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 80 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. Karissa Hagen, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1417535717
  2. Clinton Haggard, ATC, LAT, NREMT-BBasic Emergency Medical Technician1962430546
  3. Deasia HaglerBehavior Technician1265284996
  4. Leslie Hagood, SLP-ASpeech-Language Assistant1033760384
  5. Adam Hahn, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1043631146
  6. Christina Hahn, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1750908497
  7. Jenna HahnNurse Practitioner1629895073
  8. Paul Hahn, DMDDentist1235563347
  9. Tareq Haidary, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1356754154
  10. Krista Haidle, ATCAthletic Trainer1285254425
  11. Matthew Haigh, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1063770923
  12. Gregory HaiglerHome Health Aide1326795030
  13. Edward Haile, MDOtolaryngology Physician1538179387
  14. Elizabeth Haile, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1699809434
  15. Kourtland HaileDentist1750949020
  16. Carol Haines, MS PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1639273667
  17. Peter Haines, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1568476711
  18. Brandi Hair, BSN, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1114542586
  19. Nell Hair, RN BSN CDEDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1194859991
  20. Lyvian Haire, RBTBehavior Technician1295695989
  21. Victoria HairstonMental Health Counselor1275660862
  22. G. Haladay, MDAnesthesiology Physician1528037330
  23. Jeffrey Hale, RDRegistered Dietitian1467821025
  24. Jeremy Hale, B.S.Mental Health Counselor1972876795
  25. Mary HalePhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1700981214
  26. Robert Hale, RKTKinesiotherapist1639186893
  27. Savannah Hale, RBTBehavior Technician1366248239
  28. Wendy Hale, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1750561601
  29. Jason Hales, ODOptometrist1356339378
  30. Alana Hall, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1457122459
  31. Alexandria HallBehavior Technician1558000505
  32. Alicia Hall, PHDCognitive & Behavioral Psychologist1306995279
  33. Brittany Hall, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1265273544
  34. Cecelia HallGerontology Nurse Practitioner1912487422
  35. Daniel Hall, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1164805792
  36. Jacqueline Hall, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1760119325
  37. Jeffrey Hall, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154308765
  38. Jessica Hall, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1386084655
  39. Leslie Hall, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306883970
  40. Makayla HallBehavior Analyst1437832086
  41. Makaylia HallBehavior Technician1144155912
  42. Marcy Hall, RNRegistered Nurse1689093502
  43. Meredith Hall, DPTPhysical Therapist1366465049
  44. Patricia Hall, ED.S.Professional Counselor1205998051
  45. Patrick Hall, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1205872850
  46. Rachel Hall, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1366417404
  47. Richard Hall, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1003203811
  48. Ricky Hall, LPCProfessional Counselor1184241952
  49. Sandrea HallAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386192813
  50. Sarah Hall, MA, LPCAProfessional Counselor1619566460

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.