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 40 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. Deanna Constable, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1013993583
  2. John Conway, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1841827011
  3. Wesley Conwell, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1124090774
  4. Rodney ConyersMental Health Counselor1225166044
  5. Cassandra Conyers-RushPsychologist1457697047
  6. Creighton CooglerPharmacist1144638446
  7. Amy Cook, PAMedical Physician Assistant1770066110
  8. Angie Cook, APRN-BC FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487749347
  9. Ann Cook, FNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811840259
  10. Caitlin CookBehavior Technician1427941905
  11. Daniel Cook, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1447872643
  12. Harold Cook, DPMPodiatrist1982052031
  13. Helen Cook, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1821520594
  14. James Cook, MD.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1336239284
  15. Kaitlyn CookFamily Nurse Practitioner1679270490
  16. Kimberly Cook, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1568243863
  17. Lily CookBehavior Technician1275280570
  18. Lori Cook, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1255317723
  19. Michael Cook, MDNephrology Physician1649245317
  20. Sonya Cook, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154384378
  21. Thomas Cook, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1598736282
  22. Willie CookSocial Worker1780375956
  23. Makaylen Cook-ComptonBehavior Technician1942884077
  24. Sharon Cook-McEwenHome Health Aide1932772837
  25. Anna Cooke, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1699512749
  26. Kristina CoolRegistered Nurse1619211232
  27. Arthur Cooler, MDSurgery Physician1326078890
  28. John Coolidge, LISW-CP, CAC IClinical Social Worker1578797924
  29. Shannon Coon, OTOccupational Therapist1801145982
  30. Abbie Cooper, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1275902355
  31. Brainard CooperSpecialist1942659909
  32. Briyonka CooperBehavior Analyst1558112359
  33. Catherine Cooper, PH.D., LPCCounselor1427517101
  34. Chelsea CooperRegistered Nurse1336541713
  35. Ebony Cooper, MSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1528497088
  36. George Cooper, PHARMDPharmacist1972209831
  37. Janet Cooper, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1578911889
  38. Janiya Cooper, RBTBehavior Technician1639021538
  39. Jennifer Cooper, PAPhysician Assistant1720420284
  40. Jessie Cooper, APRNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1962276154
  41. Joshua Cooper, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1730479767
  42. Kayla Cooper, D.C.Chiropractor1164732293
  43. Marc Cooper, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1538256144
  44. Noble Cooper, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1598811457
  45. Sarah Cooper, DPTPhysical Therapist1407575467
  46. Shaneika CooperCase Manager/Care Coordinator1487232690
  47. Stephanie CooperMental Health Counselor1346580768
  48. Tremain Cooper, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1578860656
  49. Virginia Cooper, PHDClinical Psychologist1013153170
  50. Gabriella Cooper-Galarza, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1225889561

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.