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 51 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. Laura Jenkins, CPSPeer Specialist1558243584
  2. Marcus JenkinsSocial Worker1679730865
  3. Miranda JenkinsSocial Worker1811145386
  4. Rachel Jenkins, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750117438
  5. Rachelle JenkinsCommunity Health Worker1639739642
  6. Willie JenkinsMental Health Counselor1134590060
  7. Winifred Jenkins, SST III, CPRPCase Manager/Care Coordinator1619185337
  8. Lynette Jenkins Raji, LMSWSocial Worker1427313642
  9. Robert Jenks, MDSurgery Physician1588630461
  10. Connie Jennings, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1821218850
  11. Montelvis JenningsBehavior Analyst1700039096
  12. Latoya JerniganCommunity Health Worker1053034645
  13. Ernesha JettCommunity Health Worker1467221234
  14. Nyesha Jett, RBTBehavior Technician1144084005
  15. Peter Jiang, M.D., PH.DHematology & Oncology Physician1427067024
  16. Sierra Jiles JohnsonAttendant Care Provider1801364013
  17. Ondraya Joel, RBTBehavior Technician1144094400
  18. Jaimy John, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740059500
  19. Jayashree John, MDPsychiatry Physician1003012915
  20. Sunil John, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821074261
  21. Trishad John, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902609191
  22. Ada JohnsonSocial Worker1548409303
  23. Adrie Johnson, SST I, MHPSocial Worker1639370620
  24. Aishya JohnsonClinical Social Worker1861199820
  25. Alexis JohnsonBehavior Technician1912747007
  26. Alivia Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1346017241
  27. Andre Johnson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629278486
  28. Arlene JohnsonSchool Social Worker1245483312
  29. Beatrice JohnsonBehavior Technician1285243634
  30. Belinda Johnson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356877591
  31. Brandilyn Johnson, NP-CNurse Practitioner1578878658
  32. Charlene Johnson, LPCProfessional Counselor1316094832
  33. Chelsea Johnson, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1497140719
  34. Clifton Johnson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1821091513
  35. Connie JohnsonSocial Worker1043674286
  36. Courtney JohnsonBehavior Technician1629677299
  37. Courtney Johnson, PTPhysical Therapist1962003152
  38. Courtney JohnsonContractor1528771631
  39. Danasia JohnsonBehavior Technician1790573582
  40. David Johnson, D.C.Chiropractor1376892828
  41. Deboraha Johnson, LPCProfessional Counselor1295048965
  42. Delbra JohnsonCommunity Health Worker1841706025
  43. Deora JohnsonBehavior Technician1528833852
  44. Diamond JohnsonBehavior Technician1104673029
  45. Eleonore Johnson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1427048131
  46. Erin Johnson, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.Registered Dietitian1487025367
  47. Heather Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1336643501
  48. Henry Johnson, LPCCounselor1316090004
  49. Jaelyn JohnsonCommunity Health Worker1255989760
  50. James Johnson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699762666

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.