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 66 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. Alexandra London, MD, PHDEmergency Medicine Physician1619608395
  2. Daniel London, MD, MSSurgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1053706192
  3. Abigail Long, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1205997210
  4. Kathleen Long, M.D.Dermatology Physician1710367503
  5. Natalie Long, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1942562897
  6. Stephen Long, LMSWClinical Social Worker1518385079
  7. Tina Long, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1720484926
  8. William Long, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013601400
  9. Chubiyojo Longe, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275211104
  10. Denise Lopez Domowicz, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1326308966
  11. Marianne Lopez Rhodes, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1194014308
  12. Stephanie Lorance, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801121652
  13. Rachel Lorenz, LCSWClinical Social Worker1508645508
  14. Kelsey LouderSocial Worker1922491471
  15. Kristie Loveall, M.ED., LPCProfessional Counselor1063648335
  16. Rebecca Lovejoy, ND, LAC, FABNONaturopath1275764771
  17. Teagan LovinAthletic Trainer1558188037
  18. Daniel Lovinger, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598115693
  19. Alicia Lovingier, MA, PLPCProfessional Counselor1063246296
  20. Alan LoweBehavior Analyst1740849181
  21. Jessica LoweBehavior Technician1235993239
  22. Janice Lowery, APRN-BC, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366519068
  23. Lea Lowery, OTOccupational Therapist1154650810
  24. Timothy Loy, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1275570996
  25. Tawny Loyd, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1275205643
  26. Bo Lu, MD, PHDRadiation Oncology Physician1245314343
  27. Amanda Lucas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639389703
  28. David LucasCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457654410
  29. Jeannie Lucas, MSN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033121645
  30. Luke Lucas, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1205908779
  31. Robert LucasMental Health Counselor1801569512
  32. Leslie Luchene, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1154448215
  33. Alicia Ludden-Schlatter, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1144669730
  34. Jennifer LuebberingPharmacist1780205583
  35. Jessica Luebbering, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1760839823
  36. Jessica Luebbering, PHARMDPharmacist1497241731
  37. Stephen Luebbert, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1245799154
  38. Alan Luger, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1184661803
  39. Belinda Luk, O.D.Optometrist1386613289
  40. Lillian Lukowski, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437184678
  41. Alexsandr Lukyanchuk, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609710953
  42. Anthony Lungstrum, ATC, LAT, OTCAthletic Trainer1457326118
  43. Jinhua LuoDentist1497485338
  44. Olga Lupascu, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1801542584
  45. Dalton Luper, RNRegistered Nurse1972229680
  46. Randi Luper, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790442143
  47. Travis Luster, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1295365021
  48. Kayla LutherBehavior Technician1073204954
  49. Kevin Luton, MDNeurology Physician1609611276
  50. Michael LutschPhysical Therapist1104052786

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.