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 126 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. Courtney Manning, RNRegistered Nurse1992338610
  2. Jakeniqua ManningCounselor1538988449
  3. Jim Manning, LISW/CP-APClinical Social Worker1316323348
  4. Martha Manning, LPCProfessional Counselor1407326721
  5. Takerra Manning, RBTBehavior Technician1952264707
  6. Tymiah ManningMassage Therapist1245122977
  7. Chandra Mansell, APRNNurse Practitioner1144916131
  8. Matthew Manter, MDHospitalist Physician1831839331
  9. Zachary Mantooth, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992190573
  10. Kelley ManuelProfessional Counselor1891102968
  11. Jennifer Marcellino, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1760374268
  12. Kyle March, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1447054572
  13. Thilaysia March, RBTBehavior Technician1457058414
  14. Robert Marchi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518921634
  15. Susan Marciano, PH.D., LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1780696724
  16. Michael Mareska, M.D.Neurology Physician1538130778
  17. Maria Marin, MS, LPCMental Health Counselor1699859603
  18. Alec Marinaro, PHARMDPharmacist1821642901
  19. Joni Marino, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1558726885
  20. Robert Marino, MD, MPHPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1790084515
  21. Mia Marion, MS,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235258385
  22. Beth Maris, MSWClinical Social Worker1760450381
  23. Denise Mark, MPH, RDNRegistered Dietitian1275800484
  24. Ashlee Markin, RBTBehavior Technician1053240838
  25. Alexandra MarkleCounselor1366078958
  26. Joseph Markowitz, M.D.Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1922203223
  27. Eric Marom, M.LD.Internal Medicine Physician1942512173
  28. Katelyn MaroneyBehavior Technician1598261851
  29. Nelson Marques, RDSports Dietetics Nutrition Registered Dietitian1750125357
  30. Jose Marquez, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1568422525
  31. Maria Corina MarquezMental Health Counselor1972780179
  32. Thomasina MarquezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568891935
  33. Meghan MarriottBehavior Technician1356102313
  34. Devorah Marrus, LPC-AMental Health Counselor1376264184
  35. Barbara Marsh, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700255635
  36. Clifford Marsh, EDD, EDS, MS, MSWClinical Social Worker1285997833
  37. John Marsh, RPHGeriatric Pharmacist1982786331
  38. Kimberly MarshNurse's Aide1932599800
  39. Thomas Marsh, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1386605574
  40. Amber Marshall, MDHospitalist Physician1336109206
  41. Dustin MarshallFamily Medicine Physician1477127926
  42. Mallory MarshallPediatrics Physician1639743081
  43. Margaret MarshallBehavior Technician1417590902
  44. Mileka Marshall, PHARM DPharmacist1588226542
  45. Scott Marshall, D.M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1770890964
  46. Erica Marshburn, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1629521315
  47. Sherry MartellClinical Social Worker1275550766
  48. Allison Martin, MS, RD, LD, CPTRegistered Dietitian1184310344
  49. Amanda Martin, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1861833212
  50. Andrew Martin, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1801096821

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.