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 38 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. Katie CofferBehavior Technician1841134947
  2. James Coffey, MS, ATC, PA-SSurgical Physician Assistant1568591261
  3. Tim Coffey, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1225138803
  4. Emily CoganBehavior Technician1730817669
  5. Katie Cogan, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1851700652
  6. Alyssa Cogdill, FNPNurse Practitioner1376863654
  7. Susan CogginsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063841542
  8. Carlette Cohen, CACII, NCACI, SAPAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1437589223
  9. Gerald Cohen, ODOptometrist1073690442
  10. Jade Cohen, MDPsychiatry Physician1265925143
  11. Renee Cohen, BS, LMTMassage Therapist1639586183
  12. Shawnta CohenClinical Social Worker1932445947
  13. Shelly-Ann CokePharmacist1588091391
  14. Janice Coker, RNC NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1922178748
  15. Temia CokleyBehavior Technician1336944040
  16. Ebony Colbert, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1629964234
  17. Maryleigh Colbert, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1063612133
  18. Randall Colby, MDPediatrics Physician1477544112
  19. Donna Cole, RN, MN, CCRNClinical Nurse Specialist1588748925
  20. Heather Cole, NBC-HWCHealth & Wellness Coach1508525593
  21. Meghan ColeAcupuncturist1477090256
  22. Nicholas Cole, COTA/L, CAPSOccupational Therapy Assistant1235916792
  23. Richard Cole, MS, LPC, SAPProfessional Counselor1114232493
  24. Samantha ColeBehavior Technician1922951375
  25. Suzanne Cole, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1558496547
  26. Adrianne Coleman, DPTPhysical Therapist1578754073
  27. Alexandria Coleman, PHARMDPharmacist1790661023
  28. Anton Coleman, MDNeurology Physician1740263227
  29. Candice Coleman, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1366790388
  30. Christopher Coleman, DDSDentist1700206216
  31. Crystal ColemanOccupational Therapist1669703880
  32. Gwendolyn Coleman, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1285828194
  33. Helen Coleman, RPHPharmacist1184193542
  34. Iris Coleman, DSW, LISW-CP, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316408016
  35. Jillian ColemanBehavior Technician1174484828
  36. Kamryn ColemanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407796170
  37. Katherine Coleman, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659732667
  38. Keshaun Coleman, MBABehavior Technician1578433777
  39. Kevin Coleman, LMFT-AMarriage & Family Therapist1699433946
  40. Kristy Coleman, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1770909517
  41. Marlana Coleman, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285413120
  42. Sasha Coleman, PAMedical Physician Assistant1568418218
  43. Shannon Coleman, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1861538563
  44. Terrica Coleman, PHARMDPharmacist1821266362
  45. Tonna Coleman, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1720367170
  46. Tremain ColemanBehavior Technician1912862533
  47. Alvin Coleman III, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1023088572
  48. Vanessa Coleman-Lebby, MSP, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1487862124
  49. Anna ColinoBehavior Technician1073450623
  50. Danni CollegeBehavior Technician1831624220

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.