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 40 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. Karen HaganCounselor1427235167
  2. Bryce Hagler, DPTPhysical Therapist1255280251
  3. Michael Hagues, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1104866433
  4. Rhonda Hailey, MSMental Health Counselor1144993965
  5. Brianna Hairston, DMDDentist1235985565
  6. Edward HairstonPhysician Assistant1235276890
  7. Stephen Hajdas, ATCAthletic Trainer1841790201
  8. Allissa HaldermanBehavior Technician1134870215
  9. Jessi Hale, ARNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1053662874
  10. Jennifer HaleySocial Worker1902420276
  11. Farah Halford, NCC, LPCMental Health Counselor1730893736
  12. Alicia Hall, RBTBehavior Technician1538719513
  13. Brenda Hall, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679811475
  14. Bryan HallMental Health Counselor1255270831
  15. Carol HallSocial Worker1861632291
  16. Catherine Hall, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1861841579
  17. Debra Hall, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801880901
  18. Erica HallCommunity Health Worker1053697474
  19. Gabrielle HallCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689182131
  20. Haley Hall, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1417244450
  21. Jemeka Hall, SST ICounselor1073737128
  22. Jessie Hall, HPSocial Worker1871701565
  23. Josephine HallCommunity Health Worker1649656448
  24. Kalynn Hall, EDDBehavior Analyst1598567190
  25. Kathryn Hall, NPNurse Practitioner1023904703
  26. Kimberly Hall, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1720647464
  27. Melissa Hall, NPNurse Practitioner1417758426
  28. Myranda Hall, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285319459
  29. Ruby HallCommunity Health Worker1679859433
  30. Sanquan HallBehavior Technician1497588297
  31. Sarah Hall, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1275935918
  32. Shaquenta HallCommunity Health Worker1639023427
  33. Shari HallBehavior Technician1891393195
  34. Terance HallCommunity Health Worker1538577739
  35. Teri Hall, LPCProfessional Counselor1558553412
  36. Trineene HallCounselor1518519362
  37. Marissa HalleckBehavior Technician1477142529
  38. Dayton HameleBehavior Technician1295469526
  39. Ruqaiyyah HamidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184319378
  40. Lauren HamilFamily Nurse Practitioner1265373062
  41. Autoria HamiltonBehavior Technician1346050820
  42. Edward Hamilton, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1942382726
  43. Michelle HamiltonBehavior Technician1851045439
  44. Shemicka Hamilton, LMSWSocial Worker1508570789
  45. Tara HamiltonClinical Social Worker1710136031
  46. Brenda Hamilton-Anderson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891794707
  47. Ephriam Hamm, RPT, ECSClinical Electrophysiology Physical Therapist1104902998
  48. Shamekiandra Hamm, RBTBehavior Technician1477394864
  49. Steve Hammonds, LPCProfessional Counselor1821032038
  50. Lauren Hamsley, P.APhysician Assistant1205163243

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.