Doctors in Saint Louis, MO
Active healthcare providers in Saint Louis 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
Saint Louis ranks 1st among 321 Missouri cities by CMS provider count, holding 24.7% of the state's NPIs, led by Internal Medicine Physician.
- 26,824
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 321 MO cities
- 24.7%
- of Missouri providers
- 15.5%
- in top 3 specialties
Saint Louis ranks #1 of 10 Missouri cities for Internal Medicine Physician.
Where Saint Louis ranks among Missouri cities
Provider count vs every Missouri city in CMS NPPES (321 cities)
26,824 Top 1% higher than 99% of 321 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Saint Louis
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
1,385 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
1,383 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
1,382 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
1,065 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
961 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
855 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
844 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
763 providers
- Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
654 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
648 providers
What this shows Internal Medicine Physician is the largest specialty (1,385 providers, 5.2% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Saint Louis 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 , Saint Louis over-indexes diagnostic radiology physician at 2× the state average and under-indexes family nurse practitioner at 0.55×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Missouri average
Less common here than Missouri average
- Family Nurse Practitioner 0.55×
- Professional Counselor 0.65×
- Physical Therapist 0.70×
- Pharmacist 0.74×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Saint Louis, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 26,824 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 Saint Louis - 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 Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (1,385 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,383 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 1,382). 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, Saint Louis reports roughly 432.9 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 Saint Louis practice address, a coverage gap Saint Louis patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,385 | 5.2% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,383 | 5.2% |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 1,382 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,065 | 4.0% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 961 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Pediatrics Physician | 855 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Professional Counselor | 844 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Physical Therapist | 763 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Occupational Therapist | 654 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 648 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Mental Health Counselor | 593 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Social Worker | 583 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 575 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Anesthesiology Physician | 518 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Registered Nurse | 480 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 2)
| Name |
|---|
| Margaret Abeln, PT Physical Therapist |
| Michael Abels, D.D.S. General Practice Dentistry |
| Colleen Abendroth, LCSW Social Worker |
| Elizabeth Abernathy, N.P. Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Kristia Abernathy, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Lisa Abernathy Clinical Social Worker |
| Loren Abernathy, PNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Krystel Abi Karam Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Syed Abidi, MD Neuroradiology Physician |
| Michele Abidin, D.D.S. Dentist |
| Abisola Abimbola Registered Nurse |
| Freddy-May Abisamra, CGC Genetic Counselor (M.S.) |
| Enyo Ablordeppey, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Elsayed Abo-Salem, MD Interventional Cardiology Physician |
| Daniel Abodeely, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Patricia Abodi Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Maureen Abongo, DNP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Mahmood Abosara Social Worker |
| Mohamed Abou Shousha, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Moneer Abouljoud, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Mohamed Abousetta Physician Assistant |
| Elizabeth Abraham, M.D. Personal Emergency Response Attendant |
| Manjusha Abraham, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Philip Abraham, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician |
| Vihas Abraham Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician |
| Nancy Abram, RNC, NNP Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Shira Abramovitz, MSW Social Worker |
| Bradley Abrams, PT Physical Therapist |
| Jenna Abrams, AUD Audiologist |
| Leora Abrams, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shepherd Abrams, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Barry Abramson, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Ernest Abramson, D.M.D. Dentist |
| Damien Abreu, MD, PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Brooj Abro, MD Hematology (Pathology) Physician |
| Lauren Abruzzo, FNP Registered Nurse |
| Heather Abts, MA, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Moh'd Rawhi Abu Hamad, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Wahid Abu-Amer, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Joy Abu-Shanab, PHARM. D, BCPS Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist |
| Hawa Abubakar, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Nazik Abuelgasim, MD Neurology Physician |
| Muhidin Abukar Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Aninda Acharya, MD Neurology Physician |
| Nathan Achilly, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Christine Ackerman Occupational Therapist |
| Timothy Ackerman, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| William Ackerman, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Margaret Ackland, RPH Pharmacist |
| Frank Ackles, LPC Professional Counselor |
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