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 195 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. Mary Beth Fais, AU.DAudiologist1033380621
  2. Latae FaisonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1447182589
  3. Nateka Faison, DOHospitalist Physician1376002246
  4. Richard Fajardo, LPCMental Health Counselor1275121089
  5. Patrick Fakhoury, BS, MSAnesthesiology Physician1962226886
  6. Cara Falade, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1245721075
  7. Olayemi Falayi, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740500321
  8. Robert Falcone, M.DTrauma Surgery Physician1306070867
  9. Chloe FalconerPhysician Assistant1205791365
  10. Alyssa FaleySpeech-Language Pathologist1922979996
  11. Alexander Falk, PAPhysician Assistant1386027621
  12. Charity Falk, RNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1528541851
  13. Thomas FalkPharmacist1912354929
  14. Daniel Falkenberg, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811399918
  15. Alexander FallahHome Health Aide1871201368
  16. Francess FallahLicensed Practical Nurse1013329226
  17. Tara Fallah, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1376285338
  18. Carl FallaraMental Health Counselor1952940629
  19. Lisa Fallara, LISW-SClinical Social Worker1558762799
  20. Rachel Fallara, LSWSocial Worker1649940628
  21. Dustin Faller, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1437685054
  22. Katherine Fallon, PSYDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1689461055
  23. Tamesha FallsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609738996
  24. Blessing FamuleSocial Worker1447965702
  25. Maretta FanPediatrics Physician1831752765
  26. Xiaoke Fan, CTCounselor1447123187
  27. Kara FanaffPersonal Care Attendant1215140371
  28. Ashley Fang, DOHospitalist Physician1295151785
  29. Richard Fankhauser, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1023091113
  30. Kaitlyn Fannin, APRNWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1437842804
  31. Lindsay Fannin, MDPediatric Rheumatology Physician1023711033
  32. Lisa Fannin, MSW, LSWSocial Worker1154884179
  33. Nicole FanninCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841974425
  34. Taylor Fannin, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598604373
  35. Jacob Fanning, DPTPhysical Therapist1992045025
  36. Jacqueline FanningSocial Worker1912856477
  37. Thomas Fanning, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1013970581
  38. William Fanning, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1861467102
  39. Amanda Fant, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780940858
  40. Adil Faqih, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1972044170
  41. Ronald Farabaugh, D.C.Chiropractor1891758561
  42. Katie Farabee, LCDCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1851805246
  43. Abdirahman FarahHomemaker1326897331
  44. Ajwad Farah, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982668075
  45. Anwar FarahCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871055590
  46. Ayan FarahCase Manager/Care Coordinator1336908995
  47. Hajirah Farah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396684015
  48. Ibrahim Farah, MS, PHDClinical Laboratory Director (Non-physician)1083234868
  49. Ifrah FarahCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699339994
  50. Khatra FarahRegistered Nurse1669941365

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.