Doctors in Columbia, MO
Active healthcare providers in Columbia sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file — no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
5,823 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Columbia, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,823 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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.
The provider mix in Columbia is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (337 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 281 and Pharmacist with 227). 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 94 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 — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 6)
| Name |
|---|
| SHANNON ASHWORTH, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| NICHOLAS ASPINALL, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| LARRY ASTON, L.C.S.W. Clinical Social Worker |
| BASAR ATALAY, MD, PH.D. Neurological Surgery Physician |
| TANIA ATANASSOVA, MD Neurology Physician |
| EZGI ATILGAN, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| KELLY ATKINSON, NP-C Registered Nurse |
| JEANINE ATWELL, M.S. Professional Counselor |
| JARED ATWOOD, D.D.S. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| MATTHEW ATWOOD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| DANIEL AU, M.D. Urology Physician |
| MALLORY AUGHTMAN, LMSW Social Worker |
| CHRISTA AVENELL, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| STACIE AVERY, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| STEPHANIE AVEY, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| ADAM AWWAD, MD Surgery Physician |
| SAMANTHA AYERS, DOULA Doula |
| BRIAUNA AZAN, D.N.A.P., C.R.N.A. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| ZEESHAN AZEEM, MD Nephrology Physician |
| NGE-NWIE AZEFOR, CRNA-APRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| CARLA BAAKLINI, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| CAROLYN BABBITT STUCKEY, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| ADAM BABCOCK Surgery Physician |
| AKRAM BABKIR, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| ALEKSANDRA BACEWICZ, MD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| ALICIA BACH, M.D. Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| DAVID BACH, RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist |
| BERT BACHRACH, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| JESSICA BACK, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| TERESA BACKES, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| MADISON BACKMAN, DPT Physical Therapist |
| VALERIE BADER, RN,CNM Registered Nurse |
| STEPHANIE BAGBY-STONE, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| ARINDAM BAGCHI, M.D. Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| RAMSES BAGUIO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| DEEPTI BAHL, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| RACHEL BAHNER, DPT Pediatric Physical Therapist |
| MEGAN BAIER, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| REBEKAH BAIL Family Nurse Practitioner |
| RACHEL BAILEY, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| TRENT BAILEY, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| BECKI BAIRD, LPC Professional Counselor |
| JOHN BAIRD, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| SUHAIB BAJWA, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ALEX BAKER, OD Optometrist |
| ANN BAKER Clinical Social Worker |
| BENJAMIN BAKER, LPC Professional Counselor |
| CHRISTI BAKER, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| DAVID BAKER, PH.D. School Psychologist |
| ERICA BAKER, MED, PLPC Professional Counselor |
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