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 83 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. Farrah Harden, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568849701
  2. Melissa Harden, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1205772951
  3. Oliver Harden, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1164479747
  4. Donald Hardin, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1508894056
  5. Tiarra Hardin, APRNNurse Practitioner1790418168
  6. Debra Harding, OTROccupational Therapist1518906650
  7. Richard Harding, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1356301923
  8. Sally Harding, M.D.Specialist1033189923
  9. Andrew Hardison, OD, MPHCorneal and Contact Management Optometrist1770081465
  10. Lewis Hardison, D.O., MPHMedical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician1568601870
  11. Kathryn HardmanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699484956
  12. Susan Hardwicke, LISW CPClinical Social Worker1295888089
  13. Karen Hardy, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669488649
  14. Nicole HardySocial Worker1780040386
  15. Zachary Hardy, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1356791966
  16. Paul Hargrave, MDAnesthesiology Physician1992333819
  17. Markitta HargroveBehavior Technician1023968260
  18. Emily Harkey, NPNurse Practitioner1841831708
  19. Heather Harle, FNPNurse Practitioner1538916788
  20. James HarleyFamily Medicine Physician1548900442
  21. Christina Harman, PAPhysician Assistant1659360691
  22. Mackenzie HarmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740951342
  23. Mishka Harmon, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1588025225
  24. Timothy Harmon, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1699187880
  25. Willard Harms, MDOphthalmology Physician1124372776
  26. Spencer HaroBehavior Technician1154113884
  27. Annejanet Harp, RPHPharmacist1437243474
  28. Ashley HarpSocial Worker1225376528
  29. Shunntree HarpFamily Nurse Practitioner1891457925
  30. Angela Harper, MDGeriatric Psychiatry Physician1801860515
  31. Danielle Harper, AU.D.Audiologist1326350067
  32. Greta Harper, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1396715975
  33. Katrina HarperMental Health Counselor1639704174
  34. Keisha HarperClinical Social Worker1407385743
  35. Kelsey HarperObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881334795
  36. Lily Harper, RNRegistered Nurse1548971484
  37. Taylor HarperOccupational Therapist1225622012
  38. Rhona Harrell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194792184
  39. Samantha Harrell, PHARMDPharmacist1326720301
  40. Sharina Harrell, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1801680939
  41. Wilhelmina Harrell-Addison, ED.D, CTRS, CARSSIIRecreation Therapist1700504438
  42. Kaitlin Harring, PHARMDPharmacist1144629627
  43. Alexa HarringtonBehavior Analyst1114552783
  44. Rudolph Harrington, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1922022763
  45. Victoria HarringtonPhysician Assistant1780372888
  46. Brianna Harris, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1760252530
  47. Brittney Harris, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1437614542
  48. Brittney HarrisHealth Educator1629678933
  49. Catherine HarrisPhysical Therapist1720918543
  50. Eboni HarrisOccupational Therapy Assistant1679171250

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.