORD-THOMPSON, PHD, LP Professional Counselor |
| KAYLEE CREECH School Psychologist |
| MORGAN CREEL, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| MARY CREGER, CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| BENJAMIN CRENSHAW, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| ZACHARY CRENSHAW, DO Emergency Medicine Physician |
| KRISTEN CREWS, RD, LD Registered Dietitian |
| ETHAN CRIDER Internal Medicine Physician |
| JULIA CRIM, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| JONATHAN CRISP, M.D. Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician |
| BRETT CRIST, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| WILLIAM CRIST, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| CARRIE CRITSER Counselor |
| TRACY CRNIC, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| GERRETTA CROCKETT, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| MICHELLE CRODA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| GREGORY CROLL, MD Plastic Surgery Physician |
| KAREN CRONACHER, RN Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| MARCUS CRONIN, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| NIKOLE CRONK, PHD Psychologist |
| JEADAWN CROPP, DOULA Doula |
| DAVID CROSSLEY, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| SANDRA CROWDER Professional Counselor |
| SARA CROWDER, MD Gynecologic Oncology Physician |
| HANNAH CROWE, RBT Behavior Technician |
| ROBIN CROWE, LPN Licensed Practical Nurse |
| TRACY CROWE Speech-Language Pathologist |
| MILES CROWLEY, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| WILLIAM CROWLEY, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| SHANNON CROWLEY-EINSPAHR, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| KATHRYN CRUM, L.M.T. Massage Therapist |
| ANNETTE CRUSE Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| JORDAN CRUZ Anesthesiology Physician |
| SAMANTHA CRUZ, PHD Counseling Psychologist |
| MATTHEW CSONKA, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| JIANKUN CUI, M.D. Research Study Specialist |
| TONYA CULLEY, M.S., LPC Professional Counselor |
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