Doctors and health care providers in Lees Summit, MO
2,128 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Lees Summit, 7th of 317 Missouri cities. The largest group is professional counselor: 159, 7% of the city's records, against 5% across Missouri. Page 23 of 43.
The 8 largest groups in Lees Summit
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Lees Summit in Missouri
- Rank in Missouri7th of 317 cities by records
- Share of the state1.9% of Missouri's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups19.1% of all records
- Professional Counselor rank6th of the 10 Missouri cities with the most
Compared with Missouri as a whole, Lees Summit has 2.9× the state's share of audiologist records and 0.75× its share of behavior technician records.
Providers in Lees Summit, alphabetically
- Tina Lane, FNPNurse Practitioner1104470772
- Naya LangBehavior Technician1417896499
- Scott Langford, M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1639192123
- Dylan Lankford, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1295688836
- Debra Larkins, OT/L, CHT, COMTHand Occupational Therapist1003247867
- Patricia Larson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1225348287
- Robin Larson-Molzen, MEDPsychologist1942283478
- Lynette Lartey, MPH, MCHESDoula1881418036
- Brennan LashbrookPhysical Therapist1063904399
- Mary Latham, PHARMDPharmacist1912651761
- Abriana Laurenzo, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1003546151
- Kimberly Lawhead, LMSWSocial Worker1700626918
- Janet Laws, MA, LPC, LCPCProfessional Counselor1497085047
- Mitchell Lawson, ATCAthletic Trainer1659765394
- Carol Layman, RNRegistered Nurse1811158090
- Peter Lazarz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1346745585
- Raymond Le, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629837133
- Autumn Leach, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1164720322
- Gail LeaderbrandPhysical Therapist1982011920
- Sydney Lecuru, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1558236067
- Cindy LeeOccupational Therapist1427348366
- Jessica Lee, DOInternal Medicine Physician1811284607
- Lauren Lee, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1477807303
- Leander LeeAnesthesiology Physician1255892055
- Malon Lee, PLPCMental Health Counselor1932949062
- Shelby Lee, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1649897141
- Shelby LeeOccupational Therapy Assistant1306712732
- Avery Legg, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1164885422
- Allison Lehnhoff, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1386150381
- Raeann Leist, RNInfusion Therapy Registered Nurse1629921234
- Rachel Leistad, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1396437174
- Danielle Leivian, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1194954081
- Deborah Lemar, LPCProfessional Counselor1932291853
- Lindsey Leonard, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1295449692
- Alana Lerman, AU.DAudiologist1881260792
- Griffin Lerman, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1942883707
- Laura Lester, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497282156
- Hayley Letchworth, PAPhysician Assistant1215503875
- Uneeda Leverett, M.D.Obstetrics Physician1962478677
- Angie LewisClinical Social Worker1508004524
- Brittany Lewis, PLPCProfessional Counselor1689387904
- Daniel Lewis, RBTBehavior Technician1437980711
- Erin Lewis, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1740059195
- Janine Lewis, R.D.Registered Dietitian1194011700
- Melissa Lewis, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1972937787
- Ron Leymaster, ED.D., NBCC, CCMHCMarriage & Family Therapist1700186913
- Rosanne LiechtiProfessional Counselor1740905702
- Emily Lier, AGACNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1124493507
- Georgina Lile, R.D., I.B.C.L.CLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1932561149
- Topanga Lindaman, RBTBehavior Technician1386593374
The largest Missouri cities
- Saint Louis27,605
- Kansas City13,759
- Springfield6,403
- Columbia6,004
- Joplin2,443
How to read this directory
Lees Summit, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,128 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 Lees Summit - 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 Lees Summit 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 Lees Summit is weighted toward Professional Counselor (159 clinicians, followed by Physical Therapist with 126 and Family Nurse Practitioner with 121). 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, Lees Summit reports roughly 34.3 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, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Lees Summit practice address, a coverage gap Lees Summit patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Lees Summit 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.
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Common questions
How many doctors are in Lees Summit, MO?
There are 2,128 registered healthcare providers in Lees Summit, MO, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Lees Summit?
The most common specialties in Lees Summit are Professional Counselor, Physical Therapist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Social Worker. Professional Counselor has the most providers with 159.
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.