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 41 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. Sean Cosh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1689366361
  2. Andrew Costa, MDPediatrics Physician1891627063
  3. Carrie Costa, MA, LPCMental Health Counselor1528299187
  4. Christopher Costa, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1538398912
  5. Louis Costa, D.M.D., M.D.Specialist1245297951
  6. Milton Costa, M.D.General Practice Physician1629142674
  7. Fabiana Costa ValentineInterpreter1073440343
  8. Alyssa Costello, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1144119942
  9. John Costello, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1053302992
  10. Lauren CostelloAudiologist1689292252
  11. Mark Costello, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1497103550
  12. Philip Costello, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1346287851
  13. Joseph Costner, OTR LHand Occupational Therapist1487120705
  14. Matthew Cote, MSProfessional Counselor1235960733
  15. Ragan Cote, RNSchool Registered Nurse1386372787
  16. Sarah Cote, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1538092820
  17. Brittney CothranAthletic Trainer1386320356
  18. Huntington Cotten, HEALTH CARE STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508558743
  19. Caitlin CottinghamOther Technician1609458694
  20. Alyssa CottoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689506560
  21. Grace Cotton, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1780193003
  22. Kenshasa Cotton, SRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053565358
  23. Peter Cotton, MDGastroenterology Physician1891803748
  24. Clara Couch, LPC, NCCMental Health Counselor1134802713
  25. Elise Couch, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063489417
  26. Brianna Coulter, PAPhysician Assistant1336862572
  27. Stacy Coulter, LCSW, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1841302874
  28. David Countryman, M. D.Surgery Physician1770516163
  29. Rebekah Countryman, MA, LPC, LAC, AADCProfessional Counselor1518632629
  30. Daniel Couper, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689306086
  31. Margaret Courtney, PAPhysician Assistant1851411037
  32. Kelsey Cousin, RNRegistered Nurse1477291987
  33. Lisa Covell, APRNNurse Practitioner1437826716
  34. Ann CovingtonSpeech-Language Pathologist1013691864
  35. Elizabeth Covington, PTPhysical Therapist1912126186
  36. Hayden Covington, DMD, MSPeriodontics1518880434
  37. Samuel Covington, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1063694461
  38. Rachael CowherdObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043604374
  39. James Cowley, PHARMDPharmacist1902347834
  40. Andrew Cox, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1700173630
  41. Diana CoxSchool Registered Nurse1194443622
  42. Eleanor CoxBehavior Technician1265145890
  43. Grace Cox, LISW-CP, LMSWMental Health Counselor1700586021
  44. John Cox, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1578526570
  45. Kaitlyn Cox, MDPsychiatry Physician1295527109
  46. Keara Cox, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629402524
  47. Kimberly CoxStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841122272
  48. Lindsey Cox, M.D.Urology Physician1063674133
  49. Stewart Cox, MD, PHDPsychiatry Physician1013693266
  50. Tara Cox, ED.S.School Psychologist1841635513

The largest South Carolina cities

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

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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.