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 7 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. Courtney ArmstrongRegistered Dietitian1184042954
  2. Everard Armstrong, PHARMD.Pharmacist1407106867
  3. Jimme ArmstrongBehavior Technician1669322657
  4. Patricia Armstrong, RNRegistered Nurse1326068032
  5. Sheri Armstrong, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1992983704
  6. Sophia ArmstrongSocial Worker1346854783
  7. Dina Armstrong-KingProfessional Counselor1063895035
  8. Hannah ArnettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801677166
  9. Christina Arnette, RBTBehavior Technician1215809058
  10. Della Arnette, RBTBehavior Technician1710863097
  11. Andrea ArnoldAssistant Behavior Analyst1720668395
  12. Janna Arnold, BA-SLPASpeech-Language Pathologist1184284531
  13. Sarah Arnold, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacist1730045246
  14. Sheila Arnold, MRCMental Health Counselor1457506552
  15. Ashley Arnone, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1962808675
  16. Dave Arnot, O.D.Optometrist1841395506
  17. Samir AroraPhysician Assistant1952956559
  18. Siddhant Arora, MDNeurology Physician1851065247
  19. Candace Arrington, LISW-CP, LACClinical Social Worker1629338389
  20. Lakisha ArringtonMental Health Counselor1356838742
  21. Sonya Arrington, CHES-28760Health Educator1992212385
  22. Virginia Arrington, LPC, ED.SProfessional Counselor1063054187
  23. Yolanda Arrington, MASSAGE THERAPISTMassage Therapist1245075647
  24. Alejandra ArtunduagaBehavior Technician1508507112
  25. Jennifer Asbill, RPHPharmacist1316040439
  26. Kevin Asbill, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1659550366
  27. Umeko Ash, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1316719461
  28. Winans Ash, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1144267923
  29. Anthony Asher, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1003814914
  30. Aaron Ashford, LPCProfessional Counselor1245444751
  31. Adriana Ashford, RBTBehavior Technician1811874324
  32. Eursel Ashford, COSMETOLOGISTProsthetics Case Management1578078663
  33. Lakisha Ashford, CERTIFIED HAIR LOSSProsthetics Case Management1447754288
  34. Courtney AshleyPharmacist1174871842
  35. Mycal AshleyBehavior Technician1104338557
  36. Benjamen Ashton, DPT, PTPhysical Therapist1710538582
  37. Johnnie AskewAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1982432787
  38. Astrid Aslam, MAMental Health Counselor1689317992
  39. Bradley Aspey, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1982844783
  40. Fredrick Astle, PHD, APRN, PMHCNS-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1750575338
  41. Suzi AtaeiFamily Medicine Physician1588414890
  42. Azeangala Atem, PHARMACISTPharmacist1659151272
  43. Shelby AthanaelosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821941121
  44. Kyana AtkinsMental Health Counselor1902755481
  45. Stephanie Atkins, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1255459954
  46. Katherine Atkinson, MDPediatrics Physician1407042476
  47. Rodrecus AtkinsonMental Health Counselor1588335384
  48. Alisha AttrideCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609267046
  49. Timothy Attride, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1295125011
  50. Ryan Atwell, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902657281

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.