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 6 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. Rene Andrews, PTPhysical Therapist1639295413
  2. Victoria Andrews-JonesBehavior Technician1104779594
  3. Xiao Androulakis, MDNeurology Physician1194990093
  4. Samuel AngelesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205507803
  5. Gowri Anil Peethambar, MDNeurology Physician1851067946
  6. Abdurraheem AnnahasPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1467394122
  7. Carlos Anrrich, RNStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891810115
  8. Lacey AnslowBehavior Analyst1285111351
  9. Connell Anthony, LPCProfessional Counselor1174890149
  10. Herman AnthonyMental Health Counselor1124194303
  11. Kelli Anthony, P.T.A.Physical Therapy Assistant1013135185
  12. Leslie Anthony, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1033754866
  13. Teandra AnthonyBehavior Technician1861315723
  14. Deborah Antley, PTPhysical Therapist1609832062
  15. Erin Antley, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1992171664
  16. Natalia Antley, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1114332178
  17. Lauren Anton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629687322
  18. Kathleen Antonetti, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598786188
  19. David AntonieInternal Medicine Physician1699525923
  20. Gil Antonio, P.T.Physical Therapist1619115441
  21. Mylene Antonio, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1235779281
  22. Salomey Antwi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528811213
  23. Chidi Anugom, MDHospitalist Physician1134583180
  24. Gabriella Anyia, STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174404073
  25. Elaiza ApanPhysical Therapist1518616697
  26. Rosalyn AponteBehavior Technician1982572285
  27. George Appenzeller, MSWClinical Social Worker1538425426
  28. Tyler Apple, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982271870
  29. Jada Appling, OTOccupational Therapist1154011443
  30. Jada April-Brown, MSW, LCSW, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1679864748
  31. Alexis Arangamparambil, DPTPhysical Therapist1962379651
  32. Safdar Arastu, M.D.Surgery Physician1649389461
  33. Anita ArbaughBehavior Technician1023864972
  34. Michelle Arbeiter, LMSWSocial Worker1700427762
  35. Jamy Claire Archer, MS CCC SLP, LSLS AVTSpeech-Language Pathologist1548434426
  36. Jennifer ArcherOccupational Therapist1831332212
  37. Dorothy ArchieMental Health Counselor1659498632
  38. Nekesha Archie, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1427378157
  39. Darryl Arevalo, PTPhysical Therapist1992438428
  40. Brett Argo, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1124533823
  41. Ariel ArgroeBehavior Technician1124881115
  42. Mark AriailRegistered Nurse1528443348
  43. Muhammad ArifSurgery Physician1487394318
  44. William Arledge, PHARMACISTPharmacist1194922633
  45. Casey ArmandStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285587642
  46. Betty Armel, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1134486871
  47. Cammie Armentrout, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1942891627
  48. Letrisha ArmourMental Health Counselor1912412461
  49. Thomas Armsey, M.D.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1912972498
  50. Alexa ArmstrongBehavior Technician1609502152

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.