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 301 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. Kortnee HughesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639058282
  2. Lanoki HughesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1093444283
  3. Levette HughesHome Health Aide1104540145
  4. Maxwell Hughes, LSW, LCDCASocial Worker1558843789
  5. Nancy Hughes, RN, BSNChild & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1861826570
  6. Noi Hughes, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1144666702
  7. Rebecca Hughes, DNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1467138917
  8. Therese Hughes, DNP, CPNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1770345340
  9. Vera HughesMental Health Counselor1497390199
  10. Zachary Hughes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003418930
  11. Mary Hughes-Culp, PCProfessional Counselor1780920405
  12. Julie Hughett, APRN-CRNAAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1861096398
  13. Kirk Hughey, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801528062
  14. Leigh Hughey, D.O.General Practice Physician1083824403
  15. Derico HughlettCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043083090
  16. Chemir HughleyNurse's Aide1932076932
  17. Meredith Huguenard, CNPNurse Practitioner1639701816
  18. Haley HuhnCase Manager/Care Coordinator1225621576
  19. Marcia Huhn, LPCCMental Health Counselor1285656264
  20. Shawn HuhnCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114484268
  21. Samantha Hulett, LISW-SSocial Worker1669016440
  22. Peter HulingDentist1790039360
  23. Andrew Hull, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245178649
  24. Ashley Hull, LCDCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417409848
  25. Audrey HullPediatrics Physician1851971865
  26. Cheryl HullHome Health Aide1760564819
  27. Crystal HullCommunity Health Worker1992441380
  28. Darcey Hull, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1255960324
  29. Hannah Hull, PNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1801461280
  30. Megan Hull, PHARMDPharmacist1457012874
  31. Arika Hullett, M.A.Speech-Language Pathologist1770907610
  32. Laura Hullinger, DNP, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1154701647
  33. Erica Human, MSW, LSW, CDCASocial Worker1104233469
  34. Ramona Humbarger, RNRegistered Nurse1245692052
  35. Slayde HumbertPhysical Therapist1700439965
  36. Michelle Humeidan, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1467730358
  37. Kathryn Humes, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1740643881
  38. John Hummel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1356346704
  39. Anne Hummer, PHARMDPharmacist1225910797
  40. Payton HummerSchool Psychologist1639009954
  41. Steven Hummer, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1053465161
  42. Ashley Humphrey, D.D.S.Dentist1124383070
  43. Dalisse Humphrey, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1023146362
  44. Kayla Humphrey, LSWSocial Worker1023624038
  45. Lakeitra Humphrey, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1699217802
  46. Leslie Humphrey, O.D.Optometrist1255378998
  47. Lisa Humphrey, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1962623546
  48. Maggie Humphrey, MS, LGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1801315155
  49. Shawn HumphreyCounselor1225705338
  50. Stephanie HumphreyCommunity Health Worker1093459018

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.