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 7 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. Aleksandra Bacewicz, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1245720853
  2. Alicia Bach, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1629455365
  3. David Bach, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1275395634
  4. Bert Bachrach, MDPediatrics Physician1255388740
  5. Jessica Back, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346658465
  6. Teresa Backes, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1700128121
  7. Suzette Bacon, LCSWClinical Social Worker1225963804
  8. Valerie Bader, RN,CNMRegistered Nurse1790956357
  9. Stephanie Bagby-Stone, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1679530679
  10. Arindam Bagchi, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1922404367
  11. Ramses BaguioCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750685962
  12. Ivan Bahamon, DOInternal Medicine Physician1073447983
  13. Deepti Bahl, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1326447491
  14. Rachel Bahner, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1427864230
  15. Megan Baier, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528826922
  16. Rebekah BailFamily Nurse Practitioner1023664562
  17. Rachel Bailey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538402011
  18. Becki Baird, LPCProfessional Counselor1295221729
  19. John Baird, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1659363919
  20. Suhaib Bajwa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861062192
  21. Alex Baker, ODOptometrist1275206146
  22. Ann BakerClinical Social Worker1255597605
  23. Benjamin Baker, LPCProfessional Counselor1245605856
  24. Christi Baker, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1578619565
  25. David Baker, PH.D.School Psychologist1205002680
  26. Erica Baker, MED, PLPCProfessional Counselor1346091113
  27. Helen Baker, PHDPsychologist1851418123
  28. Jason Baker, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1003254509
  29. Jeffery Baker, MA, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1508257650
  30. Kristin Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801109632
  31. Megan BakerPharmacist1144606781
  32. Shauna Baker, LPCProfessional Counselor1295412567
  33. Shadi Bakjaji, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1205564754
  34. Bhajanjit Bal, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1356308324
  35. Dana Bal, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1053470096
  36. Elangovan Balakrishnan, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1407843022
  37. Isabella Baldacci, PA-CPhysician Assistant1396337218
  38. Whitney Baldridge, LCSWClinical Social Worker1912645748
  39. Charles Baldwin, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588615546
  40. Diane Baldwin, R.PH.Pharmacist1245515329
  41. Vaishnavi Balendiran, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1023570850
  42. Evan Balk, MDOphthalmology Physician1962343004
  43. Sudarshan Balla, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1316100258
  44. John Ballantyne, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1487068813
  45. Anna Ballenger, MDDermatology Physician1104566199
  46. Brayton Ballenger, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407532146
  47. Alison BallouMental Health Counselor1154109569
  48. Abdulai Bangura, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1275227183
  49. Megan Bania, LCSWClinical Social Worker1871260745
  50. Linnea Banker, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1669104238

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.