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 205 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. Linda Tyler, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1225443385
  2. Maya TylerBehavior Technician1922819184
  3. Emma TyndallStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164303061
  4. Sheron Tyndall, RD MPH CDERegistered Dietitian1861526691
  5. Valerie Tyndall, LMSWMental Health Counselor1730464074
  6. Shemega Tyson, BS PHARMPharmacist1194805168
  7. Sierra TysonBehavior Analyst1891263869
  8. Zora TysonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578439717
  9. Joseph Ubah, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1124215629
  10. Bela Udani, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1104878784
  11. Moses Udoh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770539389
  12. Michael Ugino, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1184616799
  13. Francis Ugowe, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1154784759
  14. Lori Uhrig, P.T., ATCPhysical Therapist1447632989
  15. Matthew UlcakPhysical Therapist1609368356
  16. Tyler UlchBehavior Technician1366007817
  17. Julia UllandStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104779297
  18. David Ullman, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1013397835
  19. Slif Ulrich, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1447413851
  20. Stephanie Ulshafer, ATCAthletic Trainer1083177281
  21. Chansina Um, DPMPodiatrist1689603466
  22. Richard Umbach, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1407818065
  23. Emily Underwood, PHARMDPharmacist1891348066
  24. Donna Upchurch, PH.D.Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1639106511
  25. Craig Urbanke, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1386144525
  26. Ira Uretzky, MDOtolaryngology Physician1013916428
  27. Gracie UriosteguiBehavior Technician1649143306
  28. Abdul Usmani, M.D.Nephrology Physician1629235700
  29. Tashema UtseyProfessional Counselor1982051470
  30. Dominic VaccaHospitalist Physician1770223679
  31. Corinne Vaccaro, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1851976690
  32. Calvin Vacchio, PH.D., NCC, LPCProfessional Counselor1134557887
  33. Ruheen VahoraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215850136
  34. Chadwell Vail, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1467733022
  35. Shakeera VailBehavior Technician1083378772
  36. Amber Valadez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205388279
  37. Dalia Valcin-Brown, ATCAthletic Trainer1255731170
  38. Brittany Valdario, PHARMDPharmacist1811678444
  39. Nina Valenti, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1063292977
  40. Milagros ValentinPsychiatry Physician1124085782
  41. Pia Valere-Adams, LMSWClinical Social Worker1093197725
  42. Laura Valleni, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1083781363
  43. A Vallini, MDNeurology Physician1386668986
  44. Helga Vamenta-Morris, M.D.Nephrology Physician1922310143
  45. Anthony Van AlstineOptometrist1295023810
  46. Wilson Van Dam, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1346218211
  47. Elizabeth Van Delden, LISWClinical Social Worker1093527715
  48. Katherine Van Gurp, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1992467104
  49. Hannah Van Law, RBTBehavior Technician1508727702
  50. Oshanna VanagerBehavior Technician1124842893

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.