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 31 of 121.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Ayman El-Hattab, M.D.Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1386942407
  2. Jonathan Elam, CP, PSYDClinical Psychologist1104659382
  3. Mohamed Elbanan, M.D.Body Imaging Physician1598291684
  4. Alyce Elbern, PH.D.Professional Counselor1336277649
  5. Mahmoud Elesawy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285575944
  6. Naziha Elhassan, P.A.Physician Assistant1629603204
  7. Mohamed Elhosary, MDPsychiatry Physician1407531114
  8. Tarek Elkadi, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1245302736
  9. Salma Elkady, DDSDentist1528511045
  10. Salma ElkolalyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750076808
  11. Fatten Elkomy, DNS, FMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1316388754
  12. Caleb Ellenburg, DOEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1609571462
  13. Billy Elliott, OPA-CPhysician Assistant1427229277
  14. Darren Elliott, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104898097
  15. Jacie Elliott, DPTPhysical Therapist1700291077
  16. James Elliott, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1114919487
  17. James Elliott, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1730258153
  18. Thomas Elliott, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871582437
  19. Jacqueline Ellis, PHDPsychologist1992821730
  20. Kayla EllisProfessional Counselor1679982037
  21. Carrie Ellis-Crnkovich, MSW,LICSWClinical Social Worker1487131678
  22. Kellie Ellyson, PHARMDPharmacist1447852363
  23. Hilary Elom, MDHospitalist Physician1437788213
  24. Cassie ElrodRadiologic Technologist1295279636
  25. Abram Elsenraat, M.DInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1043357452
  26. Terry Elwing, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1346237435
  27. Jonah ElyacharFamily Medicine Physician1295660090
  28. Ashley Emel, D.C.Chiropractor1477977908
  29. Abigail Emerson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477655520
  30. Jane Emerson, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1164479531
  31. Tyler Emery, DOPediatrics Physician1043054240
  32. Shelby Emmett, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1396265641
  33. Elizabeth EmpeyEmergency Medicine Physician1811514433
  34. Angel Jaime Enciso, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1922448430
  35. Allison Engelbrecht, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1821619982
  36. Janice Englander, RPHPharmacist1053621185
  37. Jennifer EngleCounselor1376068924
  38. Rachel EnglishMassage Therapist1023802493
  39. Mary Enoch, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1194180273
  40. Laken Enochs, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1104338953
  41. John Ensor, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1992402424
  42. Chelsea Epperson, ATC, OTCAthletic Trainer1265243497
  43. Rachel Epperson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1184058166
  44. Angela Erdel, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1740440320
  45. Forrest Ericksen, MDSurgery Physician1851917231
  46. Raymond Erickson, APRN-BCMedical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist1154314623
  47. Diana Erion, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1003176173
  48. Reba Ertz, R.N.Registered Nurse1629260385
  49. Magda Esebua, M.D.Cytopathology Physician1134153893
  50. Holly Eskew, LCSWClinical Social Worker1962872309

The largest Missouri cities

  1. Saint Louis27,605
  2. Kansas City13,759
  3. Springfield6,403
  4. Joplin2,443
  5. Chesterfield2,132

All of Missouri →

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.