Doctors in Charleston, SC
Active healthcare providers in Charleston sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
10,328 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Charleston, South Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 10,328 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 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 2023 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 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (560 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 491 and Pharmacist with 417). 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 192.2 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.
Within South Carolina, Charleston ranks #2 of 203 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 12.4% of the state's registered providers. Of South Carolina's most common specialties, Professional Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Charleston practice address, a coverage gap Charleston patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Charleston patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 173)
| Name |
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| Charles Smith, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Charles Smith, MD Pediatric Surgery Physician |
| Charles Smith, RPH Pharmacist |
| Cheryl Smith, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Claire Smith, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Daniel Smith, PHD Psychologist |
| David Smith, M. D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| David Smith, DO Dermatology Physician |
| Edwin Smith, MD Rheumatology Physician |
| Elinor Smith, LPC,CACLL Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Elizabeth Smith, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Emerson Smith, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Georgette Smith, MSN, CPNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Graham Smith, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Harrison Smith, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hayley Smith, PA-C Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Henry Smith, PHARMACIST Pharmacist |
| Ian Smith, DO Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Jacob Smith, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| James Smith, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Jennifer Smith, M.D. Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jennifer Smith Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jennifer Smith, RN Registered Nurse |
| Jimmy Smith, DC Chiropractor |
| John Smith, CPO Prosthetist |
| Joshua Smith, PH.D. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist |
| Judith Smith, RPH Pharmacist |
| Karen Smith, DNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Katelyn Smith, MSP, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Kathryn Smith, CRNA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kevin Smith, M.D. Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician |
| Kim Smith Counselor |
| Kirby Smith, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Kristy Smith, LISW-CP Clinical Social Worker |
| Kristy Smith Nurse Practitioner |
| Laura Smith Professional Counselor |
| Laurie Smith Orientation and Mobility Training Rehabilitation Counselor |
| Leslie Smith, RPH Pharmacist |
| Lindsay Smith, CRNA Registered Nurse |
| Lisa Smith, NP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Lisa Smith, LPCA Mental Health Counselor |
| Madalyn Smith Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Margaret Smith, MCD CCC SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Martha Smith, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Mary Smith, RN Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| Mary Smith Genetic Counselor (M.S.) |
| Melanie Smith, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Melody Smith, M.A., LMFT, CACI Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Michael Smith, M.D. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Nicholas Smith, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
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