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 45 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. Subricca Hicks, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598925430
  2. Andreka HicksonBehavior Analyst1417388836
  3. Jennifer Higdon, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1871632125
  4. Amy Higgins, C.P.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1962838060
  5. Miranda Higgins, PH.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1982804720
  6. Lakesha High, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1699143347
  7. Jennifer Highnote, RBTBehavior Technician1679347934
  8. Precious HightowerBehavior Technician1962248104
  9. Shaqueta Hightower, RBTBehavior Technician1992584098
  10. Patrice Hightower-QuarrelsSocial Worker1699098459
  11. Fadi Hijazi, M.D.Specialist1124109087
  12. Carolyn Hilburn, RBTBehavior Technician1316449317
  13. Lilly Hilding, PHARMDPharmacist1326301698
  14. Andermia HillBehavior Technician1346012168
  15. Conisha HillSocial Worker1326396433
  16. Fannie HillDriver1912283623
  17. Hope HillCommunity Health Worker1326863499
  18. Judith Hill, PHARMDPharmacist1861838179
  19. Kimberly Hill, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407364631
  20. Lacassa Hill, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1396288866
  21. Mark HillMental Health Counselor1194254854
  22. Princess HillCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699328302
  23. Sade HillDoula1295319663
  24. Temia HillBehavior Technician1588522775
  25. Mitzi HilliardCase Manager/Care Coordinator1205243128
  26. Raven HilliardCommunity Health Worker1760286637
  27. Nicole Hilmes, MS CCC-SLP, BCBASpeech-Language Pathologist1356663934
  28. Joseph HilsmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003734856
  29. Tressy Hilton, M.ED.,PP,CSIContractor1265990246
  30. Davida Hilton Wiggins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669745071
  31. Asia HimesBehavior Technician1770383556
  32. Audrea HinesSocial Worker1932432077
  33. Katherine Hines, RD, LD, CDERegistered Dietitian1851687461
  34. Priscilla HinkleBehavior Technician1013414747
  35. Kayla HinkleyBehavior Technician1093563553
  36. Devyn HinnantBehavior Technician1528947652
  37. Gretchen Hinson, OT/L, CHTOccupational Therapist1982630802
  38. Debra HintonCommunity Health Worker1245639137
  39. Sharnday Hinton, RBTBehavior Technician1003580234
  40. Tienhuei Ho, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1093184814
  41. Rebkeh Hobbs, MCDSpeech-Language Pathologist1144534314
  42. Julia Hoben, DMDDentist1225956444
  43. Timothy Hocking, APRNNurse Practitioner1306850078
  44. Jacquita HodgeSocial Worker1396086864
  45. Keyandra Hodge, LPCProfessional Counselor1801487921
  46. Lauren Hodge, NPNurse Practitioner1316537004
  47. Marquisha Hodge, RBTBehavior Technician1346742186
  48. McKenzie Hodges, PHARMDCritical Care Pharmacist1144014929
  49. Rachel Hofheinz, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1124649132
  50. Lakiva Holcey, BSMental Health Counselor1497171797

The largest Georgia cities

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

All of Georgia →

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.