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 63 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. Charles Fitts, DMDDentist1417001884
  2. Katie FitzgeraldAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1205211430
  3. Michael Fitzgerald, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1588924245
  4. Rodney Fitzgibbon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821069113
  5. Lauren Fitzhugh, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1902162381
  6. Megan Fix, OTOccupational Therapist1205662483
  7. Charles Flake, MDPsychiatry Physician1053427393
  8. Kristen Flake, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1477952059
  9. Kaitlyn Flanagan, LMTMassage Therapist1629404595
  10. Michelle Flanagan, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538987615
  11. Amber Flanigan, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1215443106
  12. Lindsay Flax, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1295146447
  13. Jaclyn Fleig, MCD,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1396118576
  14. Adontis Fleming, RBTBehavior Technician1881561256
  15. Andrea Fleming, LPCProfessional Counselor1144552506
  16. Ashley FlemingBehavior Technician1154243079
  17. Jonathan Fleming, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1134495393
  18. Megan Fleming, PHARMDPharmacist1730475930
  19. Rachel FlemingBehavior Technician1235793159
  20. Whitney FlemingBehavior Technician1326915125
  21. Eulela FlemmingKinesiotherapist1710383104
  22. Letressa Flemming, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1609392893
  23. James FletcherMental Health Counselor1811848245
  24. Keith FletcherBehavior Technician1962048025
  25. Kathleen Flint, MDRheumatology Physician1962490771
  26. Christine FlodbergRegistered Nurse1831922244
  27. Philip FlohrCase Manager/Care Coordinator1447704036
  28. Lisa FloodDriver1750265377
  29. Anthony Floreani, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1336197102
  30. Emily Florek, DOFamily Medicine Physician1992197909
  31. Braulio Flores, ATCAthletic Trainer1013623974
  32. Marco Flores-KilcawleyAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952020521
  33. Charles Flowers, D.M.D.Dentist1447260443
  34. James Floyd, PTPhysical Therapist1609107184
  35. Michael FloydSocial Worker1669627519
  36. Rebecca FloydBehavior Technician1366284754
  37. Stardasha FloydBehavior Technician1073045506
  38. Kaitlyn FlynnStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811841448
  39. Patrick FlynnHearing Instrument Specialist1477427276
  40. Philip Flynn, ODOptometrist1952370926
  41. Sean Flynn, D.M.D.Dentist1023163649
  42. Alison Fogle, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1629437983
  43. Elizabeth Fogle, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1508180399
  44. Vernell Fogle, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1063411452
  45. Wendy Fogo, PH.D. CLINICAL PSYCHClinical Psychologist1740834530
  46. Briana Foley, M.ED, BCBA, NCLBABehavior Analyst1972926483
  47. Jillian Foley, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1790228575
  48. Julie Foley, M.AUD. CCC-A, FAAAAudiologist1730115726
  49. Gretchen Folk, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1144976085
  50. Dan Fong, DDSProsthodontics1114979002

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.