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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.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 7)
| Name |
|---|
| HELEN BAKER, PHD Psychologist |
| JASON BAKER, HIS Hearing Instrument Specialist |
| JEFFERY BAKER, MA, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| KRISTIN BAKER, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| MEGAN BAKER Pharmacist |
| SHAUNA BAKER, LPC Professional Counselor |
| SHADI BAKJAJI, MD Pediatric Endocrinology Physician |
| BHAJANJIT BAL, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| DANA BAL, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| ELANGOVAN BALAKRISHNAN, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| ISABELLA BALDACCI, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| WHITNEY BALDRIDGE, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| CHARLES BALDWIN, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| DIANE BALDWIN, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| VAISHNAVI BALENDIRAN, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| LUKE BALL, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| SUDARSHAN BALLA, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| JOHN BALLANTYNE, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| ANNA BALLENGER, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| BRAYTON BALLENGER, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ALISON BALLOU Mental Health Counselor |
| ABDULAI BANGURA, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| MEGAN BANIA, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| LINNEA BANKER, M.D. Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| DOUGLAS BANKHEAD, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| ANTHONY BANKS, LMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| CARA BANNING, DO Internal Medicine Physician |
| MICHAEL BANNING, RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist |
| SAGAR BANSAL, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| SHWETA BANSAL, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| SARAH BANTON, LPC Professional Counselor |
| AMANDA BANTZ, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| MOHAMMAD BAQAR Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| STEPHANIE BARATA-KIRBY, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| JAMIE BARBARICK Speech-Language Pathologist |
| THOMAS BARBATA, PT Physical Therapist |
| GERRAD BARD, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| GREYCIE BARDO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| JON BARFKNECHT, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| RENAE BARKEMA, MED, LPC, LMFT Professional Counselor |
| ROBYN BARLOW, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| BLAKE BARNES, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| CHRISTYL BARNES, RN Registered Nurse |
| COURTNEY BARNES, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| EMILY BARNES Mental Health Counselor |
| ERIC BARNES, D.O. Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| JASON BARNES, DO Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| JENIFER BARNES, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| JONATHAN BARNES, AGPCNP-BC Nurse Practitioner |
| LAURA BARNES, MS, BCBA, LBA Behavior Analyst |
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