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 98 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. Cathy ThomasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295982601
  2. Chase ThomasBehavior Analyst1699304899
  3. Chauncey ThomasCommunity Health Worker1124395520
  4. Courtney ThomasLicensed Practical Nurse1740008911
  5. Cynthia ThomasCommunity Health Worker1225485907
  6. Dominique ThomasProfessional Counselor1568263226
  7. Gloria ThomasSocial Worker1699008417
  8. I'Yhania Thomas, BCBABehavior Analyst1164038097
  9. Jada ThomasClinical Social Worker1346499860
  10. James Thomas, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1477596419
  11. James Thomas, RPHPharmacist1578680518
  12. Jonathan Thomas, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1013363688
  13. Joshua ThomasSocial Worker1982122487
  14. Jossalyn ThomasCommunity Health Worker1073990065
  15. Katera Thomas, B.SAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184432353
  16. Keshonda Thomas, RBTBehavior Technician1639820608
  17. Kyra ThomasBehavior Technician1639060718
  18. Lashawnda ThomasSocial Worker1780543769
  19. Lashondra ThomasMental Health Counselor1992244982
  20. Latoya ThomasBehavior Technician1932065539
  21. Laura Thomas, BS/ ST.Counselor1376973941
  22. Leonardo ThomasCommunity Health Worker1538629217
  23. Lorena Thomas, LPCProfessional Counselor1568051761
  24. Melanie ThomasSocial Worker1083991681
  25. Michael Thomas, CPSPeer Specialist1083323083
  26. Nijasmie ThomasBehavior Technician1023827078
  27. Nikita ThomasBehavior Technician1942796735
  28. Oreleseeya ThomasBehavior Technician1205633245
  29. Rashonda ThomasSocial Worker1699617506
  30. Shandra Thomas, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1285191049
  31. Tawya Thomas, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1366760407
  32. Teirra Thomas, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588450951
  33. Wendy ThomasPersonal Care Attendant1437556701
  34. Willie Thomas, SST ICounselor1861607152
  35. Jasmine Thomas-EvansBehavior Technician1336972165
  36. Cephas Thomason, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1306955612
  37. Edward ThomastonBehavior Technician1699592741
  38. Allison Thompson, RBTBehavior Technician1952068504
  39. Brittany Thompson, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1346925849
  40. Claire Thompson, NP-CNurse Practitioner1043678923
  41. Jamie Thompson, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1023009719
  42. Jessica Thompson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1659119865
  43. Krystal ThompsonPharmacist1114329661
  44. Laura Thompson, OTOccupational Therapist1609916949
  45. Mark ThompsonMental Health Counselor1376753533
  46. Pamela ThompsonBehavior Technician1962032987
  47. Patricia Thompson, LPCProfessional Counselor1013175025
  48. Patricia ThompsonClinical Social Worker1932347325
  49. Renee ThompsonMental Health Counselor1083535421
  50. Tazaya Thompson, RBTBehavior Technician1194339028

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.