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 5 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. Tessa Anderson, DC, LMTMassage Therapist1891365599
  2. Thalia Anderson, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1043056765
  3. Alex Anderson-KahlSchool Psychologist1558061721
  4. Hamza AndhaPhysician Assistant1700572492
  5. Crestin Andrews, DOPsychiatry Physician1568089589
  6. Deborah AndrewsOccupational Therapist1447588025
  7. Hilarie Andrews, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1861074676
  8. James Andrews, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dentistry1003929449
  9. James Andrews, MD DDSOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1538272976
  10. Kristi AndrewsSpeech-Language Pathologist1386995207
  11. Lindsey Andrews, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1417510819
  12. Thomas Andrews, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1770012932
  13. Tabitha Andujar-BrysonBehavior Technician1942022587
  14. Ameena Anees, MDGastroenterology Physician1588644488
  15. Jonathan Ang, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1780956862
  16. Diane Angelo, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1619926730
  17. Ashley Angerer-Blunt, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1235653635
  18. Paul Angleton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043242001
  19. Olivia Anic-ReuterFamily Nurse Practitioner1215858774
  20. Mary AnkeneyOccupational Therapist1437487089
  21. Todd Ankenman, PTPhysical Therapist1386675676
  22. Nadia AnstaettBehavior Technician1831863026
  23. Benjamin AnthonyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821557430
  24. Anju AntonyAnesthesiology Physician1427627835
  25. Alan Anz, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1366553323
  26. Ronald Aprea, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831048701
  27. Mohanned AqrabawiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649107632
  28. Ronald Aradanas, LMSWClinical Social Worker1093427163
  29. Nia Aragon, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1205381019
  30. Juan Arango IbanezEmergency Medicine Physician1902789324
  31. Eunice Aregbesola, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538841770
  32. Cheryl Arens, LPCProfessional Counselor1306315908
  33. Rachel Argie, RBTBehavior Technician1174106280
  34. Sophie Argyres, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1518794288
  35. Kym Armontrout, M. EDCounselor1417422429
  36. Claire Armour, DOPsychiatry Physician1235025834
  37. Andrew Armstrong, MDAnesthesiology Physician1881675346
  38. Chase Arnold, PAPhysician Assistant1730880238
  39. Christopher Arnold, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1659074300
  40. Courtney Arnold, MED, LPCProfessional Counselor1154992436
  41. Joseph Arnold, MDOphthalmology Physician1942933569
  42. Krysta Arnold, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1851517130
  43. Lauren ArnoldPlastic Surgery Physician1245964386
  44. Monica Arnold, DOPsychiatry Physician1063253870
  45. William Arnold, M.D.Neuromuscular Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1174653976
  46. Alyssa Arnsperger, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1780564674
  47. Michael Aro, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1649228081
  48. Niraj Arora, MDNeurocritical Care Physician1225399488
  49. Victoria Arredondo, DOPediatrics Physician1548150287
  50. Anna ArrigalBehavior Technician1164270906

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.