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 222 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. Souhair Garas, MDPsychiatry Physician1265424592
  2. Lauren Garbacz, PH.DClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1285186304
  3. Ian Charles GarbarineStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568102192
  4. Emilia Garber, NPNurse Practitioner1629613914
  5. Emily Garber, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1669104741
  6. Amy Garbrecht, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1518410190
  7. Miriam Garcellano, DOFamily Medicine Physician1710107180
  8. Andrea Garcia, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1861533168
  9. Ashley Garcia, LISWClinical Social Worker1962045377
  10. Chanta Garcia, LISW-SClinical Social Worker1649650391
  11. David Garcia, DOFamily Medicine Physician1225097462
  12. Dru Garcia, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1568971570
  13. Elizabeth GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1992672521
  14. Frank Garcia, LICDC-CSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346794039
  15. Gabriela GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1831995885
  16. Gayle Garcia, LPCCProfessional Counselor1306434485
  17. Jazmine GarciaBehavior Technician1679234686
  18. Judith Garcia, MSN, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770366494
  19. Katrina Garcia, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1215671243
  20. Lalitha GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1598462251
  21. Leslie GarciaBehavior Technician1598571978
  22. Mary Garcia, PAPhysician Assistant1073979100
  23. Matthew GarciaCounselor1457230039
  24. Patricia Garcia, D.O.Neurology Physician1184833436
  25. Roger Garcia, D.O.Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1366655656
  26. Stefanie GarciaSpecialist1588799944
  27. Steven Garcia, RNRegistered Nurse1528832367
  28. Teresa Garcia De Gutierrez, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134568694
  29. Andrea Garcia Gonzalez, MDHospitalist Physician1548893480
  30. Dalenna Garcia TayebCommunity Health Worker1437895554
  31. Michaelle GarconSocial Worker1881055457
  32. Morgan Garczyk, ODOptometrist1770076192
  33. Honey GardadHome Health Aide1316839863
  34. Adrianna Gardilcic-Landrum, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053007658
  35. Kaleigh Gardiner, LSWSocial Worker1295200053
  36. Brian GardnerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1801691613
  37. Georgia GardnerProfessional Counselor1205690922
  38. Hope Gardner, OD, MSOptometrist1114073962
  39. Jeffrey Gardner, O.D.Optometrist1407901556
  40. Kathryn Gardner, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1215926266
  41. Kayla Gardner, LPC, LPAT, ATR-BCArt Therapist1821859471
  42. Lauren GardnerMental Health Counselor1992678767
  43. Lucie Gardner, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1598388738
  44. Molly Gardner, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1528518305
  45. Natalie Gardner, PHARMDPharmacist1437426244
  46. Robert Gardner, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1295839470
  47. Sharese GardnerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1174251896
  48. Sierra Gardner, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1609659390
  49. Valerie Gardner, O.D.Optometrist1659668077
  50. Shirron Gardner-Jackson, LCDCIIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548701170

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.