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 24 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. Jordan Bronstein, DMDDentist1831724954
  2. Argiri Brook, MDPediatrics Physician1003829714
  3. Jeff Brooker, MD, RETIREDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013902832
  4. Brandon Brooks, DPM, MPHFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1679924971
  5. Brenda BrooksMental Health Counselor1003081381
  6. Chiquita BrooksHome Health Aide1245122068
  7. David Brooks, PTPhysical Therapist1083911952
  8. Earl Brooks, RPHPharmacist1033404686
  9. Jasmin BrooksBehavior Technician1780534354
  10. Judith Brooks, MSN, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1407881147
  11. Kelvin BrooksFamily Nurse Practitioner1396349015
  12. Latesha Brooks, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1619851755
  13. Martin Brooks, PHARMDPharmacist1588218341
  14. Meredith Brooks, MSP, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1902421910
  15. Nyala BrooksBehavior Technician1114819117
  16. Timothy Brooks, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1477849578
  17. Latoya Brooks-Key, PHD, MSW, MA, LCSW,Clinical Social Worker1861642266
  18. Renee Broome, PHARMDPharmacist1912255944
  19. Michael Brophy, DPTPhysical Therapist1992178644
  20. Rachel BroszBehavior Analyst1033700950
  21. Joseph Broudy, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1689706434
  22. Alexis Broussard, ODOptometrist1003393539
  23. Elizabeth BrowellBehavior Technician1497505630
  24. Rebecca BrowerBehavior Technician1720596364
  25. Aaliyah Brown, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1043857089
  26. Adrianne BrownAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720678253
  27. Alexis Brown, LMSWClinical Social Worker1700413838
  28. Allison Brown, FNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487508180
  29. Amanda Brown, LPCProfessional Counselor1578992251
  30. Aminu Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1740136241
  31. Atrevia Brown, APRNNurse Practitioner1457165169
  32. Barrett Brown, DCChiropractor1689020356
  33. Barry BrownClinical Social Worker1215227608
  34. Barry Brown, FNPNurse Practitioner1225420490
  35. Brandon Brown, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1235251729
  36. Breize Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1285435933
  37. Brianna Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1417802802
  38. Brittany Brown, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922531961
  39. Brittney BrownAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912410051
  40. Caitlin BrownCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1194392449
  41. Carla Brown, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336822014
  42. Carol Brown, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1609079391
  43. Carolyn Brown, DMDDentist1942470448
  44. Charlene BrownPharmacist1932478831
  45. Charlene Brown, AG-ACNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1184032187
  46. Claire Brown, DPTPhysical Therapist1932786589
  47. Clara BrownBehavior Technician1053279687
  48. Daniel Brown, MDPediatric Pulmonology Physician1407802267
  49. Daniel Brown, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1699791855
  50. Darius BrownStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679347470

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.