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 52 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. Rachel Dipeolu, ATCAthletic Trainer1639858699
  2. Donald Dipette, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194784686
  3. Michael DipnerPhysical Therapist1558752790
  4. Shannon Diroma, APRNNurse Practitioner1215619796
  5. Traylor Disbrow, LPCAProfessional Counselor1871353144
  6. Jamie DisharoonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639443948
  7. Melissa Disilvestro, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750606240
  8. Catherine DisspayneBehavior Technician1467012849
  9. Katelyn Ditch, PHARMDPharmacist1336030840
  10. Daniel Dittus, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1154770469
  11. Russell Ditzler, MDFamily Medicine Physician1053378588
  12. Jonathan DivegliaBody Imaging Physician1932916988
  13. Misty Dix, PTPhysical Therapist1437614039
  14. Ashlee Dixon, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346051869
  15. Elizabeth Dixon, LMSWSocial Worker1346891199
  16. Evelyn Dixon, APCMental Health Counselor1164114153
  17. Kristin Dixon, LMSWClinical Social Worker1730591546
  18. Lakayla DixonProfessional Counselor1639014343
  19. Marla DixonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073044723
  20. Narasia DixonBehavior Technician1427909860
  21. Rita Dixon, PACMedical Physician Assistant1215180278
  22. Sharon Dixon, CCC-SLP, CERT. AVTSpeech-Language Pathologist1891285037
  23. Stephen Dixon, RPHPharmacist1114294634
  24. David Dixson, DMDDentist1548373434
  25. Travis Dobbin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497333009
  26. Emily Dobbins, CFNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073527370
  27. Jordan-Lee Dobbins, ATCAthletic Trainer1235757162
  28. Sarah Dobbs, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1467078501
  29. Whitney Dobek, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1053729905
  30. Amy Dobson, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1902885023
  31. Tytiana DobsonBehavior Technician1518848134
  32. Paul Dobyns, ATCAthletic Trainer1568868594
  33. Sarah Doctor-GreenwadeInternal Medicine Physician1801392634
  34. Ben DodsworthPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1699161992
  35. Angelika Dohmeyer, RTCertified Respiratory Therapist1720972748
  36. Kyle Dolan, ATCAthletic Trainer1417317348
  37. Elexus Dole, RBTBehavior Technician1164390886
  38. Karen DolezalPhysician Assistant1649702267
  39. Alaura DollarBehavior Technician1881274728
  40. Clarence Dollison, MDPediatrics Physician1184654345
  41. Iris DominguezBehavior Technician1467205575
  42. Devanand Dominique, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1477541456
  43. Martin Dommers, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1821062332
  44. Tatiana Domond NdreuSpeech-Language Pathologist1265327035
  45. Samantha DonahueBehavior Technician1518818947
  46. Caley Donaldson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1831064997
  47. Andrew Donato, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1225064140
  48. Edward DonleyInternal Medicine Physician1780324681
  49. Jonathan Donley, PT, DPT, FAAOMPTPhysical Therapist1972736049
  50. Meredith Donley, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1639465727

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.