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 154 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. Lasonya ParkerMental Health Counselor1083871735
  2. Mario Parker, LMTMassage Therapist1215398417
  3. Marrionettia Parker, L.P.C.Professional Counselor1710220660
  4. Marya Parker, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1114452463
  5. Nalanti Parker, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1134565914
  6. Rachel Parker, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396207841
  7. Reginald Parker, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790746709
  8. Ronald Parker, LMSWSocial Worker1821527086
  9. Roxanne ParkerAttendant Care Provider1184552366
  10. Sabrina Parker, OTOccupational Therapist1174072771
  11. Sonja Parker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598725517
  12. Karen Parker Williams, PTPhysical Therapist1760028476
  13. Emily Parkman, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1205228186
  14. Amy Parks, RNRegistered Nurse1770905507
  15. Audrey Parks, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1225974215
  16. Katie Parks, D.C.Chiropractor1861840373
  17. Tonya Parks, LPCProfessional Counselor1669946455
  18. Tyler Parks, RBTBehavior Technician1962290221
  19. William Parks, MDAnesthesiology Physician1033299086
  20. Joy Parks CobbMental Health Counselor1558822965
  21. Pamela Parks Ozaluk, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033137336
  22. Jamie Parks-Foster, PHARMDPharmacist1023721016
  23. Jake Parler, DPT, PTPhysical Therapist1134837578
  24. Deepti Parmar, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1710096912
  25. Rajinder Parmar, MDGastroenterology Physician1891791570
  26. Shane Parmer, MDVascular Surgery Physician1780685792
  27. Ashlin Parnell, LMSW, MPHSocial Worker1437905726
  28. Bryant Parnell, ATCAthletic Trainer1447595897
  29. John Parnell, D.M.D.Dentist1962424986
  30. Shaqueda ParnellPharmacist1285106260
  31. Shelia ParnellPhysician Assistant1659249639
  32. Cecil Parris, PAPhysician Assistant1356316095
  33. Jacinta ParrisBehavior Technician1003777897
  34. Leigh Parris, RBTBehavior Technician1730059270
  35. John Parrish, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134140833
  36. Laurie Parrish, RNRegistered Nurse1972691459
  37. James Parrott, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1578588083
  38. John Parrott, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629035761
  39. Dolly Parson, RBTBehavior Technician1992683502
  40. Heather Parsons, LMSWSocial Worker1023898590
  41. Matthew PascavageMental Health Counselor1538973219
  42. Lacey PaschalPharmacist1851769087
  43. Christopher Pase, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1790813525
  44. Susana Pasicatan, MDPsychiatry Physician1922199710
  45. Teresa Pasley, PH.D,, R LPCI, NCC,Counselor1215236088
  46. Kealyn PassarettiBehavior Technician1184545907
  47. Heather Pastva, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689130734
  48. Elisabeth Paszkiewicz, MDUrology Physician1003906777
  49. Orbito Patangan, D.M.D.Pediatric Dentistry1295714996
  50. John PateSurgical Physician Assistant1679144695

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.