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 91 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. Erika Ringdahl, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275590614
  2. Kayla RingoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689475337
  3. Thomas Riordan, LIC. AC.Acupuncturist1972793008
  4. Jeffrey Rioux, LMTMechanotherapist1881820975
  5. Lauren Ripley, LPCMental Health Counselor1366093239
  6. William Rippe, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1316235054
  7. Lyndsey Ripper, RBTBehavior Analyst1063046183
  8. Randal Rippey, RVTVascular Sonography Radiologic Technologist1235370313
  9. Jon Rischer, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1033123732
  10. Valle Rischer, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1265446249
  11. Debra Ritchie, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1386602233
  12. Miranda Ritchie, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1346422763
  13. Detlef Ritter, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1447207667
  14. Ashley Ritzo, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1871800920
  15. Izel Rivera, PH.D.Audiologist1427099191
  16. Jackie Rivera, LPNStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093260747
  17. Nancy Rivera, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477866168
  18. Arnaldo Rivera Perez, M.D.Otology & Neurotology Physician1962482232
  19. Husref Rizvanovic, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790550135
  20. Ennio Rizzo Esposito, MEDICAL DOCTOROrthopaedic Surgery Physician1467078931
  21. Alexandra RoarkNeurorehabilitation Occupational Therapist1528291739
  22. Bryce Roark, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1588924138
  23. Robert Robbins, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1023462439
  24. Ashley RobertsOccupational Therapist1124790894
  25. Cody Roberts, DOAdolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1588408892
  26. Jeffrey Roberts, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003851023
  27. Jon Roberts, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1265420178
  28. Marjorie Roberts, LPCProfessional Counselor1831406198
  29. Mary Roberts, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447969787
  30. Nicholas RobertsOncology Pharmacist1962240036
  31. Bailey Robertson, RNRegistered Nurse1437939568
  32. Deborah Robertson, APRN, BC, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619164340
  33. Michael Robertson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1326200759
  34. Quayd Robertson, D.ODiagnostic Radiology Physician1699407403
  35. Ryan RobertsonDentist1821915885
  36. Anna Robinson, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1316476443
  37. Matthew Robinson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407829187
  38. Stephanie Robinson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710763313
  39. Victoria Robinson, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1215991781
  40. William Robinson, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1013211275
  41. Leann Robley, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1114501160
  42. Diego Rocha-GonzalesBehavior Technician1881570430
  43. Catherine Roche, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649922113
  44. John Rockett, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518584937
  45. Shomita Rode, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1447982350
  46. Barbara Rodeman, APRNClinical Nurse Specialist1710939210
  47. Jason Rodier, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1801236302
  48. Carole Rodon, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1689786188
  49. Shannon Rodrigue, LPCProfessional Counselor1023710993
  50. Bjorn RodriguezInternal Medicine Physician1679469340

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.