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 130 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. Thomas McCantsContractor1790040491
  2. Lindsay McCarley, P.A.Specialist1083684880
  3. Richard McCarroll, MDSurgery Physician1194013656
  4. Jack McCarthyPlastic Surgery Physician1427753839
  5. Marcia McCarthy, SLP/CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1013205707
  6. Joshua McCarty, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1285319426
  7. Beau McCarverEmergency Medicine Physician1457101750
  8. Lauren McCaskillStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841126422
  9. Richard McCaughan, DCChiropractor1376525402
  10. Kaziyah McCauleyBehavior Technician1184435190
  11. Melissa McCawley, RNOncology Registered Nurse1184425597
  12. Cassandra McClainMental Health Counselor1720643604
  13. Damaris McClainFamily Nurse Practitioner1699007625
  14. Tameka McClaryMental Health Counselor1326494501
  15. Vernet McClaryHome Health Aide1184922049
  16. Michael McClay, O.D.Optometrist1881669802
  17. Bruce McClenaghan, PTPhysical Therapist1972543270
  18. Laura McClendon, DPTPhysical Therapist1184140055
  19. Gaye McClenny Betcher, MSN, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1801867239
  20. Alaina McClerklin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629716055
  21. Beverly McClerklinMental Health Counselor1609068840
  22. Patricia McClerklin, MDDermatology Physician1154428100
  23. Lawrence McClintockMental Health Counselor1447595756
  24. Cheryl McClintonSocial Worker1043481781
  25. Robert McCloy, LPCProfessional Counselor1851051429
  26. Sandra McCloy, PHDPsychologist1659774636
  27. Catherine McClung Smith, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1972709236
  28. Eric McClurePeer Specialist1467300285
  29. Baralyn McClurkinWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1619606977
  30. David McCollamAssistant Behavior Analyst1972044204
  31. Valerie McComb, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1245174895
  32. Douglas Mitchell McConnell, MDNeuroradiology Physician1669494811
  33. Monica McConnell, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1548341456
  34. Kelly McCook, P.T.Physical Therapist1154358323
  35. Monica McCorkleBehavior Technician1083318273
  36. Ayesha McCormick, AGNP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1215644489
  37. Brant McCormick, RT(R)(CT), ARRTComputed Tomography Radiologic Technologist1598125320
  38. Cierra McCormickBehavior Analyst1154209906
  39. Priscilla McCormick, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1356749147
  40. Jenna McCoury, RBTBehavior Technician1689463770
  41. Chloe McCoy, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1649683558
  42. Falisha McCoyMassage Therapist1821645714
  43. Catherine McCravyBehavior Technician1508547936
  44. Chasity McCrayFamily Nurse Practitioner1104493725
  45. Jarell McCray, RBTBehavior Technician1518816164
  46. Jessica McCraySocial Worker1891013314
  47. Kiara McCrayBehavior Technician1265122873
  48. Christine McCrea, MA, LPCCounselor1396174868
  49. Helen McCrea, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1609287663
  50. Megan McCullough, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1518116409

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.