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 97 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
- Aundreia JohnsonMental Health Counselor1407036635
- Brianna Johnson, DPTPhysical Therapist1073357117
- Claire JohnsonCounselor1093530081
- Courtney Johnson, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578127767
- Courtney JohnsonMental Health Counselor1588386320
- Dane JohnsonNutritionist1174036800
- Deidre Johnson, LMSWMental Health Counselor1659614584
- Donna Johnson, MD.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1831205277
- Dorothy JohnsonRegistered Nurse1063693075
- Elizabeth Johnson, RDRegistered Dietitian1952637548
- Elizabeth Johnson, NP-CNurse Practitioner1033631015
- Ellen Johnson, MDAnesthesiology Physician1083144760
- Emily Johnson, LMSWClinical Social Worker1528489564
- Haley Johnson, AUDAudiologist1568140358
- Hannah Johnson, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1457142374
- Heather JohnsonIndependent Duty Corpsman1902226236
- Karissa JohnsonRegistered Nurse1720911936
- Katherine Johnson, DOPediatrics Physician1083503247
- Kathryn Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1376117903
- Katie Johnson, PHARM DPharmacist1932616976
- Katlyn JohnsonPharmacist1003454620
- Kimberly Johnson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275672628
- Kolby Johnson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720667587
- Laken Johnson, MDPediatrics Physician1760050603
- Laura Johnson, PT, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1295320224
- Lindsey Johnson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841242070
- Lisa Johnson, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1528148848
- Lisa Johnson, MSN, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1376493379
- Magdalena Johnson, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407665466
- Mary Johnson, PNPNurse Practitioner1881836492
- Maynard Johnson, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1396840393
- Mellonee Johnson, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1689048142
- Michael Johnson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1548203185
- Michael Johnson, RPTPhysical Therapist1770694739
- Michelle JohnsonRegistered Nurse1346916962
- Natasha JohnsonClinical Social Worker1861526485
- Pamela Johnson, FNP APRNNurse Practitioner1861503799
- Pamela Johnson, OTROccupational Therapist1114101060
- Paula Johnson, MSN, APRN, CSAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1073536645
- Renard JohnsonMental Health Counselor1184099665
- Robin JohnsonMental Health Counselor1881432573
- Ryne Johnson, DMDProsthodontics1467455337
- Scarlett Johnson, MDPediatrics Physician1932555984
- Talbott JohnsonMental Health Counselor1992262208
- Tanisha Johnson, LMTMassage Therapist1821642505
- Tara Johnson, DCChiropractor1447899638
- Zora Johnson, R.N.Registered Nurse1518339969
- Marsha Johnson Williams, M.D., MSCRInternal Medicine Physician1104112606
- Catherine Johnson-Gough, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1215912381
- Donna Grace Johnston, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790112167
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.