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 39 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. Megan Gillespie, MDOtolaryngology Physician1033843602
  2. Joan Gillingham, OTCSurgical Technologist1194917112
  3. Heather Gillis, SLP-ASpeech-Language Assistant1467226928
  4. Andrea Gilmore, MDDermatology Physician1669104477
  5. Victoria Gilpin, APRNNurse Practitioner1881645653
  6. Tina Giltrap, RDRegistered Dietitian1780649178
  7. Alyssa Gingerich, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1134848385
  8. Michael Gioia, PHARMDPharmacist1528657285
  9. Christopher Gipson, MDAnesthesiology Physician1932216017
  10. Janae Gittemeier, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1821359555
  11. Grant GlabeMental Health Counselor1285585638
  12. Elisabeth Glass, MS, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1699589424
  13. Aaliyah GleasonBehavior Technician1093693491
  14. Hannah Gleason, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1851251078
  15. Angela GlennNurse Practitioner1407314990
  16. Charles GlennForensic Pathology Physician1508038530
  17. Kayla Glenn, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1881321602
  18. Melanie Glenn, M.D.Neuromuscular Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1952574907
  19. Victoria Glenn, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1588235428
  20. Wesley GlennPhysical Therapist1104379510
  21. Olga Glinskii, M.D.Research Study Specialist1467687608
  22. Vladislav Glinskii, MDResearch Study Specialist1922291756
  23. Catherine Gloss, MDDermatopathology Physician1063099182
  24. Banahene GloverEmergency Medicine Physician1497328017
  25. Laura Glover, PLCSWClinical Social Worker1376729210
  26. Myles Goble, MDNeurology Physician1013028745
  27. Hemant Godara, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1417184029
  28. Kara Goddard, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacist1083203764
  29. Sarah Godel, MDOphthalmology Physician1164268702
  30. Jessica Godsey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033508866
  31. Jeffrey Goetz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528456043
  32. Rachel GoffFamily Medicine Physician1134970098
  33. Rebecca Goff, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1114421591
  34. Makayla Goggins, DOPediatrics Physician1194569095
  35. Alex Gohring, D.C.Chiropractor1194176628
  36. Tara Goins, LMSWSocial Worker1982571428
  37. Taylor Goldammer, MDPediatrics Physician1780170712
  38. John Golden, PLCSWClinical Social Worker1356563225
  39. Carlye Goldenberg, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861291064
  40. Michael Goldman, M.ED., LPCProfessional Counselor1033482740
  41. Mitchell Goldman, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1215993688
  42. Christian GoldsmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972958924
  43. Andrea Goldstein, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1639741770
  44. David Goldstein, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1396782975
  45. Abhinav Golla, MDGlaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1649762501
  46. Shannon Goltl, ATCAthletic Trainer1144784471
  47. Camilo Gomez, M.D.Vascular Neurology Physician1316904170
  48. Francisco Gomez, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1043630114
  49. Suma GondiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265297311
  50. Samantha GonskiPhysician Assistant1164391108

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.