NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Columbus, OH

36,491 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Columbus, 1st of 711 Ohio cities. The largest group is case manager/care coordinator: 3,958, 11% of the city's records, against 11% across Ohio. Page 134 of 730.

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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. Case Manager/Care Coordinator3,958
  2. Students in training1,724
  3. Social Worker1,484
  4. Clinical Social Worker1,379
  5. Pharmacist1,160
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner1,127
  7. Licensed Practical Nurse1,040
  8. Registered Nurse993

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Columbus in Ohio

  • Rank in Ohio1st of 711 cities by records
  • Share of the state11.2% of Ohio's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.6% of all records
  • Case Manager/Care Coordinator rank1st of the 10 Ohio cities with the most

Compared with Ohio as a whole, Columbus has 1.8× the state's share of anesthesiology physician records and 0.59× its share of physical therapist records.

Providers in Columbus, alphabetically

  1. John CookSchool Psychologist1699174425
  2. Kirsten CookSocial Worker1730876939
  3. Laura Cook, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1801285531
  4. Lindsey Cook, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730346008
  5. Makala CookCommunity Health Worker1124775002
  6. Marcus CookRegistered Nurse1447648639
  7. Margaret Cook, NPAdult Medicine Physician1336620293
  8. Mary Cook, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1730163221
  9. Meghan Cook, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1386906576
  10. Michael Cook, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1023535200
  11. Monique CookPersonal Care Attendant1831786771
  12. Paul Cook, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1982602124
  13. Peggy Cook, PH. D.Psychologist1477593226
  14. Peter Cook, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1114627254
  15. Regina Cook, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396315404
  16. Shirita CookProfessional Counselor1194296053
  17. Stephanie Cook, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1518097625
  18. Stephen Cook, MDPediatrics Physician1144255969
  19. Tabatha Cook, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1730945262
  20. Taylor CookCase Manager/Care Coordinator1982191656
  21. Victor Cook, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1467531624
  22. Victoria CookSpeech-Language Pathologist1972939072
  23. Annie Cooke, QMHSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689386294
  24. Charbeth Cooke, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1619005584
  25. Rachel CookeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1578437836
  26. Damequa CooksLicensed Practical Nurse1831825363
  27. Kimberly Cooksey, LISW-SClinical Social Worker1275993008
  28. Riley CooksonBehavior Analyst1235749508
  29. Angel CoolerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255011714
  30. Carolyn CoolidgeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1548993363
  31. Catherine Coolidge, LISWSocial Worker1992291868
  32. Bryce Coombs, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1326451071
  33. Dwayne Coon, PH.D.Psychologist1699963595
  34. Nicole CoonLicensed Practical Nurse1306370382
  35. Shayna Coon, PA-CNeurological Surgery Physician1013472109
  36. Kendal Cooney, DNP, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1548188667
  37. Michael Cooney, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447220876
  38. Alyssa Coons, DPTPhysical Therapist1992284475
  39. Akili CooperCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114741220
  40. Amanda Cooper, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1619049459
  41. Andrea Cooper, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1689040057
  42. Antea CooperStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790636421
  43. Avraham Cooper, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1871931501
  44. Chenara CooperPeer Specialist1932061207
  45. Christopher Cooper, L. ACAcupuncturist1235530015
  46. Christopher CooperPeer Specialist1609581610
  47. Daniel Cooper, LPCMental Health Counselor1356854038
  48. Darci CooperArt Therapist1518320068
  49. David CooperCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720631781
  50. Deanna Cooper, QMHS CMSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1659936227

The largest Ohio cities

  1. Cincinnati31,362
  2. Cleveland30,748
  3. Toledo13,583
  4. Dayton12,431
  5. Akron10,950

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How to read this directory

Columbus, Ohio appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 36,491 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 Case Manager/Care Coordinator (3,958 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 1,724 and Social Worker with 1,484). 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 Ohio's population, Columbus reports roughly 309.6 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, OH?

There are 36,491 registered healthcare providers in Columbus, OH, 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 Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist. Case Manager/Care Coordinator has the most providers with 3,958.

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.