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 9 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. Sudhir Batchu, MDNeurology Physician1871698662
  2. David Bates, D.N.P., C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1306387386
  3. Jami Bates, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1235638156
  4. Joseph BatesPharmacist1427648088
  5. Jonathan Bath, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1811041643
  6. Neha Batool, PHDPsychologist1487261640
  7. Ben Batson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1679786438
  8. Philip Batson, D.D.S.Dentist1457764185
  9. Kelly Batton, DNP. FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1811709025
  10. Barbara Bauer, PH.D.Psychologist1538269436
  11. Byron Bauer, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1063067254
  12. Karen BauerAudiologist1184895880
  13. Susan Bauer, APRNNurse Practitioner1407865033
  14. Prudence Baugher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376752550
  15. Abigail BaughmanBehavior Technician1386383776
  16. John BaumannStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164027041
  17. Wena Bautista, P.T.Physical Therapist1336506914
  18. Chirag Bavishi, M.D., M.P.H.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1518224476
  19. Jyotsana Baweja, RDHDental Hygienist1649101551
  20. Luke BaxterSurgery Physician1518800234
  21. Samantha Baxter, DOVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1891499604
  22. Charles BaysingerFamily Nurse Practitioner1538939210
  23. Ladonna Beachy, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881899763
  24. Clay Beagles, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073407623
  25. Dana Beaini, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1053699165
  26. Nabil Beaini, D.D.S.Periodontics1376814723
  27. Douglas Beal, M.D., M.S.H.A.Pediatrics Physician1417954660
  28. Rachel BeanlandPhysical Therapist1063377661
  29. Aaron Beard, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1023743382
  30. Daniel Beary, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326524521
  31. Angela Beasley, PAPhysician Assistant1871200279
  32. Kailee BeattyBehavior Analyst1790375178
  33. Ashley BecerraBehavior Technician1245938901
  34. Lorraine Becerra, BCBA, PHD, LBABehavior Analyst1215582291
  35. Brianne Bechtel, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1568293959
  36. Matthew Bechtold, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1528023090
  37. Anne Beck, MDDermatology Physician1508425935
  38. Niels Beck, PHDClinical Psychologist1700835972
  39. Phillip Beck, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1700236882
  40. Emma BeckerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366366759
  41. Ian Becker, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043730716
  42. Jacob Becker, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1679852271
  43. Sally BeckerOccupational Therapist1770811358
  44. Adam Beckett, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1770698052
  45. Nathan Beckett, MDPediatrics Physician1013403054
  46. William Beckett, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1295728830
  47. Casey Beckley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194309351
  48. Joseph Beckmann, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366494783
  49. Patrick Beckmann, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1700897089
  50. Allen Becvar, O.D.Optometrist1417976390

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.