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 69 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. Lindsay GanttSpeech-Language Pathologist1205257540
  2. Myra Gantt, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1750658449
  3. Rodshenna Ganzy, LPCS HPT LAC BC-TMHProfessional Counselor1497148142
  4. Melodie Gapac, PAPhysician Assistant1083309736
  5. Andrea Garcia, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1336946219
  6. Annika Garcia, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841712239
  7. Coleman Garcia, PAPhysician Assistant1417644329
  8. Jorge GarciaBehavior Analyst1013577592
  9. Reyna GarciaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841118601
  10. Mirian Garcia-NavaBehavior Technician1841112919
  11. Celeste Garden-MayBehavior Technician1285345900
  12. Fredrick Gardin, ATC, CSCS, USAWAthletic Trainer1205933454
  13. Albert Gardner, LPC-AMental Health Counselor1508590654
  14. Anaiya GardnerBehavior Technician1992676225
  15. Dania Gardner, RBTBehavior Technician1275321549
  16. Emily Gardner, OTOccupational Therapist1588023865
  17. Richard Gardner, O.D.Optometrist1164459228
  18. Shivam GargStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558032144
  19. Kelly Garity, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609003151
  20. Jane Garmany, R.N.Case Management Registered Nurse1285716464
  21. Fred Garner, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1124092630
  22. Helena Garner, APRNNurse Practitioner1447729207
  23. Margaret-Louise Garner, PHARMD.Pharmacist1144526567
  24. Randi Garner, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1699007351
  25. Savannah GarnerEmergency Medicine Physician1700728102
  26. Tabitha Garner, NPNurse Practitioner1144502444
  27. Danny Garnett, M.DIV.Professional Counselor1508928516
  28. Ebonie GarnettDoula1609642024
  29. Naomi Garnett, RPHPharmacist1063732766
  30. Dorothy Garone, MS,RD,CFCS,LRDRegistered Dietitian1801184320
  31. Jennifer Garraux, P.T.Physical Therapist1104942838
  32. Austin Garrett, PHARMDPharmacist1255009338
  33. Rachel Garrett, BASSpeech-Language Assistant1962196378
  34. Coy Garrick, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1467468470
  35. Katrina GarrickHome Health Aide1679116065
  36. Tasha Garrick, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1245785617
  37. Gene Garris, D.C.Chiropractor1932293453
  38. Lance Garris, APRNNurse Practitioner1376181495
  39. Lorianne GarrisonMental Health Counselor1376706655
  40. Michaela Garrison, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1881315059
  41. Palmer GarrisonMental Health Counselor1366161374
  42. Sarah Garrison, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790029452
  43. Warren Garrison, MDPsychiatry Physician1922073659
  44. Kirstyn Garron, PMHNP, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1619868536
  45. Mya GartenslebenAssistant Behavior Analyst1336818772
  46. Paris Gartmon, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1447851084
  47. John Gartung, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1043242662
  48. Gregg GarvinHome Health Aide1679372403
  49. Hope Garvin, MS, LPCProfessional Counselor1790926327
  50. Laura Garvin, SLP-CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1568122133

The largest South Carolina cities

  1. Charleston10,840
  2. Greenville10,264
  3. Spartanburg3,328
  4. Florence2,634
  5. Myrtle Beach2,599

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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.