NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Columbus, GA

5,517 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Columbus, 5th of 336 Georgia cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 975, 18% of the city's records, against 7% across Georgia. Page 14 of 111.

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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 Columbus

  1. Behavior Technician975
  2. Social Worker359
  3. Community Health Worker317
  4. Family Nurse Practitioner260
  5. Pharmacist257
  6. Mental Health Counselor178
  7. Family Medicine Physician172
  8. Professional Counselor172

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Columbus in Georgia

  • Rank in Georgia5th of 336 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.3% of Georgia's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups29.9% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank2nd of the 10 Georgia cities with the most

Compared with Georgia as a whole, Columbus has 19.5× the state's share of community health worker records and 0.41× its share of internal medicine physician records.

Providers in Columbus, alphabetically

  1. Jasmine BrownBehavior Technician1417431750
  2. Jeffery BrownSocial Worker1588050496
  3. Joann BrownSchool Social Worker1770731440
  4. Joretta BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1679907612
  5. Justin Brown, PTAClinical Electrophysiology Physical Therapist1184236259
  6. Kameran BrownBehavior Technician1528931623
  7. Kathy Brown, BSSocial Worker1891119855
  8. Kelley BrownPhysical Therapy Assistant1629450945
  9. Kirk Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083658561
  10. Lacoya BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1821450495
  11. Latarsha BrownSocial Worker1912209867
  12. Lindsey Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1417502154
  13. Octeria BrownBehavior Technician1366309601
  14. Phillip BrownRegistered Nurse1942173109
  15. Robin Brown, RBTBehavior Technician1063200848
  16. Rose BrownSocial Worker1316186497
  17. Shakaira BrownLicensed Practical Nurse1952559601
  18. Skyler Brown, DOFamily Medicine Physician1164951752
  19. Sylinda BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154745958
  20. Takaya Brown, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1285016626
  21. Tevita BrownSocial Worker1275017048
  22. Tiquilla BrownCommunity Health Worker1740690932
  23. Tonya BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124833553
  24. Tracie BrownCommunity Health Worker1871447656
  25. Trudy BrownCommunity Health Worker1841929346
  26. Ilyasah Brown-BushBehavior Technician1992653349
  27. Fantaysha Brown-CabeyMental Health Counselor1487512273
  28. Olivia Brown-Gillette, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235915091
  29. Kimberly Brown-Gullatt, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902836000
  30. Katherine BrownsteinSocial Worker1932838950
  31. Arthur BroxtonSocial Worker1770731424
  32. Ethan Brubaker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861957169
  33. Pamela BruceCounselor1922331032
  34. Terry BruceIntellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist1699184796
  35. Samantha BruffyRegistered Nurse1245840750
  36. Jack Brumberg, ODOptometrist1821022443
  37. Paulette BrunoMental Health Counselor1073029039
  38. Shirlene BrunsonCommunity Health Worker1114310992
  39. Mary Bailey Bryan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093265753
  40. Karen Bryans, LPCProfessional Counselor1376017129
  41. Candice Bryant, RBTBehavior Technician1164176871
  42. Carolyn BryantPersonal Care Attendant1033533252
  43. Cordell BryantBehavior Technician1275350019
  44. Danndra BryantBehavior Technician1639065758
  45. Deneika BryantContractor1053512053
  46. Ebonee BryantBehavior Technician1700382884
  47. Lisa BryantCommunity Health Worker1972872752
  48. Marcella BryantCounselor1154898138
  49. Mary BryantCommunity Health Worker1134539117
  50. Michael Bryant, MPASMedical Physician Assistant1629461165

The largest Georgia cities

  1. Atlanta31,476
  2. Augusta7,009
  3. Marietta6,900
  4. Savannah5,692
  5. Decatur5,079

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How to read this directory

Columbus, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,517 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 Columbus - 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 Columbus 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 Columbus is weighted toward Behavior Technician (975 clinicians, followed by Social Worker with 359 and Community Health Worker with 317). 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 Georgia's population, Columbus reports roughly 50 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 Columbus 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 Columbus, GA?

There are 5,517 registered healthcare providers in Columbus, GA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Columbus?

The most common specialties in Columbus are Behavior Technician, Social Worker, Community Health Worker, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 975.

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.