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 133 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. Michelle McKenzieSchool Counselor1174916498
  2. Rebecca McKenzie, RN, RDRegistered Nurse1043630023
  3. Jessica McKeownPharmacist1871843250
  4. Merry Ann McKeown, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1235467150
  5. Christopher McKethan, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1285089615
  6. Anna McKie, PA - CMedical Physician Assistant1699925065
  7. Dionne McKieDevelopmental Therapist1619426160
  8. Melanie McKie, LMSWSocial Worker1073818753
  9. Rodney McKieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457244972
  10. Charmaine McKinleyProsthetics Case Management1851993752
  11. Emily McKinney, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1730671355
  12. Harry McKinney, M.D.General Practice Physician1720393986
  13. Margaret McKinneyOccupational Therapist1841823945
  14. Marnette McKinney, M.A. CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1881958346
  15. Selina McKinneyPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1205264454
  16. Thornton McKinney, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1871579573
  17. Amy McKissick, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1861469488
  18. Breanna McKnight, RBTBehavior Technician1588458848
  19. Karolyn McKnight, PTPhysical Therapist1821470220
  20. Kierra McKnight, RBTBehavior Technician1316885866
  21. Maniya McKnightBehavior Technician1568384923
  22. William McLain, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1467426650
  23. John McLaughlinNeurology Physician1508561937
  24. Kelita McLaughlin, DPT, OCSPhysical Therapist1821530742
  25. Niall McLaughlin, MDNephrology Physician1457325292
  26. Terrie McLaughlin, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1801807789
  27. Lisa McLaurinAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1861850281
  28. Veronica McLeanCounselor1801689229
  29. Demario McLellan Jacobs, RBTBehavior Technician1326925199
  30. Lauren McLennanBehavior Technician1417531633
  31. Angela McLeod, PH.D., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1427066166
  32. Grace McLeodBehavior Analyst1710706429
  33. Lemonica McLeodAssistant Behavior Analyst1003785585
  34. Phoebe McLeod, PHDClinical Psychologist1336156256
  35. Sharon McLeod, MA, LPCMental Health Counselor1942306048
  36. Michael McMahan, LCSWSocial Worker1871740985
  37. Ricky McMakin, PHARMDPharmacist1457806978
  38. Kelly McManis, APRNNurse Practitioner1619430501
  39. Dawn McManusBehavior Technician1649193715
  40. Katherine McManusBehavior Technician1295599538
  41. William McMaster, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1124345574
  42. Janice McMeekin, ED.S.Professional Counselor1962564997
  43. Blair McMichael, PHARM.DPharmacist1497443758
  44. Katrina McMichael, M.S.Psychologist1801207337
  45. Casey McMillan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861526790
  46. Lachish McMillan, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1326698150
  47. Stephanie McMillanProfessional Counselor1619524758
  48. Damiya McMillianBehavior Technician1316767098
  49. Keshia McMillian, RKTKinesiotherapist1699197152
  50. Lotonda McMullin, MACounselor1568539674

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.