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 201 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. Elizabeth ThompsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356090377
  2. Herman Thompson, MDDermatology Physician1598790586
  3. Jennifer Thompson, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1720275324
  4. Jesse Thompson, DOHospitalist Physician1558921965
  5. Joann Thompson, DDSDentist1982765384
  6. Joseph Thompson, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1477572196
  7. Joycelyn ThompsonBehavior Technician1588553309
  8. Katherine Thompson, LMSWClinical Social Worker1710931415
  9. Kristee Thompson, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1437044815
  10. Kristy Thompson, NPNurse Practitioner1124568514
  11. Makenna ThompsonPharmacist1841025947
  12. Mary Thompson, PHARMDPharmacist1346682879
  13. Megan Thompson, LMSWMental Health Counselor1376331330
  14. Michelle ThompsonLicensed Practical Nurse1407487127
  15. Nicholas Thompson, LMTMassage Therapist1417722406
  16. Pamela ThompsonMental Health Counselor1750760278
  17. Paris Thompson, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881233773
  18. Rebecca Thompson, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1306640685
  19. Robert Thompson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1386756971
  20. Sakina Thompson, RBTBehavior Technician1245028760
  21. Scott Thompson, MDOtolaryngology Physician1922071281
  22. Shawn Thompson, D.D.S.Dentist1881808657
  23. Shenita Thompson, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1114210887
  24. Stephanie ThompsonPhysical Therapist1174873913
  25. Tab Thompson, M.D.Otology & Neurotology Physician1245304468
  26. Barbara Thomsen, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568576411
  27. Diana Thorne, MDAddiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1275643538
  28. John Thorne, PHARMDPharmacist1588218028
  29. Joshua Thornhill, MDPsychiatry Physician1013977974
  30. Brianna ThorntonBehavior Technician1891339750
  31. Elbert Thornton, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639148109
  32. Whitney Thornton, AGPCNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1932987278
  33. Joshua Thorp, DCChiropractor1659773299
  34. Mahelet ThorpDentist1679063937
  35. Francis Thorpe, PT, MSRPhysical Therapist1770657025
  36. Rachel ThorpeEmergency Medicine Physician1982049151
  37. Tiffaney Threatt, PHARMDPharmacist1396042339
  38. Celina ThresherBehavior Technician1295697373
  39. Madison Tiago, RBTBehavior Technician1588499792
  40. Kristen Tice, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1609124023
  41. Michael Tichenor, MDSurgery Physician1013401843
  42. Taylor Tidwell, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1326899691
  43. Haley Tiedemann, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1568317329
  44. Stephanie TigheStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992224315
  45. Erika Tillery, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1508168717
  46. Edward Tillitz, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1467693457
  47. Jessica Tillman, PHD, MPH, RNRegistered Nurse1861988081
  48. Suzanne Tillman, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1194066126
  49. Seaton TiloBehavior Technician1013680297
  50. Austin TimmonsPharmacist1487272233

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.