NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Missouri

514 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Missouri, 8.3 per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate of 51. Saint Louis and Columbia have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Missouri license search. Page 10 of 11.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Saint Louis has the most, 161

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Missouri

  1. John Tessier, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411912935750
  2. Yehia Tfayli, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101033847256
  3. Frank Thomas, MDChesterfield, MO 630171295796381
  4. Leslie Thomas, M.D.Liberty, MO 640681295829331
  5. William Thorpe, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031215938436
  6. David Tillema, M.D...Lake Lotawana, MO 640861396174033
  7. Tyson Travis, D.O.Harrisonville, MO 647011447660451
  8. Corey Trease, M.D.Saint Joseph, MO 645061154323913
  9. Randal Trecha, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011013900695
  10. Luke Troyer, MDColumbia, MO 652121720820798
  11. Andrew Trueblood, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO 637031811156219
  12. Michael Trueblood, MDCape Girardeau, MO 637031356342570
  13. Mark Trump, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411922334671
  14. Henry Tsang, PHARMD DOColumbia, MO 652121578017174
  15. Robert Tucker, MDSaint Louis, MO 631221831186287
  16. Michael Tucker Jr, DOJoplin, MO 648041073703187
  17. Frank Tull, M.D.Bridgeton, MO 630441982702726
  18. Thomas Turnbaugh, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091851336192
  19. Todd Twiss, MDJoplin, MO 648041285856955
  20. Frank Valone, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101962728121
  21. Jacques Van Ryn, MDSaint Louis, MO 631361124091541
  22. Scott Vanness, D.O.Farmington, MO 636401720072754
  23. Rangasami Varadachari, M.DChesterfield, MO 630051649556705
  24. Eric Varboncouer, M.D.Osage Beach, MO 650651164643201
  25. Stephen Vierling, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281750330700
  26. Peter Vilkins, D.O.North Kansas City, MO 641161578537833
  27. David Volgas, MDSpringfield, MO 658071265484901
  28. James Walentynowicz, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171750387510
  29. Khalid Waliullah, M.D.Columbia, MO 652011275829723
  30. Angela Walker, D.O.Kansas City, MO 641161255771630
  31. Rick Walker, DOOsage Beach, MO 650651356309926
  32. Bradley Walz, MDSpringfield, MO 658041649319963
  33. John Watson, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041043239254
  34. Mitchell Wattles, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281598127615
  35. Sherwyn Wayne, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631221194704833
  36. Kathleen Weaver, M.D.Mexico, MO 652651376748491
  37. Daniel Weed, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641541831167881
  38. Brian Wegman, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171023217890
  39. Terry Weis, DOBridgeton, MO 630441154347995
  40. Steven Weissfeld, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071982701041
  41. John Weitlich, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121417339623
  42. Arakua Welbeck, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101932725553
  43. John Weltmer, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631361720038052
  44. Alexander Wendling, MDColumbia, MO 652011114456597
  45. Christopher WesterSpringfield, MO 658071962907147
  46. Emily Whicker, MDChesterfield, MO 630171306339775
  47. Richard White, MDMexico, MO 652651770536856
  48. Jeffrey Whiting, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041861476970
  49. Joseph Williams, MDSaint Louis, MO 631221841298478
  50. Michael Williamson, MDKansas City, MO 641551285751859

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Missouri ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. Nebraska8.9
  2. District of Columbia8.8
  3. Washington8.4
  4. Missouri8.3
  5. Idaho8.2
  6. Kentucky8.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Missouri77.0%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Missouri, measured

  • In a Medicare file396 of 514 · 77.0% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file302 · 58.8% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more279 · 54.3% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 302 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

514 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Missouri: 8.3 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Saint Louis has 161 of them (31%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Indiana491
  2. Colorado471
  3. Tennessee467
  4. Arizona462

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Idaho8.2
  2. Washington8.4
  3. Kentucky8.0
  4. Vermont8.0

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.