Doctors and health care providers in Charleston, SC
10,840 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Charleston, 2nd of 200 South Carolina cities. The largest group is internal medicine physician: 427, 4% of the city's records, against 2% across South Carolina. Page 125 of 217.
The 8 largest groups in Charleston
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Charleston in South Carolina
- Rank in South Carolina2nd of 200 cities by records
- Share of the state12.6% of South Carolina's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups11.5% of all records
- Internal Medicine Physician rank1st of the 10 South Carolina cities with the most
Compared with South Carolina as a whole, Charleston has 3.5× the state's share of anesthesiology physician records and 0.48× its share of physical therapist records.
Providers in Charleston, alphabetically
- Rebekah Maxwell, M.ED., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1205022985
- Ashley May, MDSurgery Physician1114856614
- Janel May, RPTPhysical Therapist1235279290
- Kathleen May, PSYDClinical Psychologist1578057832
- Melissa May, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629302047
- Naomi May, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1306218631
- Emily Mayer, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1558787275
- Marion Mayer, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1114009214
- Silvia Mayer, MDNeurology Physician1942046859
- Danielle Mayerck, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1720394158
- Christin Mayfield, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1326146424
- Catherine MaynardHearing Instrument Specialist1154092484
- Marissa Mayor, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1669738597
- Kayma MaysBehavior Technician1629839212
- Staci Mays, APRNNurse Practitioner1124377072
- Emily Mayzell, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1891470910
- Joe Mazur, PHARMDCritical Care Pharmacist1740120005
- Keristen Mazyck, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1710581046
- Savona MazyckMental Health Counselor1144314402
- Pamela Mazza, NPNurse Practitioner1417904301
- Joni Mazza-McCrann, MDDermatology Physician1699099515
- Alexandra Mazzaro, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1811791981
- Alice MazzellaNurse Practitioner1023452992
- Caitlyn MazzocchiBehavior Technician1336928555
- Bernadette Mazzoli, RN IIRegistered Nurse1881075158
- Isabell MburuMedical Physician Assistant1306198957
- Justin McAbee, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1578877155
- Douglas McAdams, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700809977
- Jack McAdory, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982889077
- Sara McAleer, RDRegistered Dietitian1093396129
- John McAlhany, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1700413689
- William McAllister, MDPediatrics Physician1194305292
- Angela McAmis, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053696419
- Leah McBee, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1447510839
- Morgan McBeePediatric Radiology Physician1124385232
- Erin McBride, AGNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841754595
- Jessica McBride, BSN, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1891030151
- Patty McBride, RNRegistered Nurse1821893231
- W. McBroom, D.MIN., LPCPastoral Counselor1093805426
- David McBurney, MS, ATCAthletic Trainer1659778744
- Patricia McBurney, MDPediatrics Physician1154439016
- Brittany McCabe, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1659836724
- David McCabe, M.D.Surgery Physician1578959250
- Jennifer McCabe, DDSDentist1386914356
- Laura McCabe, MDPsychiatry Physician1568824266
- Raleigh McCabeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356236442
- Shawna McCafferty, MDPediatrics Physician1386135861
- Giovonnia McCallCounselor1295075778
- Lynn McCallClinical Social Worker1225293715
- Margaret McCalley, MDNeurology Physician1396420063
The largest South Carolina cities
- Columbia11,200
- Greenville10,264
- Spartanburg3,328
- Florence2,634
- Myrtle Beach2,599
How to read this directory
Charleston, South Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 10,840 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Charleston - 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 Charleston 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 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Charleston is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (427 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 416 and Physician Assistant with 407). 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 South Carolina's population, Charleston reports roughly 201.7 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.
For Charleston 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.
For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.
Common questions
How many doctors are in Charleston, SC?
There are 10,840 registered healthcare providers in Charleston, SC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Charleston?
The most common specialties in Charleston are Internal Medicine Physician, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Mental Health Counselor, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Internal Medicine Physician has the most providers with 427.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.
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.