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 199 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. Lauren Taylor, PHARMDPharmacist1205122306
  2. Mark Taylor, O.D.Optometrist1811957962
  3. Mark Taylor, RNRegistered Nurse1225228919
  4. Michael Taylor, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1821082157
  5. Michael TaylorNurse Practitioner1962322552
  6. Moriah TaylorBehavior Technician1316791536
  7. Rachel Taylor, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1124201025
  8. Reg Taylor, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356071955
  9. Robin Taylor, LMSWSocial Worker1619540036
  10. Roger Taylor, MDPediatrics Physician1558393199
  11. Selena TaylorPhlebotomy Technician1811828536
  12. Sherri Taylor, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1811104961
  13. Stephanie Taylor, P.T.Orthopedic Physical Therapist1275610057
  14. Tamara Taylor, RBTBehavior Technician1053108209
  15. Tana Taylor, ARRT RT (R)(M)(CT)Computed Tomography Radiologic Technologist1225243926
  16. Thomas Taylor, PHARMDPharmacist1083595953
  17. Tremaine TaylorBehavior Technician1689360679
  18. Virginia TaylorSpeech-Language Pathologist1447970579
  19. Wendy Taylor, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1780951699
  20. William Taylor, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1922080449
  21. Michael Teachey, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1003109257
  22. Stephanie Teague, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1164270195
  23. Lindsey Teal, RNRegistered Nurse1295572949
  24. Talisha Telsee, LPCMental Health Counselor1831747351
  25. Ashley TempletonPhysical Therapist1366819138
  26. Jennifer Templeton, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1629434279
  27. Steven Templeton, D.O.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1831578822
  28. Katie Tenry, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1780515908
  29. Christina Tepatti, APRNNurse Practitioner1730643479
  30. Aimee TerharkAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1144421694
  31. Dorothy Terrell, APRNAmbulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse1891912937
  32. Bradley Terry, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255795829
  33. Lakeshia Terry, LPCProfessional Counselor1316680416
  34. Ledesma TerryMassage Therapist1497614150
  35. Sydney Terry, OTDOccupational Therapist1518641398
  36. Nicole Tessier, DPTPhysical Therapist1295145936
  37. Katie Tetanich, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1568115343
  38. Marisa TetreaultOther Technician1063904191
  39. David Tevepaugh, D.M.DOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1871570804
  40. Michael Thacker, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1336448125
  41. Ann Thai, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1760167050
  42. Caitlin Thames, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1750998662
  43. Arumugam Thanumalaya Perumal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770555872
  44. Nita Thapa, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730315839
  45. Padmanabhan TharuvaiPharmacist1871929166
  46. Jessica Thasitis, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1356601272
  47. Laura Theismann, MT-BCContractor1366792954
  48. Nikita TheophilusNephrology Physician1376196485
  49. Candiah Thiagarajah, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1982779922
  50. Emily Thieme, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1336892033

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.