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 217 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. Mary Williams, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1518207240
  2. Mary Williams, RNSchool Registered Nurse1285005702
  3. Marymac Williams, M.A. CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1598814410
  4. Michael Williams, PTPhysical Therapist1407242787
  5. Michael WilliamsClinical Social Worker1093345241
  6. Michelyn Williams, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437837887
  7. Monique Williams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1720550049
  8. Nevaeh WilliamsBehavior Technician1063373827
  9. Niesha WilliamsBehavior Technician1538950290
  10. Pamela Williams, LMSWSocial Worker1164064598
  11. Patricia Williams, RNRegistered Nurse1306079124
  12. Penelope Williams, M.A.Professional Counselor1396839569
  13. Ransom WilliamsCounselor1538284088
  14. Rianna WilliamsBehavior Technician1124995758
  15. Rochelle WilliamsClinical Social Worker1528633799
  16. Rodney Williams, LPCProfessional Counselor1033579685
  17. Roger Williams, MSWSocial Worker1255483244
  18. Ryan Williams, ODOptometrist1588193650
  19. Sandra Williams, LCSW, LISW-CP, DAPAClinical Social Worker1306001763
  20. Santana WilliamsMental Health Counselor1639770779
  21. Sara Williams, PACMedical Physician Assistant1497816375
  22. Sarah Williams, EDS.Professional Counselor1639644719
  23. Savannah WilliamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942004056
  24. Seteria WilliamsProfessional Counselor1265837041
  25. Shakemia Williams, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1942155718
  26. Sharon Williams, LISW-CP, NCCClinical Social Worker1750628947
  27. Sheryl Williams, LPCMental Health Counselor1962589499
  28. Stuart Williams, PHARMDPharmacist1023427275
  29. Tahtiana WilliamsBehavior Technician1386528461
  30. Tallent Williams, LMTMassage Therapist1558254623
  31. Tamara Williams, LPNLicensed Vocational Nurse1720558182
  32. Tamia Williams, RBTBehavior Technician1568341667
  33. Taylor Williams, CNAHome Health Aide1093270068
  34. Terry Williams, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225200777
  35. Ventrice Williams, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1326518697
  36. Veronica WilliamsMental Health Counselor1023350170
  37. Wanite WilliamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760263305
  38. Whitney WilliamsPharmacist1407494339
  39. Willie Williams, PHD., MAProfessional Counselor1699169094
  40. Y'Ticcia Williams, LPCMental Health Counselor1003087610
  41. Zanbresha Williams, RBTBehavior Technician1255144788
  42. Rolanda Williams Legette, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1386356038
  43. Jean Williams-Bowens, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITFamily Nurse Practitioner1386814648
  44. Lisa Williams-Holloway, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891090437
  45. Cynthia Williams-Perry, M.A. M.EDCounselor1558677930
  46. Ashley WilliamsonBehavior Technician1437029352
  47. James Williamson, PH.D., LMSWClinical Social Worker1912634726
  48. Jamilla WilliamsonBehavior Technician1528937687
  49. Katelin Williamson, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1477967859
  50. Morgan WilliamsonBehavior Technician1124818893

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.