Doctors in Kansas City, MO
Active healthcare providers in Kansas City 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
Kansas City ranks 2nd among 321 Missouri cities by CMS provider count, holding 12.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 13,347
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 321 MO cities
- 12.3%
- of Missouri providers
- 16%
- in top 3 specialties
Kansas City ranks #2 of 10 Missouri cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Kansas City ranks among Missouri cities
Provider count vs every Missouri city in CMS NPPES (321 cities)
13,347 Top 1% higher than 99% of 321 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Kansas City
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
898 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
627 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
610 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
523 providers
- Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
509 providers
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
491 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
457 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
454 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
367 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 343
Speech-Language Pathologist
343 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (898 providers, 6.7% of the city), followed by Pharmacist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Kansas City 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 , Kansas City over-indexes pediatric nurse practitioner at 2.4× the state average and under-indexes speech-language pathologist at 0.56×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Missouri average
Less common here than Missouri average
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.56×
- Occupational Therapist 0.62×
- Physical Therapist 0.68×
- Professional Counselor 0.71×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Kansas City, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 13,347 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 Kansas City - 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (898 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 627 and Family Nurse Practitioner with 610). 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, Kansas City reports roughly 215.4 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 898 | 6.7% |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 627 | 4.7% |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 610 | 4.6% |
| 4 | Clinical Social Worker | 523 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Registered Nurse | 509 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Behavior Technician | 491 | 3.7% |
| 7 | Professional Counselor | 457 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Pediatrics Physician | 454 | 3.4% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 367 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 343 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Internal Medicine Physician | 320 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Family Medicine Physician | 295 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Social Worker | 294 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Mental Health Counselor | 262 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | 243 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Brian Aalbers, D.O. Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician |
| Kristin Aaron, APRN, NNP-BC Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse |
| Kurt Aarons, DDS Pediatric Dentistry |
| Sol Abarca Acevedo, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Aryana Abbas Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Ume Abbas, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Brandon Abbott, D.O. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nita Abbott Mental Health Counselor |
| Mohamed Abdalaziz, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Bakar Abdalla Driver |
| Dana Abdel Jawad, DNP, APRN, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Ruba Abdelhadi, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Asem Abdeljalil, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Ahmed Abdelmoity Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician |
| Sherouk Abdelmoity Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Salwa Abdelwahed, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shahab Abdessalam, MD Surgical Oncology Physician |
| Fadumo Abdi Behavior Technician |
| Mohamed Abdi Home Health Aide |
| Mohamed Aashiq Abdul Ghayum, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Nawfel Abdulameer, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Elijah Abdullah Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dana Abdullahi, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Zara Abdush-Shakir Bever, FNP Registered Nurse |
| Dane Abegg, PH.D Psychologist |
| Katy Abelbeck, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Tiffany Abele, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Arnold Abels, PHD Counseling Psychologist |
| Lauren Abelson, PT Physical Therapist |
| Deneb Aben, BSN,RN,OCN Oncology Registered Nurse |
| Melvin Abend, M.D. Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Corinne Aberle, M.D. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| Avery Abernathy, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Kelsey Able, DO Gastroenterology Physician |
| Donald Ables, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Samantha Ables, FNP-C Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Richard Abloff, PHD ABPP Psychologist |
| Laura Aboud Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Matthew Aboudara, M.D. Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Islam Aboumoussa Physical Therapist |
| Ashrita Abraham, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| George Abraham, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician |
| Seenu Abraham, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Stephanie Abram Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Melissa Abramovitz, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Haile Abrha Physician Assistant |
| Mohanned Abu El Haija Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Maha Abu Kishk, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Tarek Abu-Rajab Tamimi, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Muna Abuerreish, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
Nearby Cities in Missouri
Other Missouri cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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