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 4 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
- Syeda Alqadri, MDNeurology Physician1467716936
- Abdallah Alqudah, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1699445536
- Mohamad Alrahawan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356126007
- Hasan Alroobi, MDGastroenterology Physician1346927902
- Mustafa Alsaid Alkhreisat, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205268588
- Hadeel AlsalamiBehavior Technician1538098587
- Issa Alsamarah, MDNeuroradiology Physician1518647262
- Ashraf Alsawareah, MDNeurology Physician1003798265
- Osama Alshakhatreh, MDGastroenterology Physician1821721234
- Dana AlshekhleeObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1245173814
- Addison Alt, DOInternal Medicine Physician1790544773
- Talissa Altes, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1598715351
- Alexander Alvarado, MDBody Imaging Physician1528801388
- Sethabel Alvarado, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1124235965
- Nelson Alverio, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1407880966
- Owen Alvine, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255132494
- Khaled Alwaqfi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1548181274
- Nasreen Amaanath, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982320222
- Nicholas AmannBehavior Analyst1750021275
- Deirdre Amaro, M.D.Forensic Pathology Physician1891138764
- Amina Amin, M.DPsychiatry Physician1033363676
- Osman Amin, DOOccupational Medicine Physician1457748766
- Sanaa Amin, MAPsychiatry Physician1205725967
- Xandra Michelle Amistad, BSN, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1629963665
- Thomas Amolsch, PHDClinical Psychologist1891746426
- Maamoon Amor, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1174253611
- Mostafa Amor, MDSurgery Physician1609762475
- J Amrod, PH.D.Psychologist1437580537
- Elisa Amspacher, ARNPNurse Practitioner1003984048
- Jella An, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1033567763
- Anjali Anders, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1619288594
- Alexander Anderson, M.D.Urology Physician1902326622
- Amanda Anderson, LPCProfessional Counselor1437304342
- Bradley Anderson, MDGastroenterology Physician1649533878
- Daniel AndersonAnesthesiology Physician1063932978
- Devon AndersonAnesthesiology Physician1508619784
- Ethan Anderson, DOHospitalist Physician1104455732
- Heather Anderson, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1366705501
- Jennifer Anderson, RD, LD, CDERegistered Dietitian1811097686
- Jennifer Anderson, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1902181365
- Jennifer Anderson, LPC, NCCCounselor1679252985
- Joseph Anderson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154882314
- Kim Anderson, PHD LCSW SW002258Clinical Social Worker1114129947
- Lauren AndersonPhysician Assistant1336000504
- Lori Anderson, A.P.R.N.Advanced Practice Midwife1811327315
- Makayla Anderson, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477263606
- Mariah Anderson, M.S., BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1245116953
- Mark Anderson, DOAnesthesiology Physician1407531155
- Richard Anderson, RPHPharmacist1700160199
- Scott Anderson, D.O.Hematology & Oncology Physician1154302677
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.