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 204 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. Vanessa TuckerProfessional Counselor1689353195
  2. Veronica TuckerSocial Worker1427989136
  3. Tinita Tucker-CainDoula1184433146
  4. Stephen Tuel, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1487610424
  5. Tracy Tufts, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1528323839
  6. Steven Tuggle, D.M.D.Endodontics1275503773
  7. Asha Tuli, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1265011415
  8. Emily Tum Suden, DPTPhysical Therapist1629638762
  9. Elizabeth Tumaliuan, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1275016586
  10. Steven TunNeurology Physician1316642747
  11. Martin Turanec, RPHGeriatric Pharmacist1144391558
  12. Aniyah TurmanBehavior Technician1689488348
  13. Kelly TurnbullBehavior Technician1720836901
  14. Alexandria Turner, LISWClinical Social Worker1851071039
  15. Brittany Turner, RBTBehavior Technician1679375703
  16. Carmel Turner, PT, DPT, OMT-COrthopedic Physical Therapist1356729933
  17. Chelsea Turner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1952877599
  18. Deatra TurnerProfessional Counselor1336310390
  19. Ebonee TurnerBehavior Technician1467167460
  20. Emilie Turner, PHARMDPharmacist1437635323
  21. Emily Turner, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1366887713
  22. James Turner, MDAnesthesiology Physician1760451231
  23. Jennifer Turner, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1962545574
  24. Jessica TurnerOther Technician1962117648
  25. Jimmy Turner, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922592757
  26. Jo Anne Turner, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1225140973
  27. John Turner, PHARMDPharmacist1609162874
  28. Kaitlynn Turner, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1558760165
  29. Kylee Turner, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952132235
  30. Laura TurnerCounselor1477116259
  31. Marcia Turner, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1801605811
  32. Michele Turner, AUDAudiologist1023024221
  33. Mikayla Turner, LMSWSocial Worker1043058845
  34. Philip Turner, NP-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1841074895
  35. Samantha TurnerBehavior Technician1336034586
  36. Sarah Turner, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1356206544
  37. Stacey Turner, PHARMDPharmacist1518362516
  38. Willard Turner, DPTPhysical Therapist1811701949
  39. Katherine TurnleyPediatrics Physician1861334732
  40. Colin Turnnidge, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306293998
  41. Kristie Tuscany, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1144810938
  42. Christian TyceNurse's Aide1831781590
  43. Chandler Tyler, PAPhysician Assistant1790349330
  44. Chastity Tyler, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1760056139
  45. Danna Tyler, D.C.Chiropractor1083912638
  46. David Tyler, LPCProfessional Counselor1710762307
  47. Jillian Tyler, DPTPhysical Therapist1003510488
  48. Joi Tyler, ODOptometrist1336127505
  49. Lashonda TylerFamily Nurse Practitioner1225542194
  50. Leslie Tyler, M.S.P., CCC - SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1841258936

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.