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 116 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. Makida LathropBehavior Technician1285553685
  2. Ligia Latiff-Bolet, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1366439903
  3. Yazmine LatimoreStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467336008
  4. Yasmeen Latore, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1902323470
  5. Christopher Latorre, DMDDentist1972733509
  6. Emilie Laurendeau, RBTBehavior Technician1417694407
  7. Daniel LaurieInternal Medicine Physician1609008291
  8. John Lauver, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1336103274
  9. Makenzi Lauver, RBTBehavior Technician1922804541
  10. Dionne LavalContractor1710804943
  11. Abigail LavalleeBehavior Analyst1245913060
  12. Jo Lavender, MSPSpeech-Language Pathologist1699130559
  13. Brittany Laviana, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376052332
  14. Anthony Lavigne, DPTPhysical Therapist1659500288
  15. Courtney Law, DCChiropractor1598246852
  16. Lauren Law, PHDClinical Psychologist1558902395
  17. Sarah Law, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548720329
  18. Taylor Law, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1740145440
  19. Theodore Law, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447203583
  20. Michael Lawhead, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1972511236
  21. Thompson Lawhead, PHARMD.Pharmacist1760105209
  22. Chrislyn Lawhon, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1720250442
  23. Joshua LawlerFamily Nurse Practitioner1093482887
  24. Michaela LawlorStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598436180
  25. Miya Lawrence, PHARMDPharmacist1881146801
  26. Nickeya LawrenceLicensed Practical Nurse1265240584
  27. Brenda Lawrence-Ross, LCSWClinical Social Worker1467550269
  28. Billie Lawrence-Wiggins, LCSW-RClinical Social Worker1275631483
  29. Richard Laws, M.D.Dermatology Physician1487602207
  30. Vanika Laws, PHLEBOTOMISTPhlebotomy Technician1548001969
  31. Alexandria LawsonPharmacy Technician1891361523
  32. Hannah Lawson, RBTBehavior Technician1013721778
  33. Joshua Lawson, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1992509020
  34. Talmadge Lawson, RPHPharmacist1770712184
  35. Thomasina Lawson, LPC, PHDMental Health Counselor1538415724
  36. Heather Lawter, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1861926685
  37. Jane Lawther, PH.D.Professional Counselor1841564994
  38. Tawanda LawtonMental Health Counselor1518005875
  39. Joye Lay, PTPhysical Therapist1598917502
  40. Debra Layer, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1821002551
  41. Francis Layer, RPHPharmacist1730280603
  42. Nicole Layfield, RNC, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1639248537
  43. Frances LaytonBehavior Analyst1700243789
  44. Kayla Layton, BCBABehavior Analyst1730881863
  45. Andrea Lazaro, MDPediatrics Physician1336132075
  46. Lailane LazaroPharmacist1104147099
  47. Jessica Le, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1407261845
  48. Paulina Le, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1407472251
  49. Stephanie Le, MDPsychiatry Physician1699113720
  50. Marcus Leach, PTGeriatric Physical Therapist1134929581

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.