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 89 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. Eric Senn, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1073738167
  2. Elizabth SepulvedaBehavior Technician1912644014
  3. Jeffrey Serff, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1043413032
  4. Sterling Serfoss, PHARMDPharmacist1760052161
  5. Chaitra Seri, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1619707767
  6. Abigail Serrano, MA, BCBABehavior Analyst1780474346
  7. Patricia SerranoBehavior Technician1396322855
  8. Daniel Serrato, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1114960382
  9. Mary SewellSocial Worker1992340327
  10. Yolanda Sewell, NCAC II, CPRPCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558577791
  11. Carrie Sexton, PHIL, MS,CTP, BS,CSCMental Health Counselor1376269910
  12. Erika Sexton, LPCMental Health Counselor1376784587
  13. Mark Sexton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982678702
  14. Gregory Sfakianos, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1902014442
  15. Wanda Shaffer, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1679609341
  16. Akash Shah, DOInternal Medicine Physician1164833190
  17. Alap Shah, D.P.M.Podiatrist1083607741
  18. Ashok Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265273163
  19. Hiren Shah, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1437271426
  20. Rutvij ShahPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1306209903
  21. Shikha Shah, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1033497318
  22. Ayesha Shaikh, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1225253313
  23. Sunita Sharma, MDRheumatology Physician1285296392
  24. Kelsey Sharp, MS, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1407387970
  25. Audrey SharpeProfessional Counselor1275178212
  26. Timeka SharpeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154241016
  27. Barrovette Shaw, MAMental Health Counselor1346670916
  28. Kelli Shaw, PHARMDPharmacist1629324462
  29. Marc Shaw, PAMedical Physician Assistant1477752863
  30. Stephanie ShawLicensed Practical Nurse1396276325
  31. Pamela Shaw-Grant, ADVANCED NURSE PRACTNurse Practitioner1477546489
  32. London SheaBehavior Technician1982572483
  33. Sarah Shealy, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1497597447
  34. Terra Shed-BoothCommunity Health Worker1326316084
  35. Amy SheffieldPhysician Assistant1821021544
  36. Brianna Sheffield, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1982276952
  37. Charles Sheffield, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366395766
  38. David ShehaneContractor1235845116
  39. Katrina Shellhouse, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1073352621
  40. Eunice SheltonCommunity Health Worker1588081277
  41. Shawn SheltonBehavior Technician1619857406
  42. Valerie ShephardSocial Worker1326315946
  43. Suzanne Sheppard, OTOccupational Therapist1376718064
  44. Jack Sherrer, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1982065777
  45. Laura Sherwood, PT, DPT, OCSOrthopedic Physical Therapist1669861639
  46. Ashika Sheth, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1730321852
  47. Jamie Shields, RNRegistered Nurse1306070008
  48. Nazia Shigri, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316387194
  49. Kihae Shin, DOFamily Medicine Physician1023512928
  50. Maya ShinnickCounselor1881277937

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.