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 203 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. Lauren FisherPediatric Nurse Practitioner1285286625
  2. Mark Fisher, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1477676708
  3. Natalie Fisher, DDSDentist1770730491
  4. Olivia FisherOccupational Therapy Assistant1609281674
  5. Randy Fisher, MSSA, LISWClinical Social Worker1780709709
  6. Rebecca Fisher, LSWSocial Worker1598480139
  7. Sarah FisherCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003480187
  8. Sharen FisherMental Health Counselor1053636910
  9. Tara Fisher, PHARMDPharmacist1275777294
  10. Ulia Fisher, LPCC-S, IMFT-SProfessional Counselor1174079362
  11. Vincent Fisher, DDSDentist1437727484
  12. Justyce Fisher-SaundersBehavior Technician1366220246
  13. Amanda FishleyBehavior Analyst1346678216
  14. Matthew Fishley, PHARMDPharmacist1821374604
  15. Natalie Fishman, DPTPhysical Therapist1538852082
  16. Evadna Fitch, LISWClinical Social Worker1336266469
  17. Jill Fitch, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1841292711
  18. Robert Fitch, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790767358
  19. Savanah Fitch, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568317337
  20. James Fitkin, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1295846673
  21. Lynette Fitts, M.S.Community Health Worker1538576418
  22. Jessica FitzFamily Nurse Practitioner1790207637
  23. Craig FitzgeraldProfessional Counselor1396272241
  24. Danielle FitzgeraldCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710807003
  25. Donald FitzgeraldCounselor1467170183
  26. J'Laia Fitzgerald, APRN, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1942933726
  27. Michael FitzgeraldHomemaker1013775576
  28. Nekiah FitzgeraldAttendant Care Provider1215726450
  29. Sean Fitzgibbons, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1235747643
  30. Tamara Fitzharris, LISWSocial Worker1568032100
  31. Caronline FitzpatrickSocial Worker1437884434
  32. Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184271553
  33. Kaitlin FitzpatrickAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518666726
  34. Nancy FitzpatrickCommunity Health Worker1629796586
  35. Zaria FitzpatrickMental Health Counselor1689484800
  36. John Fitzsimmons, LCDCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962088385
  37. Brittany Fitzsimons, LPCMental Health Counselor1932971447
  38. Alexander Fitzthum, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1205221876
  39. Marissa FixPersonal Care Attendant1609623107
  40. John Fixari, DDSDentist1053801373
  41. Mark Fixari, D.D.S.Dentist1548279466
  42. Shayne Fixari, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1144581620
  43. Clara Flack, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1437210226
  44. Emily Flagler, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1598329831
  45. Benjamin Flaherty, PAPhysician Assistant1740748151
  46. James Flaherty, DOHospitalist Physician1972731610
  47. Jean Flaherty, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1740449669
  48. Colleen Flahive, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1205220860
  49. Katerina Flamm, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255910618
  50. Alexandra FlanaganStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811663545

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.