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 23 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. Paula Cooper, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1043460504
  2. Rachel Cooper, LCSWClinical Social Worker1659180057
  3. Sarah Cooper, PHARM.DPharmacist1972944791
  4. Serenity CooperBehavior Technician1457241911
  5. Warren Cooper, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396837217
  6. Michael Cooperstock, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1497701023
  7. Reed Cope, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1801214267
  8. Skyler Cope, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1083364517
  9. Carie CopelandOccupational Therapist1871716779
  10. Christa CopelandPsychologist1710823984
  11. Dawn Copeland, LMSWClinical Social Worker1063803245
  12. Jennifer Copeland, PSYD, LPClinical Psychologist1205104379
  13. Kimberly Copeland, DNPNurse Practitioner1679446736
  14. Walter Coplen, M.A.,L.P.C.,N.C.C.Professional Counselor1417176256
  15. Aaron Corbin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194575910
  16. Taylor Cordonnier, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689010266
  17. David Cordry, O.D.Optometrist1699833822
  18. Bethany Corey, PASurgical Physician Assistant1376591008
  19. Jason Corey, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1225290828
  20. Matthew Cormier, DOFamily Medicine Physician1831109347
  21. Stephen Cornelison, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1194944629
  22. Dan Cornell, R.PH.Pharmacist1770597650
  23. Elizabeth Costello, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1831693878
  24. Paul Cotner, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1427047216
  25. Michael Cottam, MS, DMDPediatric Dentistry1972816288
  26. Anne Cotton, FNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1194191478
  27. Madeline Cotton, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679414643
  28. Rachel Couch, DOPediatrics Physician1477161529
  29. Jeffrey Coughenour, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1114139383
  30. Christine Coulter Davis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487919551
  31. Nicholas Couper, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1215096292
  32. Kearsta CourierPhysical Therapist1144985888
  33. Joseph Cousins, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1093748873
  34. Isabella Cova, MS, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1366225476
  35. Sarah CovertProfessional Counselor1295527166
  36. Shalonda Covington, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063791432
  37. Matthew Cowan, N.D.Naturopath1306062062
  38. John Cowden, MDOphthalmology Physician1790734044
  39. Courtney Cox, DOPediatrics Physician1790673069
  40. Danielle Cox, PHARMDPharmacist1881416451
  41. Katelyn Cox, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1275233462
  42. Leigh CoxEmergency Medicine Physician1518899384
  43. Matthew Cox, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1932875325
  44. Savannah Cox, RBTBehavior Technician1942834817
  45. Robert Coyle, DDSPediatric Dentistry1639259047
  46. Timothy Coyle, MD DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1952376964
  47. Kelsey Cozby, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679925077
  48. Deonna Crabtree, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1174906820
  49. Jordan Craft, PLPCProfessional Counselor1063296747
  50. Olivia Craft, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1710618491

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.