Doctors in Joplin, MO
Active healthcare providers in Joplin sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Joplin ranks 5th among 321 Missouri cities by CMS provider count, holding 2.2% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 2,390
- NPPES providers in city
- 5th
- of 321 MO cities
- 2.2%
- of Missouri providers
- 27.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Joplin ranks #3 of 10 Missouri cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Joplin ranks among Missouri cities
Provider count vs every Missouri city in CMS NPPES (321 cities)
2,390 Top 2% higher than 98% of 321 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Joplin
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
324 providers
- Case Manager/Care Co…
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
234 providers
- Professional Counselor 108
Professional Counselor
108 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 106
Family Nurse Practitioner
106 providers
- Certified Registered… 94
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
94 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 79
Clinical Social Worker
79 providers
- Physical Therapist 76
Physical Therapist
76 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 75
Nurse Practitioner
75 providers
- Emergency Medicine P… 67
Emergency Medicine Physician
67 providers
- Pharmacist 66
Pharmacist
66 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (324 providers, 13.6% of the city), followed by Case Manager/Care Coordinator.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Joplin has more, and fewer, of than Missouri average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Missouri , Joplin over-indexes case manager/care coordinator at 6.4× the state average and under-indexes speech-language pathologist at 0.43×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Missouri average
Less common here than Missouri average
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.43×
- Pharmacist 0.57×
- Family Medicine Physician 0.63×
- Occupational Therapist 0.72×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Joplin, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,390 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Joplin - 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 Joplin 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Joplin is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (324 clinicians, followed by Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 234 and Professional Counselor with 108). 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, Joplin reports roughly 38.6 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.
Of Missouri's most common specialties, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Joplin practice address, a coverage gap Joplin patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Joplin 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.
Which specialties are most common in Joplin
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 324 | 13.6% |
| 2 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 234 | 9.8% |
| 3 | Professional Counselor | 108 | 4.5% |
| 4 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 106 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 94 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 79 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Physical Therapist | 76 | 3.2% |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioner | 75 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 67 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Pharmacist | 66 | 2.8% |
| 11 | Internal Medicine Physician | 57 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 47 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 43 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physician | 40 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Psychiatry Physician | 38 | 1.6% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 48)
| Name |
|---|
| Morgan Woods, MSW Social Worker |
| Benjamin Woodson, M.D. Urology Physician |
| Jaime Woodward Registered Nurse |
| Jeffrey Wool, M.D. Adult Medicine Physician |
| Jacquelyn Wooldridge, CNS Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Kayla Wooldridge, D.O. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Minette Woolven Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse |
| Richard Worley, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Breanna Worstell Clinical Social Worker |
| Alisha Wright, D.O, Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Daniel Wright Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kendra Wright, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Jian Wu Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Xujun Wu, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Sarah Wuch Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Darla Wyatt Professional Counselor |
| Nhia Yang Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Cherylon Yarosh, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Jaycin Yee, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Tori Yoakum, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Todd Yockey, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Jacob Yoder Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dan Young, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Keila Young, DNP, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Kelly Young, CRADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Lori Young, PT Physical Therapist |
| Tiffany Young, CFNP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Pamela Younger, RDH Dental Hygienist |
| Dennis Younker, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Rachel Yount, LMSW Social Worker |
| Trixy Ypil, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| John Yuhas, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Neil Yust, PT Physical Therapist |
| Navid Zaidi, MD Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Anthony Zamora Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jahan Zeb, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Albin Zelaya Amaya Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dian Zhang, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Xi Zhu, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| David Zuehlke, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
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Other Missouri cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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