Doctors in St Louis, MO
Active healthcare providers in St 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
St Louis ranks 30th among 321 Missouri cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.6% of the state's NPIs, led by Clinical Social Worker.
- 609
- NPPES providers in city
- 30th
- of 321 MO cities
- 0.6%
- of Missouri providers
- 16.1%
- in top 3 specialties
St Louis ranks #11 of 10 Missouri cities for Clinical Social Worker.
Where St Louis ranks among Missouri cities
Provider count vs every Missouri city in CMS NPPES (321 cities)
609 Top 9% higher than 91% of 321 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in St Louis
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
36 providers
- Dentist
Dentist
32 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
30 providers
- General Practice Den…
General Practice Dentistry
30 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
24 providers
- Chiropractor
Chiropractor
18 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
18 providers
- Psychiatry Physician
Psychiatry Physician
17 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
15 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi…
Anesthesiology Physician
15 providers
What this shows Clinical Social Worker is the largest specialty (36 providers, 5.9% of the city), followed by Dentist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties St 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 , St Louis over-indexes licensed practical nurse at 3.5× the state average and under-indexes speech-language pathologist at 0.40×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Missouri average
- Licensed Practical Nurse 3.5×
- Dentist 3.4×
- Psychiatry Physician 3.3×
- General Practice Dentistry 2.8×
Less common here than Missouri average
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.40×
- Physical Therapist 0.57×
- Professional Counselor 0.61×
How to read this directory & data limitations
St Louis, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 609 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 St 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 St 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 St Louis is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (36 clinicians, followed by Dentist with 32 and Internal Medicine Physician with 30). 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, St Louis reports roughly 9.8 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, Pharmacist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a St Louis practice address, a coverage gap St Louis patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For St 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 St Louis
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Social Worker | 36 | 5.9% |
| 2 | Dentist | 32 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Internal Medicine Physician | 30 | 4.9% |
| 4 | General Practice Dentistry | 30 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 24 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Chiropractor | 18 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Professional Counselor | 18 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Psychiatry Physician | 17 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Pediatrics Physician | 15 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Anesthesiology Physician | 15 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 15 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Physical Therapist | 14 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Registered Nurse | 14 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | 13 | 2.1% |
| 15 | Social Worker | 12 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 11)
| Name |
|---|
| Kumiko Shimoda, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Sarah Shores Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Meruyert Shunkarova, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ervin Simmons, DMD Dentist |
| Alan Simms, CRNA BS Registered Nurse |
| Mary Skowyra, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Allison Slijepcevic, M.D. Otolaryngology Physician |
| David Sloss, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Floyd Smith, LCSW Social Worker |
| Shayla Smith Counselor |
| Linda Snyder, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Thomas Sparrow, STATE LICENSED HEARI Hearing Instrument Specialist |
| Emily Spear, DC Acupuncturist |
| Kathy Speckart, COTA L Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Kathleen Spranaitis, RN SC PNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Danielle St Leger, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Lakeisha Staton, LPN Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Denton Stewart, PHD Psychologist |
| John Stith, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Amber Strauch, RDH Dental Hygienist |
| James Strickland, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Gregory Studt, DDS Dentist |
| Kurt Studt, DDS Dentist |
| Basanta Subedi, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Cindy Sutton, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Marion Svendrowski, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Richard Swinger, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Thomas Switzer, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Chandrakant Tailor, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Raymond Tait, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Pamela Talley, CNS APRN Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Syed Tariq, MD Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Sandra Tate, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Celestine Taylor, LPN Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Melissa Taylor, MA, PLPC Professional Counselor |
| Kenneth Teater, DC Chiropractor |
| Cynthia Tench, RN BC FNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Flowerie Terry, MSW LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Gerda Thalheimer, DDS Dentist |
| Amy Thomas, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Cornell Thomas, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Jean Thomas, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Mary Thompson, CDA Dental Assistant |
| Daniel Tinker, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Mark Tobin, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Catherine Touney, LCSW Social Worker |
| Jacob Tribble Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Chantri Trinh, MD Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| James Trout, 35AH Community Health Worker |
| Veva Truex, MA PLPC Clinical Social Worker |
Nearby Cities in Missouri
Other Missouri cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
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