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 62 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. Thomas Lafontaine, PH.D.Clinical Exercise Physiologist1366710642
  2. Victoria Lagasse, MDInternal Medicine Physician1023853520
  3. Kraig Lage, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1972793842
  4. Emily Lager, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548002520
  5. Natasha Lagrega, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336036557
  6. Bradley Lahet, MDAnesthesiology Physician1851397582
  7. Elizabeth Lai, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1134327067
  8. Linda Lair, RRT, RPFTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1952163321
  9. Rebecca LairdStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336949841
  10. Sunder Lal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1801970785
  11. Dana Lalk, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1861885634
  12. Sebastien Lalonde, MD,CM FRCS(C)Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1861990731
  13. Alaina Lamb, DPT, PTPhysical Therapist1912825571
  14. Michelle Lamb, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1467114801
  15. Aaron Lambdin, MDHospitalist Physician1710549472
  16. Peter Lamear, PLPCProfessional Counselor1104771062
  17. Katherine Lammers, P.T.Physical Therapist1710984059
  18. Jared Lammert, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1962995944
  19. Daniel Lamothe-Jost, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1689676512
  20. Lawrence Lampton, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1740391259
  21. John Lance, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1851433981
  22. Susan Lance, DDSDentist1134243256
  23. Robert Lancey, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285682997
  24. Louis LandhuisPhysical Therapy Assistant1154400901
  25. James Landreneau, MDCornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1396276135
  26. Joshua Landreneau, M.D.Surgery Physician1699152355
  27. Sarah Landreneau, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1053805150
  28. Sara Landreth, ACCNS-AGAdult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1740722404
  29. Alice Landrum, MDAnesthesiology Physician1851357529
  30. Linda Landry, AGPCNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1689118010
  31. Janice Lang, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1578622445
  32. Karla Lang, RNRegistered Nurse1831667054
  33. Paul Langevin, M.DCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1073537080
  34. Gwen LanglandPhysical Therapy Assistant1396141461
  35. Linda Langness, RN, BSN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1578381679
  36. Sarah Langsdon, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1306407309
  37. Anna Langworthy, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1710836663
  38. Sean Lanigar, M.D.Epilepsy Physician1114044237
  39. Krystal Lanning, MA, LPC, LMHP, LADCProfessional Counselor1023388022
  40. Blair Lansford, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1013397132
  41. Shannon Laratonda, MD, MBA, MHSInternal Medicine Physician1215557418
  42. Adam Larey, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295302776
  43. Melynda Larkin, LPCMental Health Counselor1396170825
  44. Madeline Larrow, PSYDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1205612843
  45. Tosha Larson, PHDPsychologist1114041308
  46. Jordan Lascuola, LCSWClinical Social Worker1093208324
  47. Dean Lasseter, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1336182336
  48. Guido Lastra Gonzalez, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1558454017
  49. Chetara LatchisonDriver1437035029
  50. Francesca LatorracaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053875385

The largest Missouri cities

  1. Saint Louis27,605
  2. Kansas City13,759
  3. Springfield6,403
  4. Joplin2,443
  5. Chesterfield2,132

All of Missouri →

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.