Doctors in Columbus, GA
Active healthcare providers in Columbus sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file — no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
5,374 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Columbus, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,374 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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.
The provider mix in Columbus is weighted toward Behavior Technician (933 clinicians, followed by Social Worker with 361 and Community Health Worker with 312). 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 48.7 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 — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 6)
| Name |
|---|
| PONTRESS BAILEY, LPC Professional Counselor |
| SALLIE BAILEY Social Worker |
| SHAELYN BAILEY Behavior Technician |
| ARLENA BAKER Doula |
| BECKY BAKER Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| CARMEN BAKER Social Worker |
| CHAMP BAKER, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| GWENDOLYN BAKER Community Health Worker |
| JACQUELINE BAKER, PA Physician Assistant |
| JESSICA BAKER, MS, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| JOHNATHAN BAKER Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| JOVITA BAKER Community Health Worker |
| KARIN BAKER, M.D. Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician |
| LIONEL BAKER, D.D.S. Dentist |
| MARK BAKER, PT Physical Therapist |
| MARY BAKER Personal Care Attendant |
| RUBY BAKER, RBT Behavior Technician |
| SABRINA BAKER Social Worker |
| SHARON BAKER Adult Companion |
| STEPHANIE BAKER Behavior Technician |
| SUMMER BAKER, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| WHITNEY BAKER, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| SARAH BAKR, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| STEFAN BALCIUNAS, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| BENJAMIN BALDWIN, MSN, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| MONTERICA BALDWIN Assistant Behavior Analyst |
| SHENETT BALDWIN, RBT Behavior Technician |
| BANTWAL BALIGA, MD,DGO Family Medicine Physician |
| MICHAEL BALKCUM, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| LORRIE BALL, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| SAEED BALOCH, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| CHARLENE BALTIMORE Mental Health Counselor |
| MICHAEL BALTIMORE, PH.D. Mental Health Counselor |
| PEGGY BALTIMORE, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| JUSTIN BAMAN, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| KIMMIE BAMBARA Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| KRISTEN BAMBRICK, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| LAUREN BANDI, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| LIEN BANH Pharmacist |
| CHRISTINE BANKS Community Health Worker |
| LATISHA BANKS Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| MEREDITH BANKS, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| WANDA BANKS Community Health Worker |
| FAITH BANKSTON Social Worker |
| ROGER BANNON, OTR, CHT Hand Occupational Therapist |
| LEIGH ANN BARBAREE, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| MELISSA BARBEE Licensed Practical Nurse |
| DENISHA BARBER, LMSW Social Worker |
| KIANA BARCLIFT Counselor |
| HELEN BARDGE, HP Social Worker |
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