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 183 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
- Traci Smith, LISW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1528587235
- Treayor Smith, L.ACAcupuncturist1538405022
- Tyler Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1013772649
- Whitney SmithRehabilitation Chiropractor1679808083
- Whitney SmithSpeech-Language Pathologist1457752263
- William Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1942199690
- Sarah Smith Gainey, MSW, LISW-CP/SClinical Social Worker1912301821
- Ebone Smith-Morant, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699272757
- Anasha Smith-VeaseySpeech-Language Pathologist1174258982
- Elizabeth Smithson, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1821153495
- Angela Smoak, MSR, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1902436280
- Ashley Smoak, RNSchool Registered Nurse1518682152
- Dahlmon Smoak, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730296690
- Linda Smoak-Gaddy, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1215010723
- Alison Smock, M.D.Neurology Physician1144541129
- Jean Smolka, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1912912312
- Emily Smoot, MS RD CSR LD CNSCRegistered Dietitian1548037757
- Cody Smouse, O.D.Optometrist1770845489
- Margaret Smythe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447889928
- Jaime Snape, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1770779308
- Catherine Snead, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1598040255
- Laurie Snedeker, OTOccupational Therapist1588964126
- Nancee Sneed, PHD, APRN-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1285832881
- William Sneed, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1437273638
- Danuel Snelgrove, M.D.Neurocritical Care Physician1396159489
- Leah Snelwar, RBTBehavior Technician1629953435
- Richard Snider, APRN, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548775851
- Shajunia Snider-BrownSocial Worker1598536351
- Gregory Snigur, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013840792
- Madalyn Snoddy, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1871234286
- Carolyn Snook, LMHCProfessional Counselor1225290984
- Charlotte Snook, MDAnesthesiology Physician1851972251
- Norah SnowlingBehavior Technician1093652299
- Alan Snyder, MD, MSCRDermatology Physician1184299893
- Avery SnyderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144104787
- Danielle Snyder, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750213872
- Jason Snyder, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1235164724
- Jessica Snyder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1750931762
- Kimberly SnyderBehavior Analyst1659808988
- Patrick Snyder, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1376040576
- Sidney Snyder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114801917
- William Snyder, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730131012
- Jennifer Sobers, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1912556028
- Tiffany Sochurek, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1477158111
- Isabella SodanoBehavior Technician1821786641
- Anna Soderberg, PHARMDPharmacist1154043453
- Ryan Sofio, PHARMDPharmacist1801482278
- David Sokevitz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1376590364
- Margaret Sokohl, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1093153603
- Benjamin Sokol, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164810412
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.