NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Independence, MO

1,810 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Independence, 9th of 317 Missouri cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 173, 10% of the city's records, against 3% across Missouri. Page 27 of 37.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Independence

  1. Behavior Technician173
  2. Clinical Social Worker135
  3. Professional Counselor126
  4. Speech-Language Pathologist92
  5. Physical Therapist89
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner88
  7. Pharmacist85
  8. General Practice Dentistry58

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Independence in Missouri

  • Rank in Missouri9th of 317 cities by records
  • Share of the state1.6% of Missouri's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups24% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank6th of the 10 Missouri cities with the most

Compared with Missouri as a whole, Independence has 2.9× the state's share of behavior technician records and 0.71× its share of internal medicine physician records.

Providers in Independence, alphabetically

  1. Phillip Pringle, LPCProfessional Counselor1841333010
  2. Stephen Pringle, M.A., D.MIN.Professional Counselor1831312180
  3. Connor Pritzel, PHARM DPharmacist1063138105
  4. Dawn Privett, RDRegistered Dietitian1770811283
  5. Lisa Prosser-Dodds, LPCMental Health Counselor1235265760
  6. Katrina Pruitt, MS, NCCProfessional Counselor1467048496
  7. Marchelle PryorCommunity Health Worker1811707367
  8. Dominick Pugh, LMSWClinical Social Worker1508683038
  9. Lyda Pung, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1518385046
  10. Kulnarin Purcell, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1265484323
  11. Olivia Pursley, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1013889591
  12. Jessica PutzierPhysical Therapist1194592055
  13. Jacqueline Pyle, DPMPodiatrist1477804995
  14. Arturo Quiason, MDGeriatric Psychiatry Physician1174587703
  15. Emmeline Quiason, MDPsychiatry Physician1942264544
  16. Alejandra Quintana, LMSWClinical Social Worker1154970887
  17. Emily RadleyRegistered Nurse1063378891
  18. Heidi RaffurtyBehavior Technician1225900509
  19. Jessica Rafizadeh, PHARMDPharmacist1710581848
  20. Navid RafizadehPharmacist1780288803
  21. Anam RahimNurse Practitioner1831678788
  22. Pradeep Rajbhandari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114728334
  23. Anand Rajpara, M.D.Dermatology Physician1639494198
  24. Kathleen RalphProfessional Counselor1427502822
  25. Daniel Ramazzotto, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1821920406
  26. Gregory Ramirez, MDAnesthesiology Physician1295998987
  27. Mary RamseyCase Management Registered Nurse1174415905
  28. Rachel RasmussenBehavior Technician1992647507
  29. Fezan RasoolStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184567323
  30. Joanna Ratcliff, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1164204343
  31. Olivia Rauschenbach, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1811426679
  32. Linda Ray, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124090592
  33. Erica RayaBehavior Technician1730985284
  34. Brenna RaymondBehavior Technician1831936160
  35. Ashley Rea, LMSWClinical Social Worker1528942133
  36. Lauren Reabe, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1083341762
  37. Pranahitha Reddy, MDPsychiatry Physician1215979281
  38. Heather Reed, LMSWClinical Social Worker1821924507
  39. Nathan ReedClinical Social Worker1184274730
  40. Ellen Reesman, LPCProfessional Counselor1407271612
  41. Micaela RehmerDoula1871439562
  42. Ruth Reid, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1194236281
  43. Ashley Reinhard, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1336491513
  44. Allison Reinkemeyer, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598378812
  45. Tiffany RensbergerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1760915755
  46. Eva Rensing, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1659184018
  47. Sabrina Rentschler, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1265910921
  48. Vicki ReschSpeech-Language Pathologist1023183100
  49. Christina Reser, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1477907830
  50. Rachel RevelsPhysical Therapy Assistant1265998892

The largest Missouri cities

  1. Saint Louis27,605
  2. Kansas City13,759
  3. Springfield6,403
  4. Columbia6,004
  5. Joplin2,443

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How to read this directory

Independence, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,810 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 Independence - 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 Independence 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 Independence is weighted toward Behavior Technician (173 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 135 and Professional Counselor with 126). 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, Independence reports roughly 29.2 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 Independence 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 Independence, MO?

There are 1,810 registered healthcare providers in Independence, MO, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Independence?

The most common specialties in Independence are Behavior Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, Speech-Language Pathologist, Physical Therapist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 173.

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.