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 95 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. Vikas Satyananda, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1467893727
  2. Colin Sauer, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1144482761
  3. Bryan Sauers, RPHPharmacist1700829876
  4. Amy SausamanProfessional Counselor1871101543
  5. Robert Savage, LPCProfessional Counselor1801962519
  6. Tracy Sawyer, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1992003594
  7. Darlene Saxe, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1588796510
  8. Alisha SaxenaHospitalist Physician1144919333
  9. Kylie SaxtonSurgery Physician1235071358
  10. Kimberly Scates, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326574179
  11. Sarah Schaak, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679892210
  12. Robert Schaal, PTPhysical Therapist1194741645
  13. Ashley Schaeffer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649840281
  14. Krista Schaller, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1609444637
  15. Dan Schapira, D.D.S.Dentist1407969579
  16. Ben Schartman, CITCounselor1356803290
  17. Alice Schawo, M. ED., CRC, LPCMental Health Counselor1073632808
  18. Clayton Scheets, PAPhysician Assistant1740844547
  19. Nicky Scheidt, P.T.Pediatric Physical Therapist1699821934
  20. Troy Scheidt, MDOtolaryngology Physician1619920097
  21. Michelle Scheidt-HopkinsAudiologist1851562565
  22. Ryan Schell, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1629428578
  23. Anna ScheperleSpeech-Language Pathologist1609568831
  24. Dallas SchepersPharmacist1689969479
  25. James Scheppers, DPTPhysical Therapist1982095014
  26. Jennifer ScherPhysical Therapy Assistant1528303765
  27. Julia SchererStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942193313
  28. Andrew Scherf, PHARM. DPharmacist1700454857
  29. Jerrold Schermer, M.D.Urology Physician1851305916
  30. Christopher Schiavo, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1700268133
  31. Kaitlin Schiavo, MDDermatology Physician1508248576
  32. Carol Schick, PHDClinical Social Worker1184567505
  33. Amanda Schieber, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205077203
  34. Amber Schilb, PLPCProfessional Counselor1730539016
  35. Kelly Schilling, CTRSRecreation Therapist1245020767
  36. Mary Beth Schillinger, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154748739
  37. Christina SchinChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1164088985
  38. Derek Schirmer, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1881223881
  39. Ann Schlafly, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730749920
  40. Kristi Schlegel, LPCProfessional Counselor1750056339
  41. Van Schloegel, MDUrology Physician1053998542
  42. David Schlossman, MD PHDHematology & Oncology Physician1790772234
  43. Tailor Schlotzhauer, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1346096906
  44. Richard Schmaltz, MDVascular Surgery Physician1487698411
  45. Rachel Schmidli, BCBABehavior Analyst1770069486
  46. Joel Schmidt, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1750765558
  47. Vanessa Schmidt, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1629418165
  48. Kelly Schmidt Clay, PHD, CCC-AAudiologist1417228701
  49. Angela Schmitt, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1578819140
  50. Teresa Schmitter, BCBABehavior Analyst1821361460

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.