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 94 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. Shoaib SaleemInternal Medicine Physician1275210130
  2. Hussam Saleh, MDPsychiatry Physician1659883320
  3. Nourhan Saleh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710716303
  4. Manal Salim, MDPediatrics Physician1043942303
  5. Erica Salinas, MDVascular Surgery Physician1396914321
  6. Denise Salisbury, N.P.Primary Care Nurse Practitioner1164491882
  7. Lea SalisburyHome Health Aide1467232959
  8. Shelby SalisburyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104539394
  9. Anna Salmo, SLP-CFSpeech-Language Pathologist1275284176
  10. Fatima Samad, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1447566849
  11. Karen Samani, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013439793
  12. Traci Sambolin, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1457668295
  13. Kitty Samons, R.N.Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1861605388
  14. Jacquelyn Sample, MED OTRLOccupational Therapist1568509867
  15. Christopher Sampson, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1659301711
  16. Oluwaseye Samuel, MDNephrology Physician1194698118
  17. Eleanor Samuels, PAPhysician Assistant1215989843
  18. Janet Samuels, APRN, BC, FNPNurse Practitioner1134188303
  19. Manuel San, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1245443548
  20. Brighton Sanchez, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1689186371
  21. Carlos Sanchez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578528758
  22. Kevin Sanchez, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1841930807
  23. Gino Sanchez-Meza, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1841938016
  24. Shana Sandbothe, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1487305611
  25. Allyson SandersSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1861059602
  26. Hannah Sanders, PLPCProfessional Counselor1700631579
  27. Terry Sanders, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1285609198
  28. Christina Sanderson, AUDIOLOGISTAudiologist1336379676
  29. Jaskaran Sandhu, MDPsychiatry Physician1063524668
  30. Thomas SandiferPharmacist1134352529
  31. Scott Sandstedt, PH.D.Psychologist1922065531
  32. Kira SanfordBehavior Technician1316677966
  33. Tiffany Sanford-Martens, PH.DCounseling Psychologist1700845500
  34. Stephen Sansoterra, MD, MPHOtolaryngology Physician1720887144
  35. Oscar Santana, LMSWSocial Worker1710612452
  36. Rachel Santiago, PHDPsychologist1679401236
  37. Sincere SantiagoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790244309
  38. Emanuel Santiago Santana, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1992200752
  39. Jasmine SantosPhysician Assistant1316575483
  40. Aaron Sapp, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1649240367
  41. Alyssa Sapp, APRN, FNPNurse Practitioner1710130802
  42. James Sapp, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1497621643
  43. Susan Sappington, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1881734077
  44. Susan Sappington, DVMVeterinarian1174957179
  45. Travis Sappington, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1295024289
  46. Erich Sartor, BOCOSpecialist1912390394
  47. Molly SartoriusProfessional Counselor1871464438
  48. Jeanine Sasek, DDSDentist1013238716
  49. Amber Sateia, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1558929117
  50. Kenneth Sattizahn, DCChiropractor1831202894

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.