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 147 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. Ithamesia Nelson, NURSE PRACTITIONERAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1942770086
  2. Kenna Nelson, RBTBehavior Technician1881545945
  3. Lauren Nelson, ED.S, LPES, LPCASchool Psychologist1851176309
  4. Stacy NelsonContractor1780476754
  5. Tiquana NelsonBehavior Technician1477411726
  6. Victorious Nelson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124713128
  7. Michael Nemastil, DCChiropractor1730107905
  8. Manoj Nepal, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1063783454
  9. Jan Nerud, CADC-IAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467039909
  10. Porsha NesbittBehavior Technician1740099910
  11. Stacey Nesbitt, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1982276374
  12. Esere NesiamaOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1760233001
  13. Laquandra Nesmith, M.A.Counselor1093748709
  14. Ashley Nettles, D.P.MFoot Surgery Podiatrist1427480300
  15. Dymphna Netto, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1992724280
  16. Francis Neuffer, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1275597478
  17. Mary Neuffer, MDGynecology Physician1164473302
  18. Margaret NevergollClinical Social Worker1972125284
  19. Katelyn Nevitt, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1003392275
  20. Ashley New, PTPhysical Therapist1568591642
  21. Amy Newby, APRNNurse Practitioner1396636098
  22. Aisha NewchurchProfessional Counselor1235430117
  23. Joanne Newlon, MS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1730527201
  24. Michele Newman, OPTICIANOptician1578120523
  25. Rudolph Newman, MDOphthalmology Physician1801858469
  26. Zoe NewmanCounselor1588445746
  27. Elizabeth Newsom, APRNNurse Practitioner1316530074
  28. Kathryn Newsom, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1275953721
  29. Kent Newsom, D.O.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1932351764
  30. Brandi Newsome, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1902875537
  31. Jarrett Newsome, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1780739730
  32. Susan Newsome, APRNNurse Practitioner1548033624
  33. Jennifer Newton, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1720402753
  34. Ijang Ngando, PHARM DPharmacist1972905172
  35. Egla Ngetich, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1184568602
  36. Trung NgoPharmacist1053033308
  37. Angela NguyenObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154026573
  38. Dzung Nguyen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1356459515
  39. Jessica Nguyen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1598417222
  40. Kerry Nguyen, MSWSocial Worker1962835751
  41. My Tien NguyenBehavior Technician1881498806
  42. Sunnie NguyenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396629838
  43. Thienphuc Nguyen, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962206029
  44. Thomas Nguyen, D.P.M.Foot Surgery Podiatrist1033606868
  45. Truong-Son Nguyen, PHARMDPharmacist1457360505
  46. Tu NguyenPharmacist1538611124
  47. Mariagoretti Niba, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801407325
  48. Donna Nicholas, RNRegistered Nurse1457405169
  49. Cindy Nichols, DMDProsthodontics1326248535
  50. Deborah Nichols, RNRegistered Nurse1962741371

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.