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 71 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. Susan Gentry, LISW-CP, CSCClinical Social Worker1891752846
  2. Bridgette GeorgeMental Health Counselor1689265068
  3. Kennedy GeorgeBehavior Technician1861384091
  4. Leland George, PAPhysician Assistant1821034208
  5. Linda George, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1316976186
  6. Rebecca George, PHD, LPC, NCC, ACSProfessional Counselor1760931901
  7. Sha'Von GeorgeBehavior Technician1861207524
  8. Thelma GeorgeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609734441
  9. Jennifer GeorgiAnesthesiology Physician1083723084
  10. Linda GeraldRegistered Nurse1598488116
  11. Nicholas GerardBehavior Analyst1912618968
  12. William Gerard, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1326019191
  13. Hannah GerlockStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811837586
  14. Adrienne Germond, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639892656
  15. Glen Gerstner, PSYD, LPC, NCCMental Health Counselor1609822675
  16. Ansley GervaisBehavior Technician1154037919
  17. Saleema Gervasi, OTOccupational Therapist1578320578
  18. Grace Gerwe, OTROccupational Therapist1073638060
  19. Djaris GeterMental Health Counselor1790099604
  20. April Geter-Herndon, LMSWSocial Worker1548616600
  21. Ta'Meka GethersMental Health Counselor1366154866
  22. Alexander Getz, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1588877856
  23. April Getz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295856508
  24. Aaron Geyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093142275
  25. Pooja Ghai, DOGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1457973596
  26. Julia GheringPsychiatry Physician1952041881
  27. Anuj GhimireyDentist1811814700
  28. Aisha GholsonBehavior Technician1588507529
  29. Jai-Inder Ghotra, DMDDentist1417641473
  30. Amanda Gibbons, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1467312009
  31. Michael Gibbons, MDVascular Surgery Physician1801389788
  32. Calvin GibbsOrthotic Fitter1245477488
  33. Kevin Gibbs, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1316209513
  34. Mariea Gibbs, LMT, CMMPCommunity Health Worker1518216233
  35. Mykenzi Gibbs, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1053733394
  36. Timothy GibbsNeurology Physician1881399210
  37. Ashley Gibbs-Sanders, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1285327163
  38. Bailey GibsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750229316
  39. Emily Gibson, M.S.W., L.S.W.Social Worker1184888679
  40. George Gibson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1942258389
  41. Jacob GibsonPhysician Assistant1508701921
  42. Lindsey GibsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841162591
  43. Melinda Gibson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851351936
  44. Rhonda Gibson, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1114270030
  45. Sarah Gibson, RBTBehavior Analyst1942958970
  46. Stephanie Gibson, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1124356399
  47. Tacquetta GibsonSocial Worker1376372763
  48. Taneisha GibsonSocial Worker1558899930
  49. Donald Gidney, LISW-CP, LCSW, LCASClinical Social Worker1891082418
  50. Jan Giesen, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1053451989

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.