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Missouri Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Missouri — actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 109,733
- Providers
- 580
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 23rd
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Missouri has 109,733 CMS-registered healthcare providers — the 23rd-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Pharmacist.
- 109,733
- NPPES-registered providers
- 23rd
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 41%
- by provider count
- 4.8%
- Pharmacist (largest specialty)
Where Missouri ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory — CMS NPPES
109,733 Top 41% higher than 59% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
109,733 providers across 580 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Missouri has more — and fewer — of than the nation
Relative to its size, Missouri has about 2.8× the national share of professional counselors and only 0.41× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions — not how much care is available.
More common in Missouri
Less common in Missouri
Each multiple is Missouri's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician — physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists — with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Missouri. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. 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.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data — not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history — which are not shown here — through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Missouri at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Missouri
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy — 580 specialties total
- Top specialty: Pharmacist
- 5,259
- 4.8% of Missouri's 109,733 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacist | 5,259 |
| 2 | Professional Counselor | 5,248 |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,955 |
| 4 | Clinical Social Worker | 4,936 |
| 5 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 4,765 |
| 6 | Physical Therapist | 4,397 |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,007 |
| 8 | Behavior Technician | 3,420 |
| 9 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,414 |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,881 |
| 11 | Occupational Therapist | 2,700 |
| 12 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,506 |
| 13 | Chiropractor | 2,486 |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 2,255 |
| 15 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,117 |
| 16 | Social Worker | 2,044 |
| 17 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,900 |
| 18 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 1,781 |
| 19 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 1,666 |
| 20 | Dentist | 1,664 |
Which cities in Missouri have the most providers?
Top cities in Missouri by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Saint Louis
Saint Louis
26,824 providers
- Kansas City
Kansas City
13,347 providers
- Springfield 6,265
Springfield
6,265 providers
- Columbia 5,823
Columbia
5,823 providers
- Joplin 2,390
Joplin
2,390 providers
- Chesterfield 2,070
Chesterfield
2,070 providers
- Lees Summit 1,947
Lees Summit
1,947 providers
- Cape Girardeau 1,861
Cape Girardeau
1,861 providers
- Independence 1,709
Independence
1,709 providers
- Saint Charles 1,508
Saint Charles
1,508 providers
What this shows Saint Louis leads Missouri's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis | 26,824 |
| 2 | Kansas City | 13,347 |
| 3 | Springfield | 6,265 |
| 4 | Columbia | 5,823 |
| 5 | Joplin | 2,390 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 2,070 |
| 7 | Lees Summit | 1,947 |
| 8 | Cape Girardeau | 1,861 |
| 9 | Independence | 1,709 |
| 10 | Saint Charles | 1,508 |
| 11 | Jefferson City | 1,360 |
| 12 | Poplar Bluff | 1,330 |
| 13 | Florissant | 1,281 |
| 14 | Saint Peters | 1,212 |
| 15 | Saint Joseph | 1,211 |
| 16 | O Fallon | 1,111 |
| 17 | Bridgeton | 1,059 |
| 18 | Liberty | 1,000 |
| 19 | Farmington | 870 |
| 20 | West Plains | 832 |
| 21 | St. Louis | 773 |
| 22 | Kennett | 752 |
| 23 | Blue Springs | 746 |
| 24 | Kirksville | 721 |
| 25 | Festus | 712 |
| 26 | Wentzville | 704 |
| 27 | Creve Coeur | 666 |
| 28 | Arnold | 664 |
| 29 | North Kansas City | 651 |
| 30 | St Louis | 609 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context — Missouri
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Missouri licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Missouri disciplinary trends →Using the Missouri data
Missouri has 109,733 active registered providers — here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Missouri's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking — registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Missouri's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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