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 3 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. Sofia Baronio, DCChiropractor1891613030
  2. Janelle Barrett, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1568197887
  3. Rochelle BarrettBehavior Technician1225994726
  4. Megan Bartlow, MS., LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1255688479
  5. Coltin Bass, DPTPhysical Therapist1336949809
  6. Kristina Bass, PTPhysical Therapist1467765974
  7. Prithvi Basu RoyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629864566
  8. Britton Batchelor, D.C.Chiropractor1619918661
  9. Carlos Bateman, D.C.Chiropractor1205848413
  10. Leonard Bateman, D.C.Chiropractor1366466203
  11. Alicia Bates, LMSWClinical Social Worker1922619154
  12. Sydney Bauer, DDSDentist1497687875
  13. Lynne Baumhoff, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699426833
  14. Leslie Bay, MS, PLPCProfessional Counselor1992555312
  15. Carriah BaylarkBehavior Technician1487521290
  16. Shyann BeagleyBehavior Technician1629815683
  17. Mindi Beahm, MDSurgery Physician1669663571
  18. Paige Bearinger, MS, PLPCProfessional Counselor1578248035
  19. Brent Beasley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043278484
  20. Michael Beauregard, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1831427731
  21. Annette Beck, MDPediatrics Physician1619975315
  22. Katherine Beck, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1730824855
  23. Lindsay Bedora, RN, APRN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1073955928
  24. Loren Beek, O.D.Optometrist1114984390
  25. Heather BegemannFamily Nurse Practitioner1619216231
  26. Vladimir Begilman, DOInternal Medicine Physician1952989147
  27. Pamela Beglau, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1578614608
  28. Arthur Begotti Silva, DMDPediatric Dentistry1831832443
  29. Rebecca Beier, LCSWClinical Social Worker1205582384
  30. Megan Beitzel, MOTR/LOccupational Therapist1811755168
  31. Elizabeth Belcher, LCSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1093151102
  32. Darla Belflower, LMSW, LCSW, LACClinical Social Worker1760512636
  33. Elizabeth BellSpeech-Language Pathologist1033095732
  34. Haley BellBehavior Technician1053237115
  35. Lakisha Bell, PLPCProfessional Counselor1730768458
  36. Valerie Bellario, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104223551
  37. Kayla Belle, MAADC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1215460217
  38. Courtney Belz, M.A.,CCC,SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356739213
  39. Marilyn BennettBehavior Technician1689503336
  40. Brooke Benton, LMSWClinical Social Worker1265256226
  41. Jason Bergman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326056722
  42. Jessica Berry, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1154897437
  43. Bret Berryman, PHARM DPharmacist1043819477
  44. Chloe BertishSpeech-Language Pathologist1457135105
  45. Maria Betancur, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992325930
  46. Emily BeymerOccupational Therapist1992254692
  47. Robert Biber, M.D.Urology Physician1720037195
  48. Wendy Biggerstaff, CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1205961893
  49. Halleck Bilyeu, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1679217541
  50. Nancy Birenboim, M.D.Nephrology Physician1346239100

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.