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 41 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. Karen Cooper-Haber, LMFTMental Health Counselor1154143667
  2. Brian Cope, MDUrology Physician1902893506
  3. Eboni Copeland, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1174152813
  4. Mary CopelandBehavior Analyst1033687918
  5. Ramona Copeland, R.N.Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1689690364
  6. Jennifer Copen, MSP, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1205277936
  7. Kris CoramBehavior Technician1497006399
  8. Carolyn Corbett, MSW MASTERS IN SOCIASocial Worker1023273448
  9. Elizabeth Corbett, LISW-CPSocial Worker1538425228
  10. Lisa Corbett, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1275850091
  11. Mindy CorbettPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1447013206
  12. Suzanne Corbett, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1447513841
  13. Colleen Corbin, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1487991667
  14. Alexander Corboy, DR.Pharmacist1003299959
  15. Megan CorbyBehavior Technician1912723321
  16. Sydney Cordeiro, FNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255285961
  17. Cory CorderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689592867
  18. Kayla CorderoBehavior Technician1376172031
  19. Anna Corley, LMSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1902674872
  20. Gail Corley, MS RDRegistered Dietitian1538180005
  21. Julie Corley, BSNRegistered Nurse1205380490
  22. Kevin Corley, APRNNurse Practitioner1639806375
  23. Libby Corley, M.S.W.Social Worker1033286406
  24. Melissa Corley, LPCProfessional Counselor1902152838
  25. Ryan Corley, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1558946988
  26. Sherleita Corley, LMSWClinical Social Worker1063033769
  27. Jacquelyn CormanyPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720846892
  28. Jessica Cormany, MA, ADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184135618
  29. Christopher Cormier, BSN, RN WCCWound Care Registered Nurse1427433515
  30. Shelby CormierBehavior Technician1760371918
  31. Trina Cornelison, EDS, NCC, LPCProfessional Counselor1396042180
  32. Alexia Cornelius, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952148231
  33. John Cornelius, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861220972
  34. Mitchell CornettBehavior Analyst1205304870
  35. Abigail Cornine, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1225660368
  36. Ken Corning, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1093795130
  37. Keneysha Cornish, RNRegistered Nurse1205773686
  38. Raymond Corpe, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1366556417
  39. Natalia CorrealPhysician Assistant1013606789
  40. Terri CorreiaBehavior Technician1699444125
  41. Kelly Corrigan, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1568928273
  42. Travis Corriher, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043874605
  43. Kaitlin Corwin, PAMedical Physician Assistant1912462003
  44. John Cosby, DMDDentist1558451070
  45. Carli Cosentino, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699617092
  46. Balbir Coshal, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1639123821
  47. Hope CosperProfessional Counselor1699068379
  48. Lindsey Cossio, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1841659216
  49. Charles Coste, DOPediatrics Physician1467256537
  50. Carol Coston, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1720289457

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.