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 30 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. Vincent Seutter, LMTMassage Therapist1639058860
  2. Dana Shafer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154544336
  3. Sobia Shaffie, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1003886888
  4. Devki Shah, PA-CPhysician Assistant1538712526
  5. Dipak Shah, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1699742809
  6. Pankti Shah, D.OStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184414179
  7. Muhammad Salman ShahidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750221479
  8. Mohammed Ashwaq Hussain ShaikStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194511287
  9. Ghazal Shaikh, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1992719868
  10. Amanda Shapley, LMTMassage Therapist1548974124
  11. Aaron Sharky, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1144583337
  12. Kimberlee Sheahon, DPTPhysical Therapist1356656730
  13. James Sheffer, D.C.Chiropractor1588969273
  14. Charleen Shelley, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1669002515
  15. Nicole Shelton, RBTBehavior Technician1457954182
  16. Claire Sherar, DDSDentist1245915438
  17. Robert Shermer, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1780007864
  18. Kathryn Shinkle, LMSWClinical Social Worker1447009014
  19. Andrew Shold, MDAnesthesiology Physician1245792621
  20. Lynsey Shuman, LMSWSocial Worker1376062331
  21. Dua Siam, APRN-FNP-CCFamily Nurse Practitioner1871726638
  22. Bridgett Siegman, LMSWClinical Social Worker1053118208
  23. Lacey Sierra, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1154022275
  24. Randal Silver, DMD, D.ASBAGeneral Practice Dentistry1427026376
  25. Yasmine Simmons, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992142681
  26. Kalli Simons, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1528466802
  27. Debra Sims, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1851393052
  28. Alexis Sinclair, CPSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659297570
  29. Ajay Singh, MDOphthalmology Physician1184807786
  30. Ryanna SingletonBehavior Technician1326807074
  31. Serina Sitchler, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1881004851
  32. Munaf Siyamwala, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1992941900
  33. Gary Skinner, DOGeneral Practice Physician1275634859
  34. Kelly Skinner, FNP - CFamily Nurse Practitioner1760711188
  35. Jennifer Skouse-Voll, P.A.Physician Assistant1598971699
  36. Amara Sluder, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255958369
  37. Olivia Sluder, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497538680
  38. Shelby Smiley, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326755430
  39. Caitlin Smith, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1194197384
  40. Daniel Smith, PTPhysical Therapist1619106556
  41. Destiny SmithBehavior Technician1295651289
  42. Jackie Smith, RNPsychiatry Physician1568298628
  43. Jared Smith, MDSurgery Physician1710033493
  44. John Smith, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730229568
  45. Katie Smith, PLPCMental Health Counselor1255800157
  46. Katrena Smith, PLPCProfessional Counselor1073298824
  47. Katrina Smith, M.S. CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1699905810
  48. Kristin Smith, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1215324165
  49. Kyle Smith, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1639662505
  50. Marcella Smith, APRN FNP MSNFamily Nurse Practitioner1417359480

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.