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 62 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. Nia LylesCommunity Health Worker1740585694
  2. Gail Lynch, FNPNurse Practitioner1134162720
  3. Pamela Lynch, M.ED.CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1679850275
  4. Raymond Lynch, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1629507165
  5. Nicolle Lynk, BCBABehavior Analyst1528664828
  6. Latrisha Lynn, CNAHome Health Aide1912733510
  7. Tamara LyonsBehavior Technician1376405241
  8. Sarah Mabini, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548505977
  9. Laurette MabryCounselor1871902718
  10. William Macheski, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1134109499
  11. Amber Mack, LMSWSocial Worker1629865118
  12. Haley Mack, DPTPhysical Therapist1578141990
  13. Lacorscia Mackey, CNANurse's Aide1104507888
  14. Scott MackeySocial Worker1164759387
  15. Douglas Macleod, MDPediatrics Physician1194710046
  16. Elizabeth Macnamara, PACMedical Physician Assistant1588854202
  17. Sandra Madaris, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346796307
  18. Jessica MaddocksCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063708824
  19. Adicia MaddoxBehavior Technician1699432708
  20. Akia MaddoxProfessional Counselor1346748449
  21. Ariel Maddox, RBTBehavior Technician1326777640
  22. Tilor MaddoxBehavior Technician1770456576
  23. Teracita Madera, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1902320906
  24. Sandra MadrazoAssistant Behavior Analyst1811790272
  25. Susana Maduena, RBTBehavior Technician1649735168
  26. Dawn MaedaCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1356714935
  27. Marilyn Magoni, PTPhysical Therapist1922160001
  28. Sharon MagpantayBehavior Technician1639685696
  29. Lois MahoganyCommunity Health Worker1134097538
  30. Elicia Maholick, M.P.T.Physical Therapist1346678547
  31. James Maholick, D.M.D.Dentist1669877791
  32. Mary Mahon, PT, DPT, ATCPhysical Therapist1992198303
  33. Stephanie MahoneSocial Worker1194141218
  34. Tasha MahoneCounselor1538327754
  35. Meagan Mahoney, M.D.Surgery Physician1114281599
  36. Andreisy Mailles, MEDBehavior Analyst1467835033
  37. Sasha MainerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265273031
  38. James Majors, M.D.Surgery Physician1699875963
  39. Eric MalaneyPsychiatry Physician1558065805
  40. Jessica MaldonadoAssistant Behavior Analyst1669011664
  41. Jonathan Maldonado, RBTBehavior Technician1992479968
  42. Leopoldo Maldonado, MDPediatrics Physician1831629831
  43. Thomas MaldonadoSocial Worker1922444645
  44. Yaira MaldonadoFamily Nurse Practitioner1023616661
  45. Denis Malkov, DO, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477304939
  46. Ivy Mallisham, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1689653743
  47. Jelicka MalloryProsthetist1285524967
  48. Madison Malmquist, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215508114
  49. Pamela Malo, PTASpecialist1558783498
  50. Crystal MaloneCommunity Health Worker1154030138

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.