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 79 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
- Rebecca HallMental Health Counselor1548352065
- Roxanne Hall, PACPhysician Assistant1033156179
- Ryan HallPsychiatry Physician1194568139
- Shikirra Hall, LMSWSocial Worker1801270152
- Stephanie Hall, NNPNurse Practitioner1043328917
- Stephanie Hall, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1972847432
- Reda Hallaba, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1063574556
- Margaret Halladay, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477078343
- Allison HallameyerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912881558
- Raphael HallerSpeech-Language Pathologist1942344080
- Catherine Hallett, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1376553313
- John Hallett, MDVascular Surgery Physician1417931809
- John Hallmark, MDSurgery Physician1588307516
- Lucinda Halstead, MDOtolaryngology Physician1386757342
- Anne Halter, LMSWSocial Worker1598857047
- Perry Halushka, MDNephrology Physician1255449104
- Lisa HalvorsenFamily Nurse Practitioner1427979442
- Forrest Ham, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1508816604
- Kendall Ham, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447911789
- Malack Hamade, MDOphthalmology Physician1124515549
- Alexandra Hamberis, MDOtolaryngology Physician1124656954
- Elizabeth Hambright, NPNurse Practitioner1285299164
- Aaron Hamby, PHARMDInfectious Diseases Pharmacist1073467098
- Angella HamerSchool Registered Nurse1801393327
- Magen Hamil, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811511603
- Alston Hamilton, CRNA, DNAPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043958044
- Audrey HamiltonObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1073401832
- Carrie Hamilton, CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1003079765
- Elizabeth Hamilton, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1699886994
- Emily Hamilton, DNP, APRN, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1225441850
- Erin Hamilton, DCChiropractor1912768458
- Heidi Hamilton, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1780904128
- Julia HamiltonCounselor1801580352
- Lauren Hamilton, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1245290410
- Lindsey Hamilton, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1578925939
- Marcella Hamilton, LMSWSocial Worker1740398791
- Mary Hamilton, MDPediatrics Physician1194383620
- Ronald Hamilton, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1609933019
- Joan Hamilton-PhillipsCounselor1225710288
- Kasey Hamlin-Smith, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1538197686
- Michelle Hammack, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1174350904
- David HammerBehavior Technician1245011147
- Lenore Hammerbacher, RNRegistered Nurse1134417538
- Lauren HammesCounseling Psychologist1558133850
- Dazia HammondAthletic Trainer1013693092
- Kate Hammond, SRNARegistered Nurse1962249623
- Madeline Hammond, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1629946579
- Marilyn Hammond, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1154392553
- Mark Hamner, MDPsychiatry Physician1326156373
- Christine Hamolia, CNSClinical Nurse Specialist1902914856
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.