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 16 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. David Bury, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1184066045
  2. Meredith Bury, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1184274987
  3. Heather Bush, MS, NCC, LAPCMental Health Counselor1063675742
  4. Robert Bush, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952302481
  5. Destiny BushnellBehavior Technician1215805288
  6. Melinda BusmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316885742
  7. Elizabeth Bussey, RDRegistered Dietitian1881767523
  8. Brittani ButlerCommunity Health Worker1861171043
  9. Gregory Butler, PAPhysician Assistant1447341664
  10. Jed Butler, LCSWClinical Social Worker1740586734
  11. Marion ButlerSocial Worker1992046353
  12. Sarah Butler, RBTBehavior Technician1902652084
  13. Grace ButtacavoliBehavior Technician1578447207
  14. Morgan Butts, PHARM D.Pharmacist1053133983
  15. Valsaria BynumSocial Worker1942447057
  16. Patrice Byrd, CSW 1Community Health Worker1518761493
  17. Virginia Byrd, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1689960494
  18. Giselle ByukusengeMental Health Counselor1922424258
  19. Christina Cabarles, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1811230295
  20. Jacklyn Cabey, BTBehavior Technician1346022282
  21. Aryanna CabreraBehavior Technician1992516736
  22. Elizabeth Cain, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1184936668
  23. Laura Cain, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1730442005
  24. Marilyn Caine, RPHPharmacist1073959201
  25. Maica Jillian Calderon, PHARMDPharmacist1346963311
  26. Ashley CaldwellCase Manager/Care Coordinator1194264135
  27. Carmen Caldwell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508700105
  28. Darrell CaldwellClinical Social Worker1134555048
  29. Gregory CaldwellSocial Worker1346486925
  30. Hannah CaldwellBehavior Technician1841003985
  31. Joanna Caldwell, M.ED., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1043616006
  32. Jordan CaldwellRegistered Nurse1639014467
  33. Whitney CaldwellLicensed Practical Nurse1316581549
  34. Woodrow Caldwell, DPTPhysical Therapist1699458208
  35. Charity Calhoun, PHARMDPharmacist1376985150
  36. Charles Calhoun, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1518920529
  37. Stephanie CalhounBehavior Technician1255930517
  38. Amber CaliLicensed Practical Nurse1548501224
  39. Shelley Callahan, BCBABehavior Analyst1316500663
  40. Burch Cameron, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1699841445
  41. Lexie Cameron, RBTBehavior Technician1679335285
  42. Tara CameronPhysical Therapist1740760768
  43. Rena' Camon, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1619455235
  44. Denise CampSpeech-Language Pathologist1841326402
  45. Allyson Campbell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1952240921
  46. Antwoinne Campbell, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1417425356
  47. Breanna Campbell, LPNLicensed Vocational Nurse1114874799
  48. Gabrelle CampbellBehavior Technician1639965932
  49. Glynnis CampbellContractor1275255531
  50. Lovietta Campbell, LMSWSocial Worker1003987579

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.