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 90 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. Ellis HillerBehavior Analyst1386233716
  2. Ann Marie Hilliard, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922298447
  3. Madison HilliardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831617620
  4. Colin HillisBehavior Technician1285590992
  5. Kimberly Hills, PH.D.Psychologist1427342682
  6. Benjamin HilsmanClinical Social Worker1073193082
  7. Abbey Hilton, P.T.Physical Therapist1801174503
  8. Dedrick HiltonHome Modifications Contractor1669209060
  9. Kristina Hilton, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1366465684
  10. Kathryn Himes, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1265525034
  11. Sarah Himes, ATCAthletic Trainer1497285787
  12. John Hindersman, MDOphthalmology Physician1285698746
  13. Edith Hines, MSP, CCC-SPSpeech-Language Pathologist1629161997
  14. Jennifer Hines, DPTPhysical Therapist1598287302
  15. Karen HinesCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851357610
  16. Marcono Hines, MDNephrology Physician1932375631
  17. Janelle Hinson, PAPhysician Assistant1003008715
  18. Jessica Hinson, MA, ATCAthletic Trainer1396974499
  19. Kathryn Hinson, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1316837842
  20. Kierra Hinson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891487369
  21. Lacey Hinson, PAPhysician Assistant1225586399
  22. Lewis Hinson, D.C., C.C.S.P.Sports Physician Chiropractor1578629861
  23. Robert HinsonSocial Worker1922238484
  24. Cierra Hinton, RMAPhlebotomy Technician1801577689
  25. Krysten Hinton, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1497370068
  26. Maria Hinton, APRNNurse Practitioner1821257122
  27. Karli Hinton-Qi AumBehavior Technician1679388516
  28. Sheltana Hipps, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164925863
  29. Victor Hirth, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1508835588
  30. Linda Hiter, MASTERS EDUCATIONBehavior Analyst1104181593
  31. Aaron Hittson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417477928
  32. Jessica Hittson, PAPhysician Assistant1629436050
  33. Matthew Hix, PHARMDPharmacist1508352105
  34. Andrew Ho, LISWClinical Social Worker1538661038
  35. Vivian Ho, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255271938
  36. Nathan Hoadley, PAPhysician Assistant1154016806
  37. Leif Hoagland, D.C.Chiropractor1356309991
  38. April Hobbs, MDPediatrics Physician1366934531
  39. Lisa Hobbs, R.NRegistered Nurse1518334424
  40. Marjorie Hobbs, LPCProfessional Counselor1982627790
  41. Ryan Hobbs, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1841577244
  42. Amy Hobday, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346945771
  43. Hannah Hockley, RDNRegistered Dietitian1497570006
  44. Ashley HodgeBehavior Technician1144044124
  45. Brandi HodgeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730047101
  46. Jennifer Hodge, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1588255343
  47. Emily Hodges, PHARMDPharmacist1336795996
  48. Francis Hodges, DMDDentist1285767830
  49. Leslie Hodges Jackson, RNRegistered Nurse1902000912
  50. Chesnee Hoefer, LMTMassage Therapist1699454926

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.