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 83 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. Angela Palant, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1104683366
  2. Joseph PalazzoMental Health Counselor1922020494
  3. Andrew Palisch, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1578701827
  4. Janice PalmerProfessional Counselor1174116073
  5. Jordan Palmer, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447925425
  6. Michael Palmer, LPCProfessional Counselor1639886450
  7. Necole Palmer, M.H.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750505079
  8. Bogdan Panaitescu, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1689170052
  9. Srinivas Krishna Panchangam, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1023364767
  10. Paul Pancoast, MEEmergency Medicine Physician1699190157
  11. Jessica Pangborn, MS CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922369909
  12. Rachel Pangburn, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265875736
  13. Theppharit Panichsillapakit, MDInfectious Disease Physician1972033397
  14. Cedric Papa, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1407110992
  15. Christos Papageorgiou, M.D., PHDMedical Oncology Physician1003861477
  16. Shafaq Paracha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508178369
  17. John Pardalos, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1568417699
  18. Joseph Parimi, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1801239124
  19. Doris Park, MSN, RN. CS, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265492276
  20. Eric Park, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982380168
  21. Julie Park, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1568916625
  22. Youngok Park, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1629229976
  23. Matthew Parke, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1275039216
  24. Beth Parker, LCSW, ACSWClinical Social Worker1730247438
  25. Catherine Parker, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1568737658
  26. Charles Parker, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1528402583
  27. Christopher Parker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922171875
  28. Jeffrey Parker, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1174516629
  29. Jerry Parker, PH.D.Health Service Psychologist1346205630
  30. Rochelle Parker, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346311057
  31. William Parker, D.O.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1790946333
  32. George Parkins, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1831167626
  33. Kristin Parkinson, MDPsychiatry Physician1902918501
  34. Angela Parks, P.A.Physician Assistant1114172368
  35. Joseph Parks, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1003898495
  36. Rachel Parks, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629207303
  37. Veronica Parks, PHARMDPharmacist1083124796
  38. William Parks, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1194720854
  39. Megan ParmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104613009
  40. Joshua Parmenter, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1578339586
  41. Stacy Parmer, LPC, LMFTProfessional Counselor1437527611
  42. Heather Parnell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1619395936
  43. Rown Parola, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1528792421
  44. Isaac Parrish, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417696204
  45. Rachel Parrish, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336875822
  46. Brett Parrott, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1881175222
  47. Lynn Parshall, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144285628
  48. Stephanie Parsons, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235357815
  49. Edward Partyka, MDGastroenterology Physician1457328486
  50. Trisha PatchettPulmonary Diagnostics Registered Respiratory Therapist1508635111

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.