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 102 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. Carolyn JohnsonNurse Practitioner1316569239
  2. Celeste Johnson, PSYDPsychologist1073442851
  3. Chanelle Johnson, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1689122640
  4. Chantal JohnsonClinical Social Worker1477113983
  5. Chelsea Johnson, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1356008148
  6. Cherilyn Johnson, LPCProfessional Counselor1831506625
  7. Crystal Johnson, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407804826
  8. Crystal Johnson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1912110685
  9. Douglas Johnson, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285581025
  10. Eileen JohnsonBehavior Technician1548031123
  11. Elin Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1407711542
  12. Erin Johnson, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1407088263
  13. Eva Johnson, ACTIVITY THERAPISTMental Health Counselor1366521197
  14. Ezra Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1962110916
  15. Genea Johnson, L.AC, LMTAcupuncturist1700583952
  16. Graeme Johnson, M.D.Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1336175603
  17. Gwanetia Johnson, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1023152543
  18. Hiluv Johnson, LISW-CPSocial Worker1639848583
  19. Huriya Johnson, MSP/CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1467616623
  20. Isaac Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639773567
  21. Iviance JohnsonBehavior Technician1326918749
  22. Ja'Mya Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1043187487
  23. Jahvasha JohnsonDoula1366061632
  24. Jake Johnson, LMSWSocial Worker1518662394
  25. Jamiele Johnson, PHARMDPharmacist1033543566
  26. Jarvis Johnson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1942825500
  27. Jaylen JohnsonBehavior Technician1902517121
  28. Jeanette JohnsonBehavior Technician1043826415
  29. Jill Johnson, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1508121948
  30. Joann Johnson, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1033549233
  31. Joann JohnsonAttendant Care Provider1629653142
  32. Joel Johnson, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1033131248
  33. Jonathon Johnson, PSYDPsychologist1215866355
  34. Kadryian Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1932050184
  35. Kanisha Johnson, MAProfessional Counselor1679053011
  36. Karen Johnson, DDS, MHSPeriodontics1114921491
  37. Karis JohnsonCounselor1952081598
  38. Katherine Johnson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1386942969
  39. Kimberly Johnson, RN,NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1356717276
  40. Kyla JohnsonPharmacist1831908151
  41. Kyle Johnson, P.A.Physician Assistant1932100039
  42. Latoya JohnsonHome Health Registered Nurse1437075918
  43. Laura Johnson, PTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1972608487
  44. Lauren JohnsonBehavior Technician1922664176
  45. Lauren Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699337121
  46. Lauryn JohnsonBehavior Technician1326964149
  47. Leo JohnsonMental Health Counselor1437685658
  48. Lynae Johnson, LMSWSocial Worker1861057655
  49. Mackenzie Johnson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386383032
  50. Margaret Johnson, APRN BC, DNPNurse Practitioner1750535530

The largest South Carolina cities

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

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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.