NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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 182 of 217.

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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

  1. Jacob Smith, PHARMDPharmacist1154140911
  2. James Smith, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1780023028
  3. Jennifer Smith, M.D.Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician1386871028
  4. Jennifer SmithSpeech-Language Pathologist1376889402
  5. Jennifer Smith, RNRegistered Nurse1902609886
  6. Jimmy Smith, DCChiropractor1386731016
  7. John Smith, CPOProsthetist1558259473
  8. Joshua Smith, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1871806182
  9. Judith Smith, RPHPharmacist1902999527
  10. Karen Smith, DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1093776866
  11. Katelyn Smith, MSP, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1770037426
  12. Kathryn Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407367758
  13. Kevin Smith, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1093852642
  14. Kim SmithCounselor1598440042
  15. Kirby Smith, MDPediatrics Physician1245302876
  16. Kristy Smith, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1477966638
  17. Kristy SmithNurse Practitioner1548624687
  18. Laura SmithProfessional Counselor1023893245
  19. Laurie SmithOrientation and Mobility Training Rehabilitation Counselor1477103703
  20. Leslie Smith, RPHPharmacist1093816902
  21. Lindsay Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518742592
  22. Lisa Smith, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1952369043
  23. Lisa Smith, LPCAMental Health Counselor1730964651
  24. Madalyn SmithSpeech-Language Pathologist1104473800
  25. Madeline Smith, MDAnesthesiology Physician1568397503
  26. Margaret Smith, MCD CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1871811851
  27. Martha Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881702835
  28. Mary SmithGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1356239412
  29. Melanie Smith, NPNurse Practitioner1447524319
  30. Melody Smith, M.A., LMFT, CACIMarriage & Family Therapist1558739763
  31. Michael Smith, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1154490084
  32. Nicholas Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720717374
  33. Orlando SmithSocial Worker1831605591
  34. Patricia Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669902805
  35. Patrick Smith, O.D.Optometrist1285794156
  36. Penny Smith, MD, MSCRFamily Medicine Physician1083549885
  37. Phylicia Smith, MAHome Health Aide1063182293
  38. Randy SmithMental Health Counselor1588797278
  39. Rebecca Smith, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215635529
  40. Robert Smith, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1134104276
  41. Robert Smith, MDUrology Physician1922707116
  42. Robert Sidney Smith, MDGastroenterology Physician1154386639
  43. Sarah SmithSpeech-Language Pathologist1851713804
  44. Sarah Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982272308
  45. Sherrel SmithRegistered Nurse1558053462
  46. Simone SmithMental Health Counselor1801181912
  47. Suzanne Smith, DNP, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1962915397
  48. Sydney SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891679437
  49. Temeyka SmithClinical Social Worker1528455482
  50. Theresa Smith, RNRegistered Nurse1255581450

The largest South Carolina cities

  1. Columbia11,200
  2. Greenville10,264
  3. Spartanburg3,328
  4. Florence2,634
  5. Myrtle Beach2,599

All of South Carolina →

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.