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 189 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. Loren SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689254492
  2. Lucianda Smith, MA, CACPAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841629151
  3. Lynn Smith, ED.S.Professional Counselor1558423616
  4. Mackenzie SmithBehavior Technician1811787237
  5. Madeline Smith, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1700417474
  6. Makala Smith, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1083017222
  7. Mariah SmithBehavior Technician1144903576
  8. Marion Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780729483
  9. Martin SmithHome Health Aide1770025199
  10. Mary Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1972822583
  11. Mary Smith, FNP-C, MSNFamily Nurse Practitioner1144091588
  12. McKayla SmithBehavior Technician1386518447
  13. Mea SmithBehavior Technician1710662200
  14. Michael Smith, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1093793275
  15. Mikayla Smith, APRNFamily Medicine Physician1851265052
  16. Minnina SmithBehavior Technician1124988217
  17. Miranda Smith, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1043467491
  18. Misti Smith, LPCProfessional Counselor1245637826
  19. Nancy SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1699743336
  20. Nancy Smith, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1265541148
  21. Nancy Smith, MASpeech-Language Pathologist1972811917
  22. Nancy Smith, LMSWSocial Worker1902232762
  23. Natasha Smith, FNPNurse Practitioner1033655055
  24. Nikki Smith, DNP,FNP-BC, PMHNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1689939100
  25. Peter Smith, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1467865378
  26. Portia SmithBehavior Technician1528982345
  27. Rachel Smith, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1780373217
  28. Richard Smith, DOHospitalist Physician1043730468
  29. Robert Smith, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1083793368
  30. Roy Smith, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1912097056
  31. Ryan Smith, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1790215689
  32. Sarah Smith, ED.S., LPCProfessional Counselor1225467947
  33. Shakidia SmithBehavior Technician1982146239
  34. Shanna SmithBehavior Technician1811631682
  35. Shannon SmithMassage Therapist1972188027
  36. Sharee Smith, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1689772063
  37. Sharon SmithPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1487759908
  38. Sheronda SmithPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1003668708
  39. Sidney Smith, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1265414593
  40. Sinjin SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841867744
  41. Stephanie SmithSpeech-Language Pathologist1972118362
  42. Stuart Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821060740
  43. Tabitha Smith, LMSWSocial Worker1669768206
  44. Taylor Smith, PHARMDPharmacist1033612429
  45. Teresa Smith, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1811501935
  46. Trena Smith, MAMental Health Counselor1902689615
  47. Tylarr Smith, CCC-SLP/LSpeech-Language Pathologist1356969083
  48. Vanis SmithCertified Respiratory Therapist1487015772
  49. William Smith, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1568673911
  50. Yiasha Smith, LPCProfessional Counselor1790284636

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.