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 26 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. Shanita BrownRespiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist1700473691
  2. Shaquan Brown, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053868810
  3. Shelley Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1104765957
  4. Shyteria BrownOther Technician1912658576
  5. Tamela BrownBehavior Technician1629826136
  6. Thomisa BrownHome Health Aide1922516251
  7. Tiffany BrownMental Health Counselor1386372779
  8. Tonya Brown, SPECIALISTProsthetics Case Management1871130690
  9. Travis Brown, PTPhysical Therapist1508242868
  10. Vajay BrownBehavior Technician1255181749
  11. Whitney Brown, MD.Pediatric Endocrinology Physician1972681096
  12. William Brown, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1669334231
  13. Valencia Brown Richburg, RN BSNRegistered Nurse1760275176
  14. Maxine Brown-Sartor, NCCProfessional Counselor1659713493
  15. Alyson Browning, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1952724718
  16. Aundrea Browning, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1134666787
  17. Lisa Browning, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1912375759
  18. Robert Browning, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1053805044
  19. Alice BrucePsychiatry Physician1386218832
  20. Caroline BrucePharmacist1538834411
  21. Belinda Brucks, LMFT, CSTMarriage & Family Therapist1619702818
  22. Janet Brugh, RNSchool Registered Nurse1225377641
  23. Rex Brugh, M.D.Urology Physician1922099407
  24. Barbara BruingtonProfessional Counselor1417382516
  25. John Brumfield, PHARMDPharmacist1801354782
  26. Nicole Brunet, PHARM.DPharmacist1427482264
  27. Carley BrunettoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053066969
  28. Michael Bruno, RDNRegistered Dietitian1215648597
  29. Ashley Bruns, LMSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770141475
  30. Jessica BrunsonBehavior Technician1194284455
  31. Kayla Brunson, SLP-ASpeech-Language Assistant1699062109
  32. Khaliah BrunsonAssistant Behavior Analyst1871457424
  33. Aubrey BruskyBehavior Technician1649169863
  34. Svetlana Brusyanina, FNP-C, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1700446234
  35. Amy Bryan, PHARM.DPharmacist1629131818
  36. Beau Bryan, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1831414481
  37. Charles BryanInfectious Disease Physician1518934587
  38. Thomas Bryan, PTPhysical Therapist1982332128
  39. Edith BryantAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1124457809
  40. Jessica BryantCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750245882
  41. Kathy Bryant, LMSWSocial Worker1548645450
  42. Kayla Bryant, MSN, RN, CMGT-BC CCMCase Management Registered Nurse1942015060
  43. Kendra BryantSpecialist1265387674
  44. Kenyanah BryantBehavior Technician1629585781
  45. Kimberly Bryant, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1346492071
  46. Lindsay Bryant, MDAnesthesiology Physician1588826101
  47. Lisa Bryant, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1821065921
  48. Marvin Bryant, MSW, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1225124175
  49. Monecia BryantStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164180188
  50. Philip BryantPharmacist1922101872

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.