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 210 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. Wing Wang, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1184765612
  2. Sabrina Wannamaker, MA, LPCMH, NCCProfessional Counselor1558602946
  3. Jessica Wanthal, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1174175491
  4. Amanda Ward, PT, DPT, GCSPhysical Therapist1255294229
  5. Chandler WardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023590635
  6. Crystal WardPhysical Therapy Assistant1205254489
  7. Madelin WardBehavior Technician1760268726
  8. Marsha Ward, MSWSocial Worker1164847422
  9. Rebecca Ward, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1275077356
  10. Rebekah Ward, MDPsychiatry Physician1366002990
  11. Vincent Ward, PH.D.Mental Health Counselor1265649636
  12. Frank Warder, M.D.Otology & Neurotology Physician1164596441
  13. Amelia Wardyn, CGC, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1033621701
  14. Jeania Ware, MDPediatrics Physician1952152290
  15. Kenric WarePharmacist1407226566
  16. Megan WareAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1225848609
  17. Nykia Ware, BCBABehavior Analyst1063040251
  18. Tomeca WareSocial Worker1114538931
  19. Cathy Warn, M.A., LPC, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1386736734
  20. Aidan WarnerInternal Medicine Physician1295430627
  21. Amanda Warner, D.P.M.Foot Surgery Podiatrist1326570524
  22. Alex Warren, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1205190600
  23. Britiany Warren, RNAdministrator Registered Nurse1578272654
  24. Julie Warren, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1356934293
  25. Mack Warren, LPCProfessional Counselor1720001571
  26. Peter Warren, PHDClinical Psychologist1194248336
  27. Virginia Warren, ED.S, LPESSchool Psychologist1376243410
  28. Natalie Warrum, ODOptometrist1720656010
  29. Andrew Warther, PHARMDPharmacist1770871931
  30. James Washburn, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1154770279
  31. Denetra Washington, MSW, GERONTOLOGYSocial Worker1215769740
  32. Imani Washington, RBTBehavior Technician1457229213
  33. Jacal WashingtonSpeech-Language Pathologist1033957535
  34. Kent Washington, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1326178716
  35. Laquanda WashingtonSocial Worker1609320472
  36. Latisha Washington, OTOccupational Therapist1073862223
  37. Latrece WashingtonPharmacy Technician1831824408
  38. Lauren Washington, MSWSocial Worker1003324096
  39. Marion WashingtonBehavior Technician1417838046
  40. Shanta WashingtonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679431662
  41. Sheliaand WashingtonMental Health Counselor1124272083
  42. Taikeymah WashingtonFamily Nurse Practitioner1629997200
  43. Taylor WashingtonBehavior Technician1467333898
  44. Albertina Washington-Green, MA, LPCMental Health Counselor1568416238
  45. Richard Wassermann, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1336191931
  46. Christine Waters, OTOccupational Therapist1760570089
  47. Katherine Waters, DPTPhysical Therapist1598430241
  48. Kyle Waters, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033889381
  49. Tamara WatersProsthetics Case Management1942848643
  50. Carroll Watford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255560652

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.