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 94 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. Michele Howard, PHARMD.Pharmacist1730224932
  2. Shantel HowardSocial Worker1477341543
  3. Tiffany HowardProfessional Counselor1679120117
  4. Tiffany Howard, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1699340752
  5. Landon HowePharmacist1497635759
  6. Bailey HowellBehavior Analyst1932774304
  7. Braxton HowellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669314068
  8. Elise Howell, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1164576484
  9. Grace HowellBehavior Technician1518462969
  10. Pamela HowellRegistered Nurse1942620786
  11. Robert Howell, PH.DClinical Psychologist1952345472
  12. Seth Howell, MDDermatology Physician1225532369
  13. Sheira HowellPhysical Therapy Assistant1720595309
  14. Tonya Howell, PHARMDPharmacist1467750927
  15. Patty Howenstine, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1659846558
  16. Stacey Hrin, OTOccupational Therapist1326163858
  17. Calvin Hu, MDEpilepsy Physician1568029601
  18. Jiemin HuangBehavior Technician1699572982
  19. Li Huang, D.C., DILP., AC.Chiropractor1013054428
  20. Charles Hubbard, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1417905654
  21. Katharine HubbardPhysical Therapy Assistant1518349075
  22. Kristen Hubbard, BCBABehavior Analyst1083070338
  23. Korin Hubbert, RBTBehavior Technician1881313781
  24. Robert Hubbird, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1093795353
  25. Helen Huber, APRN, MSN, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1366612210
  26. Michael HuberStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528819851
  27. Sara HuberPediatrics Physician1932804333
  28. Jennifer Hucks, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1699960294
  29. Skylar Hudgens-WallaceAthletic Trainer1356969737
  30. Dawn HudginsNurse Practitioner1750146023
  31. Aunra Hudley, MAMental Health Counselor1497846281
  32. Allyson Hudson, OTOccupational Therapist1275651861
  33. Candice HudsonBehavior Technician1639959380
  34. Cristen Hudson, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1689923302
  35. Ebony Hudson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1770607327
  36. Jade HudsonNurse Practitioner1821702259
  37. Lindsey Hudson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1437498144
  38. Mykala HudsonBehavior Technician1962328096
  39. Odessa HudsonClinical Social Worker1649975046
  40. Rochel Hudson-SnipesClinical Social Worker1528199460
  41. Lauren Hudspeth, PPCNP-BCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1760148464
  42. Derrick Huey, MDOphthalmology Physician1730490970
  43. Carl Huff, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1700896693
  44. Cecilia Huff, RBTBehavior Technician1669329579
  45. Kiley HuffBehavior Technician1619621703
  46. Robert Huff, MDOphthalmology Physician1134157779
  47. Tahira HuffBehavior Technician1588465132
  48. Christopher Huffman, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1780826651
  49. Hannah HuffmanPharmacist1235865593
  50. Jayde HuffmanOther Technician1356092332

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.