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 5 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. Lindsay ArroyoBehavior Analyst1538746094
  2. Tashanna ArroyoMental Health Counselor1215305289
  3. Gifty Arthur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295525327
  4. Georgina Asante, D.P.M.Podiatrist1457481558
  5. Bettye Asberry, RBTBehavior Technician1669233540
  6. Aliloni AshBehavior Technician1356132542
  7. Stacy AshbyAudiologist1275782898
  8. Laketha AshePhlebotomy Technician1891194148
  9. Daniel AsherFamily Medicine Physician1992238620
  10. Julia Ashley, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1679591085
  11. Daniel Askarinam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396429569
  12. Hannah Atakorah, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1902388218
  13. Julianne Atienza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932888583
  14. Alexandra AtkinsBehavior Technician1316643430
  15. Lindsey Atkins, D.C.Chiropractor1558422816
  16. Claire Attyah, BS, RBTBehavior Technician1306453717
  17. Eli AttyahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538014220
  18. Raphael Atulo, PAPhysician Assistant1376018689
  19. Henry Aucoin, P.A.C.Medical Physician Assistant1508928474
  20. Garry August, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1659331668
  21. Peggy Augustine, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1699733956
  22. Travis Aultman, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCRegistered Nurse1609574797
  23. Erica Ausby, PHLEBOTOMISTPhlebotomy Technician1710665088
  24. Ka'Bria Austin, RBTBehavior Technician1922969559
  25. Tammy Austin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699212910
  26. Renee Austin Taylor, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659213205
  27. Emily Avera, M.A., BCBABehavior Analyst1972152122
  28. Denise Averett, CEOContractor1366089773
  29. Devonte AverettSpecialist1518555846
  30. Ken Avila, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396570594
  31. Charity Ayantade, RBTBehavior Technician1609512516
  32. Juan Ayerdi, MDVascular Surgery Physician1275518326
  33. Kimberley AyersBehavior Technician1073329678
  34. Naomi AyoadeBehavior Technician1477413979
  35. Daniel Ayra, DMDDentist1427941244
  36. Anum Babar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881444305
  37. Korinne Babel, LPC, NCCMental Health Counselor1205382959
  38. Elizabeth BaciaBehavior Analyst1548823941
  39. Janie Bacon, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1134892193
  40. Maxim Badea, NPNurse Practitioner1497461933
  41. Roberta Badillo, LSW, LGSWSocial Worker1366851362
  42. Neelam Badruddin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639828932
  43. Kelly BaezProfessional Counselor1093046385
  44. Tamika BaggageSocial Worker1790087039
  45. Ephym Bagwell, RPHPharmacist1780861872
  46. Kimberly Bagwell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396192548
  47. Bernice Baharanyi, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558470138
  48. Lachmi BaiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467913319
  49. Kimberly Baier, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871818468
  50. Claire Bailey, LPCProfessional Counselor1306608260

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.