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 25 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. David Brown, MDPediatric Pulmonology Physician1679507065
  2. Deborah BrownPhysical Therapist1710369111
  3. Denise BrownPhlebotomy Technician1821725698
  4. Destiny BrownBehavior Technician1356125983
  5. Elise BrownBehavior Technician1609731033
  6. Emilie Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1265096135
  7. Eric Brown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1962473736
  8. Erica BrownMental Health Counselor1174602783
  9. Erin BrownAssistant Behavior Analyst1619704715
  10. Erin Brown, RDNRegistered Dietitian1013831965
  11. Ernest Brown, PSYDClinical Psychologist1730762675
  12. Evangeline Brown, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1427076454
  13. Evelyn BrownSocial Worker1659739019
  14. Fredricka BrownProfessional Counselor1982592713
  15. Freeman Brown, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1427814367
  16. Hannah BrownAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710379284
  17. Heather Brown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1396906251
  18. Jacqueline Brown, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043784986
  19. James Brown, LPC, LPCSProfessional Counselor1942323043
  20. Janie BrownCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841257649
  21. Jessica BrownBehavior Technician1881209021
  22. Jessica Brown, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1528712163
  23. Julia Brown, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1134479108
  24. Kerry Brown, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1033310685
  25. Kicea BrownBehavior Technician1255043311
  26. Kiera Brown, PHARMDPharmacist1639648900
  27. Krishnan Brown, PHARMDPharmacist1851095541
  28. Kyla Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1609758622
  29. Latonya Brown, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023064920
  30. Lisa Brown, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1659636421
  31. Logan Brown, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1154163103
  32. Mahogany Brown, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1700594298
  33. Makayla Brown, MSWCounselor1740970607
  34. Matthew BrownMental Health Counselor1518046127
  35. Michelle Brown, O.D.Optometrist1962851105
  36. Nacole Brown, APRNNurse Practitioner1356148183
  37. Nancy Brown, MSW, LISW-CP, CASACClinical Social Worker1417591926
  38. Nicole BrownBehavior Technician1407697923
  39. Nora BrownFamily Nurse Practitioner1689439929
  40. Nyla Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1679403984
  41. Pamela Brown, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1003826504
  42. Rachel Brown, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1396710430
  43. Raquel Brown, LPCMental Health Counselor1114725959
  44. Robert Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316960040
  45. Robyn BrownPharmacist1487064820
  46. Rosanne Brown, LMSWClinical Social Worker1699011981
  47. Ryan Brown, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1598994246
  48. Sadarriel Brown, LMSWSocial Worker1477363349
  49. Selena Brown, INTERNCounseling Psychologist1952694945
  50. Shaneka BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942063649

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.