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 73 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. Sanjay Mehta, M.D.Surgery Physician1932495272
  2. Tejas MehtaNeurology Physician1477165330
  3. Christina Melara, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1841976396
  4. Jessica MelegritoPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1013663038
  5. Tiffany Meller, APRNClinical Nurse Specialist1104225846
  6. Richard Mellitt, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1730171026
  7. Morgan Melloway, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1124511373
  8. Elias Melly, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811546559
  9. Asba Ali Memon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104504042
  10. Steven Menard, D.C., F.I.A.M.A.Chiropractor1689891947
  11. Yunxiao Meng, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1740173079
  12. Patrick Mengwasser, PTPhysical Therapist1649783507
  13. Lauren MercerAudiologist1205765336
  14. Ambreen Anil Merchant, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700526407
  15. Rameez Merchant, M.B.B.SNeurocritical Care Physician1376038679
  16. Michelle Merrihew, D.O.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1962608794
  17. Walter Merriman, DONeurology Physician1770269961
  18. Christine Merritt, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1619713260
  19. Kathy Mertzufft, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1558296483
  20. Fassil Mesfin, M.D., PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1992968218
  21. Sandra Meskimen, APRNNurse Practitioner1063479491
  22. Lisa Mesmer, PTPhysical Therapist1275580300
  23. Krystle Messer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467220681
  24. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson, RN, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1124151246
  25. Sangeeta Mettu, M.DPsychiatry Physician1053699108
  26. Brett Metzger, PA-CPhysician Assistant1295505543
  27. Antoinette Metzner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1295447886
  28. Caitlin MeyerPharmacist1225709710
  29. Donald Meyer, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1912990805
  30. Grant MeyerBehavior Technician1457218547
  31. Haley MeyerBehavior Technician1366301095
  32. John Meyer, MDPediatrics Physician1336262674
  33. Neal Meyer, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1013921667
  34. Steven Meyer, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1215000302
  35. Sydney MeyerProfessional Counselor1699509638
  36. Theresa MeyerPhysical Therapist1437713237
  37. Thomas Meyer, DOAnesthesiology Physician1003868951
  38. Lewis Meyerson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1568560720
  39. Jill Michaelson, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1134378821
  40. John Middleton, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1265442974
  41. Julianne Midkiff, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346389731
  42. Brent Miedema, MDSurgery Physician1033160734
  43. Janet MiedemaPhysician Assistant1427242759
  44. Julia Miesner, AU.DAudiologist1831982453
  45. Grace MihalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760252282
  46. Margaret Mike, M.D.Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1982689006
  47. Mary Mikhael, MDHospitalist Physician1285286674
  48. Soumya Mikkilineni, MD, MPHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1942861695
  49. Erica Milbach, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750548558
  50. Beverly Miles, D.C.Nutrition Chiropractor1104923127

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.