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 6)
| Name |
|---|
| Tabassum Ahmad, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Tasmeem Ahmad, DMD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Umraan Ahmad, MD Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| Zia Ahmad, M.D., F.A.C.C. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Aqsa Ahmad-Majeed, DDS Dentist |
| Alexander Ahmadi, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Saumel Ahmadi, MD Neurology Physician |
| Afaf Ahmed, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hamza Ahmed, MD Neurology Physician |
| Humaa Ahmed, PA Physician Assistant |
| Malik Ahmed, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Marwa Ahmed, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Mohamed Ahmed Audiologist |
| Mohammed Ahmed, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Mustafa Ahmed Medical Physician Assistant |
| Muteen Ahmed, M.B.B.S. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nadeem Ahmed, M.D. Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Nawal Ahmed, DMD Dentist |
| Parveen Ahmed, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Reda Ahmed Pharmacist |
| Safee Ahmed Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Summayya Ahmed Pharmacist |
| Zarir Ahmed Hospitalist Physician |
| Tyler Aholt, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Anna Ahrens, ANP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Christopher Ahrens, D.O. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Serena Ahrens, MS CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Salman Ahsan, MD Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician |
| Anna Aiazzi Dermatology Physician |
| Kari Aiello, PHARM.D. Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist |
| Nicole Ainley Counselor |
| Jessica Ainsworth, BCBA, LBA Behavior Analyst |
| Amanda Airaghi, PA Physician Assistant |
| Laila Ait Haj Kaddour Pharmacist |
| Ramona Aitken, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Victoria Aitken, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Bushra Ajaz, MSCCC-A Otolaryngology Physician |
| Deborah Ajewole Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Helen Ajufo, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ramesses Akamefula, MD, MBA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hufsah Akbar, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Muhammad Nabeel Akbar Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hossein Akbarialiabad Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Zeynep Akca, NCC,LCPC,LPC Professional Counselor |
| Ece Akduman, MD Body Imaging Physician |
| Yigit Akduman Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Brandon Akers, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Lisa Akers-Smith, RD, LD Registered Dietitian |
| Valerie Akerson, MSW, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Charles Akester, PLPC Mental Health Counselor |
Nearby Cities in Missouri
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