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 279)
| Name |
|---|
| Mary Limmer, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Noppachart Limpaphayom, M.D. Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Patricia Limpert, MD Surgery Physician |
| Alexander Lin, M.D. Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Angela Lin, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Chieh-Ju Lin, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Chieh-Yu Lin, MD Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Hsiu-San Lin, MD Radiation Oncology Physician |
| Jason Lin, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| John Lin, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Maung Htain Lin Internal Medicine Physician |
| Max Lin, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Michael Lin, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Phyo Nay Lin, MD, MS Pediatrics Physician |
| Susan Lin, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sylvia Lin, PT Physical Therapist |
| Tiffany Lin Psychologist |
| Walter Lin, MD, MBA Internal Medicine Physician |
| Yiing Lin, MD Surgery Physician |
| Susan Linan, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Guillermo Linares, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Emily Lincoln, RN, NNP-BC Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Samantha Lincoln, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Colleen Lind, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Robert Lind, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Christina Lindberg Dentist |
| Miranda Lindburg, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Jessica Lindemann, MD Surgery Physician |
| Kate Lindemann Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Christina Linden, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Meghan Linden, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Amy Linder Occupational Therapist |
| Randolph Linder, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Sarah Linderer, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Lelia Lindhorst, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Samuel Lindner, M.D. Interventional Cardiology Physician |
| Kathryn Lindsay, MSN, APRN-BC, AGPCNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Ryan Lindsay, MSW Mental Health Counselor |
| Terianne Lindsey, PNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Chermoan Lindseyjones Counselor |
| Anna Lindwedel, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Taylor Lindwedel, MA, PLPC, NCC Professional Counselor |
| Janice Linehan, P.A. Physician Assistant |
| Renee Linenfelser, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Gerald Linette, MD Medical Oncology Physician |
| Calvin Ling, DC Chiropractor |
| Guoyu Ling, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Tobin Lingafelter, DC Chiropractor |
| Susan Linhardt, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Allan Link, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
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Other Missouri cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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