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 65 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. Andrea Lingenfelter, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1073092383
  2. Asa LinnemanPharmacist1861260622
  3. Ashley Linneman, ODOptometrist1144110735
  4. Crystal LinnemanSpeech-Language Pathologist1790294940
  5. Mary Linneman, RDN, LD, CDERegistered Dietitian1659906345
  6. Paul Linneman, CNSAcute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist1801362710
  7. Tonya Linthacum, APRN,BC,FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972636686
  8. Kisha Linwood, MSN, RN, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1760962385
  9. Amber Liponoga, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639763147
  10. Clay Lippert, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225727647
  11. Sarah Lira, PHARMDPharmacist1124782651
  12. Kyle Lisenby, D.M.D.Dentist1629248414
  13. Norman Litofsky, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1700831112
  14. Addie Little, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871206193
  15. Robert Littlejohn, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1255380515
  16. Andrea Littleton, M.ED., LPCProfessional Counselor1669606927
  17. Rachel Littrell, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1093974743
  18. Don Liu, MDOphthalmology Physician1841249190
  19. Yajun LiuResearch Study Specialist1487050217
  20. Zhao Liu, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1114963394
  21. Zhenguo Liu, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1538173166
  22. Alexandra Livingston, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588389720
  23. Joseph LivingstonCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1730039777
  24. Sergio Llanes Somellera, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1619654688
  25. Oscar Llanos Ulloa, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1235544313
  26. Nicolas Llorens, MDGastroenterology Physician1174575294
  27. Rebecca Llorens, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316998503
  28. Susan LloydSpeech-Language Pathologist1023719770
  29. Trellene Lloyd, OWNERHome Health Aide1366103285
  30. Natasha Lobosky, PAPhysician Assistant1528777596
  31. Heather Lobough, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962646299
  32. Renee Locandro, RDMS, RVTDiagnostic Ultrasound Physician1306467741
  33. Jessie LochStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558736462
  34. Amy Lock, LPCProfessional Counselor1487318689
  35. Emily LockStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922567528
  36. Erin Locke, MSN, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1578485470
  37. Kevin Lockett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1265483028
  38. Dennis Lockette, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598721268
  39. Warren Lockette, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1982634630
  40. Angela LoehnerCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518719327
  41. Megan Loehr, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1942650213
  42. Kelsey Loethen, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1639770928
  43. Troy LoethenInternal Medicine Physician1457731234
  44. Courtney Loftis, PHARMDPharmacist1750800975
  45. Laura LogginsHome Health Aide1669986139
  46. Greg LogsdonContractor1972782860
  47. Kate Lohman, MS, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1134952799
  48. Roland Lohmar, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568736320
  49. Abby Lombardi, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043837677
  50. Cynthia Lombardo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1194386987

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.