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 8 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. Douglas Bankhead, MDAnesthesiology Physician1700896347
  2. Anthony Banks, LMSWClinical Social Worker1316561186
  3. Cara Banning, DOInternal Medicine Physician1356237028
  4. Michael Banning, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1700657442
  5. Sagar Bansal, MDAnesthesiology Physician1871084749
  6. Shweta Bansal, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578360780
  7. Sarah Banton, LPCProfessional Counselor1467067249
  8. Amanda Bantz, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114293248
  9. Mohammad BaqarDiagnostic Radiology Physician1164804407
  10. Stephanie Barata-Kirby, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1144881509
  11. Jamie BarbarickSpeech-Language Pathologist1497083067
  12. Thomas Barbata, PTPhysical Therapist1356958862
  13. Gerrad Bard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1952784373
  14. Greycie BardoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619832797
  15. Jon Barfknecht, ATCAthletic Trainer1992725022
  16. Renae Barkema, MED, LPC, LMFTProfessional Counselor1063872828
  17. Robyn Barlow, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1558131078
  18. Blake Barnes, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477849602
  19. Christyl Barnes, RNRegistered Nurse1316611213
  20. Courtney Barnes, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1225154875
  21. Emily BarnesMental Health Counselor1356963557
  22. Eric Barnes, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1619952520
  23. Jason Barnes, DOAnesthesiology Physician1366937674
  24. Jenifer Barnes, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1053457820
  25. Jonathan Barnes, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1376915678
  26. Laura Barnes, MS, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1013140037
  27. Stephen Barnes, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1326016312
  28. Madalyn Barnett, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003592189
  29. Tara Barnett, L.ACAcupuncturist1962846626
  30. Richard Barohn, M.D.Neuromuscular Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1073610663
  31. Ciara Barr, FNPNurse Practitioner1831956119
  32. Dominic BarresiUrology Physician1598458796
  33. Leeann Barrett, O.D.Optometrist1245384338
  34. Alvis Barrier, MDOtolaryngology Physician1760436307
  35. Breton Barrier, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1093773541
  36. Aleeya Barrolle, PHARMD, PHAPsychiatric Pharmacist1912697871
  37. Hailey Barron, FNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1235834920
  38. Chelmer Barrow, DOInternal Medicine Physician1871530451
  39. Kalen Barrows, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1124706189
  40. Andrew Barsoum, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669058772
  41. Elizabeth Barton, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1811333602
  42. Kevin Bartow, MDSurgery Physician1306043799
  43. Omer Basar, MDGastroenterology Physician1801458617
  44. Hillary Bash, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1871356055
  45. Raahim BashirStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912891730
  46. Persis Baskaran, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1881975449
  47. Jennifer Baskett, APRNNurse Practitioner1124065859
  48. Andrew Basnett, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1013145234
  49. Jaime Basnett, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659792695
  50. Deepa Baswaraj, MBBSCardiovascular Disease Physician1033604053

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.