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 200 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. Lera Thierry, M.A.Counselor1285750893
  2. Doan-Trang Thieu, PHARMACISTPharmacist1295748275
  3. Calee Thigpen, RBTBehavior Analyst1902584972
  4. Ivory Thigpen, D.C.Chiropractor1588698823
  5. Valerie Thimothee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1316638497
  6. Jane Thoennes, M.S., CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1013352806
  7. Ambreona Thomas, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1316442015
  8. Americus Thomas, RBTBehavior Technician1336085810
  9. Anthony Thomas, PHARMDPharmacist1811198369
  10. Ashley ThomasSpeech-Language Pathologist1356220578
  11. Benjamin Thomas, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1538389721
  12. Carmen Thomas, MAMental Health Counselor1477871721
  13. Cecilia ThomasBehavior Technician1861314197
  14. Cherrie Thomas, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194810028
  15. Courtney ThomasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528838984
  16. Cuckoo ThomasCase Management Registered Nurse1023821733
  17. Dejah ThomasAssistant Behavior Analyst1093638801
  18. Derek Thomas, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871605048
  19. Donna ThomasAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1053348672
  20. Jessica Thomas, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1568084556
  21. Jocelyn Thomas, DMDDentist1396679882
  22. Justin Thomas, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1508345307
  23. Kanesha ThomasBehavior Technician1659257202
  24. Kate Thomas, PHARMDPharmacist1528411352
  25. Kiana Thomas, LPCProfessional Counselor1780245258
  26. Kimberly ThomasHome Health Aide1285251298
  27. Kimberly ThomasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1366240475
  28. Latadra ThomasPhlebotomy Technician1396525580
  29. Lauren ThomasBehavior Technician1760345466
  30. Madellyne ThomasBehavior Technician1164143129
  31. Marcus Thomas, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1750028874
  32. Megan Thomas, AU.D.Audiologist1134416951
  33. Michael ThomasContractor1962744003
  34. Natai Thomas, PHARMDPharmacist1235865197
  35. Sean Thomas, MDDermatology Physician1265595243
  36. Sherry Thomas, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1437452737
  37. Valerie ThomasBehavior Analyst1033937479
  38. Lashawn Thomas Bridges, SLPDSpeech-Language Pathologist1891771796
  39. Amber Thompson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356816425
  40. Andrena ThompsonHome Health Aide1801346770
  41. Benjamin Thompson, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1558710764
  42. Bonnie Thompson, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1518363365
  43. Britany Thompson, HASHearing Instrument Specialist1922752989
  44. Charlotte Thompson, MDOphthalmology Physician1487691796
  45. Chris ThompsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124892278
  46. Cynthia Thompson, ACNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1437138419
  47. Cynthia Thompson, RNRegistered Nurse1730202805
  48. Danna Thompson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1922412642
  49. Darren Thompson, DDSPediatric Dentistry1790076594
  50. David ThompsonPhysical Therapist1003696642

The largest South Carolina cities

  1. Charleston10,840
  2. Greenville10,264
  3. Spartanburg3,328
  4. Florence2,634
  5. Myrtle Beach2,599

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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.