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 (Page 6)
| Name |
|---|
| Joseph Allred, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Erica Allshouse Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ahmad Kareem Almekkawi Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jessica Almond, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Ghadeer Alnajjar, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Uri Alon, MD Pediatric Nephrology Physician |
| Isabella Alonso Behavior Technician |
| Solomon Alpert, PLPC (MO), LPC (KS) Mental Health Counselor |
| Sallam Alrosan, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rehab Alsadeq Behavior Analyst |
| Hamza Alshami, M.D Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Samantha Alsop, MD Surgery Physician |
| Johnette Alston Registered Nurse |
| Stephanie Altenburg, D.D.S. General Practice Dentistry |
| Timothy Altenburg, D.D.S General Practice Dentistry |
| Renae Altenhofen, RN CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Bethany Althoff, LPC, RPT Professional Counselor |
| Jeffrey Althoff, MD Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician |
| Keelin Althoff, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Stephanie Altic, M.A. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Halley Altieri Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Brian Altman, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Anne Altschul Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| David Altschul, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Bankole Aluko Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Dixie Alvarado Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
| Dalia Alvarenga, CD Doula |
| Maria Alvarenga, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Julie Alvarez, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Lori Alvarez, S-MFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Najveen Alvi Pediatric Cardiology Physician |
| Edward Alviso Pharmacist |
| Esraa Aly, NP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Chelsea Amack, NP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Robert Amajoyi, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician |
| Muhammad Aman Neurology Physician |
| Tewodros Amare, PHARM D Pharmacist |
| Elizabeth Amaro Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Megan Amash Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jean Amazan, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Mithulya Amboo Mahentheran, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Jennifer Amborn Athletic Trainer |
| Allison Ambrose, PHARM.D. Pharmacist |
| Douglas Ambrose, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Katherine Ambrosier Groves, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Esi Amedodji, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Sheena Amin, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mohsen Amiri, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Amita Amonker, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Lauren Amos, M.D. Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician |
Nearby Cities in Missouri
Other Missouri cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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