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 47 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. David Helling, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477860674
  2. Maggie HellmannFamily Medicine Physician1427769132
  3. Dyann Helming, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, CAdult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1245632819
  4. Dala Hemeyer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275856791
  5. Cheryl Hemme, MDPsychiatry Physician1356399463
  6. Kristen Hemmersmeier, DOFamily Medicine Physician1629761705
  7. Shannon Hempstead, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1871974188
  8. Lori Henderson, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1770513293
  9. Scott Henderson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700997459
  10. Laura Henderson Kelley, M.D, MPHHospitalist Physician1023073236
  11. Peggy Hendren, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1205913456
  12. Brooke HendricksonOccupational Therapist1356208979
  13. Rebekah HendricksonProfessional Counselor1134931728
  14. Julie Hendrix, PLPCMental Health Counselor1740952357
  15. Christy Henley, D.C.Nutrition Chiropractor1285787903
  16. Samuel Henley, D.C.Chiropractor1922305267
  17. Julia HenryRegistered Dietitian1285221127
  18. Lawrence Henry, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1619926961
  19. Matthew Henry, MDAnesthesiology Physician1295056026
  20. Nicole HenryStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841147824
  21. Terrence Henry, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487236980
  22. Shannon Hensley, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1417155938
  23. Melinda HensonBehavior Analyst1497053243
  24. Madihah HepburnNeurology Physician1417339383
  25. Amanda Herbst, LPCProfessional Counselor1144748930
  26. Jacob Hercules, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396631065
  27. Hector Heredia-Bejarano, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1194713081
  28. Brooke Hereth, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306684618
  29. Trina HermannOrthopedic Assistant1982195947
  30. Ricardo Hernandez, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1225191380
  31. Karissa Herndon, R.D., L.D.Registered Dietitian1083857841
  32. Samantha Herretes, MDCornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1770995862
  33. Hannah Herrick Brown, MDSurgery Physician1235073057
  34. Martha Herring, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1497757041
  35. Clara HerrsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447068267
  36. Amanda Hersh, D.OAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1487087052
  37. Jerad Hershewe, DONeurology Physician1184469942
  38. James Hertel, PH.D.Professional Counselor1295715019
  39. Robert HertingFamily Medicine Physician1598875957
  40. Laura Hesemann, M.D.Pediatric Nephrology Physician1790972586
  41. Nathan Hesemann, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1700082542
  42. Shauna Hess, APRNWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1164585220
  43. Casey Hessler, P.A.Physician Assistant1275242257
  44. Albertein Hettinger, LPCCounselor1922516947
  45. Eric Hexem, D.ODiagnostic Radiology Physician1538788963
  46. Janet Heyer, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780119586
  47. Leticia Heyward, MED, PLPCProfessional Counselor1861228371
  48. Shauna Hickem, RNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1114359247
  49. Tiauna HickemHome Health Aide1548015530
  50. Kimberly Hickey, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1043419203

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.