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 181 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. Caitlyn Seaver, RBTBehavior Technician1477443356
  2. Praxedes Sebastian, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1588683072
  3. Colleen Seda, AU.D.Audiologist1942464037
  4. Julianna SeebauerBehavior Technician1861289860
  5. Malavika SeethaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851142103
  6. Katherine SegalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750240859
  7. Francis Segedin, PH.D.Professional Counselor1497702435
  8. Jessie Seide, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1578638755
  9. Julie Seigler, PHARMDPharmacist1780166066
  10. Marvelette SeiglerMassage Therapist1861341471
  11. Brian Seiler, MS, PES, CES, ATCAthletic Trainer1255748737
  12. Greigory Seitz, PT, DPT, OCSPhysical Therapist1265198584
  13. Stefanie Seixas-Mikelus, MDUrology Physician1962666784
  14. Matthew Sejuit, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1649511833
  15. Elizabeth Sekula, PHARM DPharmacist1982912838
  16. Andrea Sellers, M.S.Genetic Counselor (M.S.)1952383481
  17. Denise SellersSocial Worker1326450008
  18. Holly Sellers, PTPhysical Therapist1407166440
  19. Jessica Sellers, LMSWSocial Worker1467814392
  20. Kelvin SellersPharmacy Technician1093396871
  21. Renee SellersCommunity Health Registered Nurse1194187237
  22. Jill Sellner, ODOptometrist1073142774
  23. Roberto Selonk BuecheleDentist1417558057
  24. James Selph, MDNeurology Physician1639226426
  25. Margaret Selph, DNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1396132643
  26. Albert Semer, MSWClinical Social Worker1093812075
  27. Emily Semerau, LMTMassage Therapist1104252949
  28. Catherine Semmes, ED.S.Professional Counselor1659124451
  29. Souvik Sen, M.D.Vascular Neurology Physician1962574442
  30. Abigail Senn, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1457032021
  31. Jennifer Senn, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1760339899
  32. Melissa SennPhysician Assistant1033735204
  33. Todd Senn, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1972760056
  34. Aliyah SeraphinBehavior Technician1972462950
  35. Waltrude Seraphin, MAMental Health Counselor1558845842
  36. Stephen Serbin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1992715684
  37. Roxanne Serohi, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1891253522
  38. Yesenia Serrano, PSY.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1750902581
  39. Colin SerredszumStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073387122
  40. Ashley SettlesMental Health Counselor1528985132
  41. Jeffery Settles, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1770780132
  42. Carmel SewerKinesiotherapist1407336068
  43. Brandyn Sewers, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1811623143
  44. Emily Sexton, ACNPSpecialist1306811054
  45. Gregory Sexton, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1154394260
  46. Matthew SextonMental Health Counselor1730917402
  47. Robert Sexton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184635252
  48. Easton SeyedeinSpeech-Language Pathologist1528516168
  49. Kristina Seymour, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1265829162
  50. Christopher Shady, DOInternal Medicine Physician1538541669

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.