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 46 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. Sophie HavenPsychologist1801615745
  2. Nicholas Havens, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1952403016
  3. John Havey, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1104819747
  4. Kirsten Havig, LCSW, PHDClinical Social Worker1174333124
  5. Wayne Hawks, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1437428521
  6. Laura Hayden, PASurgical Physician Assistant1386875680
  7. Cynthia Hayes, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1225102262
  8. Emmit Hayes, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528986742
  9. Kristen Hayes, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1831140631
  10. Kylie Hayes, BSProfessional Counselor1720636939
  11. Laura HayesSpeech-Language Pathologist1134457773
  12. Mandy Hayes, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1184829137
  13. Richard Hayes, LPCMental Health Counselor1750487229
  14. Courtney Haynes, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013376615
  15. Dysyan Haynie, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1275351009
  16. Caleb HaysOther Technician1508750548
  17. J. Hays, D.C.Chiropractor1881755189
  18. Jeremiah Hays, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1306499520
  19. Trina Hays, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1972545044
  20. Zane He, MDPsychiatry Physician1750949541
  21. Linda Headrick, MDInternal Medicine Physician1548219769
  22. Derek Hebert, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1023048824
  23. Brian Hecht, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1891809323
  24. Evan Heck, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801751698
  25. Austin Heckemeyer, PHARM DPharmacist1144810276
  26. Melinda Hecker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508969312
  27. Steven Hedgecorth, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1790262855
  28. Lauren HedrickRegistered Dietitian1487256467
  29. Amanda Heeren, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1912964859
  30. Julie Heese, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851517296
  31. Denise Heet, LCSWClinical Social Worker1366493249
  32. Sarah Heeter, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710570890
  33. Heidi Hegstad, DNAPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477350486
  34. Jessica Hegstrom, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1386010510
  35. Caleb Heid, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1548870132
  36. Kayla HeidbrinkPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1689135824
  37. Jonathan Heidt, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1972708063
  38. Debra HeifnerSpeech-Language Pathologist1578082715
  39. Derek HeilEmergency Medicine Physician1376478339
  40. Erick Heiman, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1184287286
  41. Farah Heis, MBBSHospitalist Physician1285254433
  42. Gerald Heisler, PH.D.Psychologist1861595738
  43. Ramona Heisler, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1770146169
  44. Ralph Heiss, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558436568
  45. Raquel Heisse, D.C.Chiropractor1790259158
  46. Bonni Heithold, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1265720106
  47. Kasey Heitzmann, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1609470657
  48. Paige Helgerson, OTR/L, MOTPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1619738168
  49. Ashley Helle, PHDClinical Psychologist1063943959
  50. Andrea Heller, M.H.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174223341

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.