NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Columbia, SC

11,200 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Columbia, 1st of 200 South Carolina cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,090, 10% of the city's records, against 4% across South Carolina. Page 101 of 224.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Columbia

  1. Behavior Technician1,090
  2. Family Nurse Practitioner662
  3. Pharmacist586
  4. Mental Health Counselor468
  5. Professional Counselor413
  6. Clinical Social Worker377
  7. Students in training357
  8. Physical Therapist291

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Columbia in South Carolina

  • Rank in South Carolina1st of 200 cities by records
  • Share of the state13% of South Carolina's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups20.9% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank1st of the 10 South Carolina cities with the most

Compared with South Carolina as a whole, Columbia has 2.4× the state's share of behavior technician records and 0.57× its share of speech-language pathologist records.

Providers in Columbia, alphabetically

  1. Gloria JenningsSocial Worker1639420300
  2. Landon Jennings, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1265275929
  3. Mahogony JenningsBehavior Technician1548186240
  4. Ned Jennings, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1356492268
  5. Nicole Jennings, HAIR LOSS SPECIALISTProsthetist1700449964
  6. Shamea Jennings, BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANBehavior Technician1831057272
  7. Shelby Jennings, OTOccupational Therapist1528543097
  8. William Jennings, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1508825035
  9. Kristian Jensen, PHARMDPharmacist1932487642
  10. Nathaniel Jensen, O.D.Optometrist1255411211
  11. Mariana Jeong, PA-CPhysician Assistant1295481356
  12. Shanta Jerideau, LPCMental Health Counselor1316290901
  13. Christopher Jernigan, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1811059678
  14. Lindsey Jernigan, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1306382304
  15. Racheal Jernigan, APRNNurse Practitioner1710136528
  16. Trondi Jerry, LPCProfessional Counselor1457766370
  17. Vicky Jervis-Rozycki, RN, BSNEnterostomal Therapy Registered Nurse1700173390
  18. Elizabeth Jessen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1679280697
  19. Sandra JeterSocial Worker1689076218
  20. Carron JettRecreation Therapist1669420824
  21. Julianne Jett, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1376169417
  22. Lorin Jett, LPC-AProfessional Counselor1063107142
  23. Monica Jezior, O.D.Optometrist1659754190
  24. Harsh JhaInternal Medicine Physician1922858240
  25. Andrew JiangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710738042
  26. James JiangInternal Medicine Physician1699340950
  27. Rosa Jimenez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912966714
  28. Vanessa Jivers, RNMedical Laboratory Technician1003779380
  29. Mumtaz Jiwani, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063983229
  30. Anu John, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1700341948
  31. Sarah John, PAPhysician Assistant1518522077
  32. Kenneth Johns, M.AUD.Audiologist1063599512
  33. Aiyanna Johnson, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1780302398
  34. Ajaylyn JohnsonBehavior Technician1790602621
  35. Akira Johnson, COSMETOLOGISTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861032849
  36. Alison Johnson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1639572308
  37. Allison JohnsonPhysical Therapist1053767442
  38. Andrea JohnsonSocial Worker1043782410
  39. Andrew Johnson, D.M.D.Dentist1194987602
  40. Angel Johnson, MA, LPC, LPCS, LCMHCProfessional Counselor1457580615
  41. Annmarie Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083177000
  42. Athena JohnsonMassage Therapist1033001425
  43. Bianca Johnson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1174140495
  44. Brandon Johnson, DMDDentist1467505339
  45. Brenda Johnson, SOCIAL WORKERClinical Social Worker1558766527
  46. Brenicke Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407553795
  47. Britta Johnson, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1881057644
  48. Calvin JohnsonBehavior Technician1982425294
  49. Cannon Johnson, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1003733007
  50. Carl Johnson, MDDermatology Physician1700908670

The largest South Carolina cities

  1. Charleston10,840
  2. Greenville10,264
  3. Spartanburg3,328
  4. Florence2,634
  5. Myrtle Beach2,599

All of South Carolina →

How to read this directory

Columbia, South Carolina appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 11,200 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 Columbia - 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 Columbia 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 Columbia is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,090 clinicians, followed by Family Nurse Practitioner with 662 and Pharmacist with 586). 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, Columbia reports roughly 208.4 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 Columbia 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 Columbia, SC?

There are 11,200 registered healthcare providers in Columbia, SC, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Columbia?

The most common specialties in Columbia are Behavior Technician, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Mental Health Counselor, Professional Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,090.

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.