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 223 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. Constance Yearling, MD MPHPediatrics Physician1962561332
  2. Jerome Yelder, PHD PSYD MBA MS MPPrescribing (Medical) Psychologist1548551278
  3. Rama Yelisetty, DMDDentist1437592516
  4. Susan YelvertonSocial Worker1831507441
  5. Janice Yensan, MA ,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174629125
  6. Philip Yeon, MDInfectious Disease Physician1366418832
  7. Patrick YerglerFamily Medicine Physician1386339471
  8. Olivia YessinInternal Medicine Physician1376283283
  9. Quin Yessin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730939067
  10. Raina YeungAthletic Trainer1134839566
  11. Mackenzie Yi, DOPsychiatry Physician1326502899
  12. Willy YiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992555213
  13. Alicia Yin, DOPediatrics Physician1922859271
  14. Freda Yin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1013558972
  15. Vincent YlaganMental Health Counselor1457122715
  16. Gary Yon, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1073618930
  17. Yvonne Yon, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1275638124
  18. Brian YoonBehavior Technician1396466355
  19. Adriane York, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1639845621
  20. William York, MSW, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1770674087
  21. Beveisha YoumansProsthetics Case Management1457890873
  22. Mariam Younas, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1891922969
  23. Amanda YoungBehavior Technician1891449336
  24. Brandon Young, DPT, PTPhysical Therapist1043636764
  25. Courtney Young, LPCProfessional Counselor1851260145
  26. D'Andra YoungPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1902663362
  27. Demi Young, CD(DONA)Doula1053200832
  28. G YoungHearing Instrument Specialist1912297912
  29. Kaila Young, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1083187942
  30. Katrina Young, LPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1225206196
  31. Kerri Young, APRNNurse Practitioner1073483194
  32. Kimberly Young, PHARMDPharmacist1083963185
  33. Komaleather YoungFamily Nurse Practitioner1457817785
  34. Ladonna YoungChild Abuse Pediatrics Physician1558658724
  35. Madison Young, RDRegistered Dietitian1841009883
  36. Marisa Young, BAMental Health Counselor1598813222
  37. Samantha Young, BCBABehavior Analyst1164004115
  38. Shanell YoungBehavior Technician1205790136
  39. Stewart Young, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932166329
  40. Tracy Young, D.C.Sports Physician Chiropractor1992890552
  41. Victoria YoungProsthetics Case Management1619684610
  42. Cathy Young-Jones, RN, MSNRegistered Nurse1043554579
  43. Angela Youngblood, RNRegistered Nurse1831411081
  44. Erik Younginer, D.C.Chiropractor1063472223
  45. Vida Yousefian, MDPsychiatry Physician1043835879
  46. Omer YousufOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1194420513
  47. Kathryn Yovanovich, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427824473
  48. Maria Yu, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1285650960
  49. Anna Yumen, MDSurgery Physician1245814599
  50. Shin Yun, LISWSocial Worker1205091766

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.