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 21st among 321 Missouri cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.7% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 773
- NPPES providers in city
- 21st
- of 321 MO cities
- 0.7%
- of Missouri providers
- 19.9%
- in top 3 specialties
St. Louis ranks #8 of 10 Missouri cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where St. Louis ranks among Missouri cities
Provider count vs every Missouri city in CMS NPPES (321 cities)
773 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
63 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
52 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
39 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
33 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
33 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi…
Anesthesiology Physician
29 providers
- Physical Therapist 22
Physical Therapist
22 providers
- Professional Counselor 20
Professional Counselor
20 providers
- Registered Dietitian 17
Registered Dietitian
17 providers
- Dentist 17
Dentist
17 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (63 providers, 8.2% of the city), followed by Pediatrics Physician.
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 pediatrics physician at 3.5× the state average and under-indexes family nurse practitioner at 0.35×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Missouri average
Less common here than Missouri average
- Family Nurse Practitioner 0.35×
- Pharmacist 0.40×
- Professional Counselor 0.53×
- Family Medicine Physician 0.54×
How to read this directory & data limitations
St. Louis, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 773 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 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (63 clinicians, followed by Pediatrics Physician with 52 and Clinical Social Worker with 39). 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 12.5 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 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 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 63 | 8.2% |
| 2 | Pediatrics Physician | 52 | 6.7% |
| 3 | Clinical Social Worker | 39 | 5.0% |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 33 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 33 | 4.3% |
| 6 | Anesthesiology Physician | 29 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Physical Therapist | 22 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Professional Counselor | 20 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Registered Dietitian | 17 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Dentist | 17 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Mental Health Counselor | 16 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Pharmacist | 15 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Optometrist | 14 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 13 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Clinical Psychologist | 13 | 1.7% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 15)
| Name |
|---|
| Brenda Tolbert, M.S., CCC-A Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter |
| Sherida Tollefsen, MD Pediatric Endocrinology Physician |
| Amila Tomas, DNP, AGNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Briana Toothaker, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Kelsey Torgerson, MSW, LMSW Social Worker |
| Mohamad Toufaily, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Anh Tran, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Tinarose Trost, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Phillis Troupe Community Health Worker |
| Connie Trunk, M.ED., LPC, NCC,NBCC Professional Counselor |
| Jessica Tu, OD Optometrist |
| Yifan Tu, M.D. Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Robert Tucker, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Jamie Turner, COTA Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Allison Tuttle, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Terry Ulmer, COTA/L Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Ashutosh Upadhyaya, M.B.B.S Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Garland Upchurch, MD, PHD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Jorge Urquiaga, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Jeff Van Schaack, RPH Pharmacist |
| Daniel Vanvalkinburgh, MD Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Catherine Veatch, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Vivek Velagapudi, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Robert Vernetti, M.S.; CCC-A Audiologist |
| Claudia Viamontes, M.D., PH.D Psychiatry Physician |
| Tracey Viehland, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Ana Villanueva, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Jolene Vollmer, PT Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Bessia Walker Attendant Care Provider |
| Gretchen Wallace, MS, RD, LD, CD Registered Dietitian |
| James Wallhermfechtel, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Robert Walsh, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Sarah Walsh, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Stephen Walther, D.O. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Amber Wamhoff, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Chang Ye Wang, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Lawrence Wang, M.D., PHD Dermatology Physician |
| Susan Warshaw, M.S.W., PH.D. Clinical Social Worker |
| Kirk Washington, DDS Dentist |
| David Wathen, D.O. Hospitalist Physician |
| John Webb, MD, DC, MBA, MPH Occupational Medicine Physician |
| Michelle Weckbach Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jessica Weiler Athletic Trainer |
| Homayemem Weli, MD MSC PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Deborah Wenkert, M.D. Rheumatology Physician |
| Anastasia White, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Connie Wildt, RD,LD Registered Dietitian |
| Danielle Williams Basic Emergency Medical Technician |
| Ja'Nae Williams Behavior Analyst |
| Latoya Wilson, DMD Dentist |
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