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 103 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. Marquis Johnson, PHARMDPharmacist1477073351
  2. Mary Johnson, PHARMDPharmacist1538453691
  3. Mary Johnson, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1679408678
  4. Matthew Johnson, ATCAthletic Trainer1164031050
  5. Miah JohnsonBehavior Technician1891669107
  6. Morgan JohnsonBehavior Technician1568219616
  7. Myranda JohnsonBehavior Technician1124953526
  8. Preston JohnsonClinical Social Worker1356449623
  9. Rachell Johnson, M.C.D. CCC-SLP, ATPSpeech-Language Pathologist1114150737
  10. Reatha Johnson, RNRegistered Nurse1275852436
  11. Rickey Johnson, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1215592621
  12. Robert Johnson, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1427118041
  13. Ronald Johnson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1467487686
  14. Russell Johnson, BC-HISHearing Instrument Specialist1417172966
  15. Sabrina JohnsonMental Health Counselor1982252565
  16. Sandy Johnson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1417397381
  17. Sarah Johnson, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1891135711
  18. Shabria JohnsonBehavior Technician1285583393
  19. Shakeya Johnson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629890157
  20. Sharon Johnson, P.T.A, R.N,Family Nurse Practitioner1104068840
  21. Sonya Johnson, LMSWSocial Worker1366672289
  22. Stephanie Johnson, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1902466055
  23. Stephanie Johnson, PHARMDPharmacist1679245146
  24. Stephanie Johnson, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104554302
  25. Steve Johnson, RPHPharmacist1245545045
  26. Sydney JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447118310
  27. Tenise Johnson, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1487265708
  28. Tierra JohnsonHome Health Aide1548865959
  29. Tiffany Johnson, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1245685478
  30. Tiffany Johnson, LPCProfessional Counselor1457015612
  31. Tonya Johnson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1043477383
  32. Tracie Johnson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1013573328
  33. Trenae JohnsonBehavior Analyst1790249282
  34. Veronica Johnson, M.A.Professional Counselor1023248218
  35. Vistina JohnsonAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1407484041
  36. William Johnson, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1548244197
  37. William Johnson, MDOphthalmology Physician1376506774
  38. William Johnson, MDOphthalmology Physician1093778490
  39. Darion JohnstonProfessional Counselor1255021259
  40. Laura Johnston, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1972078863
  41. Pharon Johnston, A.P.,R.N.Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1659394492
  42. Bernadeta Joksaite-AllenNeurology Physician1902600018
  43. Katherine JollieRegistered Nurse1336857309
  44. Amy Jolly, MRCMental Health Counselor1952458648
  45. Jessica JollyInfectious Diseases Pharmacist1720944952
  46. Alan Jones, LISW-CP/APClinical Social Worker1831295385
  47. Alfred JonesPharmacist1003368002
  48. Allison Jones, BSSpecialist1235276650
  49. Amanda Jones, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1538320239
  50. Amberlyn JonesPhysical Therapy Assistant1417413550

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.