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 39 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
- Hannah Conley, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1447828959
- Gary Conly, DNP, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679162085
- Andrew Conn, MDGastroenterology Physician1013921576
- Olivia Conn, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1376499350
- Abby Connell, AUDAudiologist1962515916
- Kimberly ConnellPhysician Assistant1144083494
- James Connelly, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1336539758
- Ruth Conner, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1871722348
- Coleman Connolly, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1780910752
- Ryan Connolly, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1659613297
- Nicholas Connors, MDMedical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician1366604944
- Emma Conover, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1497373609
- Jasen Conrad, LMSWSocial Worker1376971341
- Sarah Conrad, RNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1174955660
- Caroline Conroy, MDPediatrics Physician1295465912
- Etta ContehPsychiatry Physician1225817687
- Christine Conti, LPCMental Health Counselor1780178103
- Emily ContiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760315139
- Robert Converse, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1457896375
- Carol Conway, LMSWSocial Worker1205077906
- Jalon ConwayMental Health Counselor1700707973
- William Conway, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1780627257
- Margaret Conway-Orgel, NNPNurse Practitioner1255438032
- Shameka ConyersMental Health Counselor1053812578
- Andrea CoodyCounselor1093095051
- Amy Cook, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1366610040
- Brianna Cook, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1679391650
- C.t. Cook, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1477672905
- Cara Cook, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699549980
- Caryn Cook, RPHPharmacist1639837149
- Daniel Cook, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1750812103
- David Cook, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1629058425
- Elizabeth CookPhysician Assistant1396508107
- Jenniffer CookMental Health Counselor1538902051
- Jessica Cook, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1790198281
- Mary Cook, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1235830779
- Sheena CookCase Manager/Care Coordinator1245869346
- Suzanne Cook, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710553151
- William Cook, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1639100100
- William Cook, PHARMDPharmacist1487026126
- Allison CookePhysical Therapist1659480911
- Christopher Cooke, MDAnesthesiology Physician1861284473
- Melissa CookeSpeech-Language Pathologist1477941797
- Spencer Cooke, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851284640
- Tori Cooke, DNP, CPNP-ACPediatric Cardiology Physician1073406245
- Alexander Cooker, D.C.Chiropractor1386603454
- Danielle Cool, PSYDClinical Neuropsychologist1649769431
- Sarah Cool, MDPsychiatry Physician1578308714
- Sarah Coolidge, EDS, NCSPSchool Psychologist1205273232
- Emily CoomerMental Health Counselor1619754173
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.