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 389 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. Irina Livshitz, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1376801597
  2. Janae LizamaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1932048725
  3. Alexis LizardiCommunity Health Worker1508658808
  4. Troy LizardiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1821501214
  5. Yomarlin Lizardo, MSWSocial Worker1891654596
  6. Alison Lloyd, LSWSocial Worker1144671272
  7. Anne Lloyd, PHARMD RPHPharmacist1447851969
  8. Bridget Lloyd, PHARMDPharmacist1033303110
  9. David Lloyd, APRN-CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639182082
  10. Eric Lloyd, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1952524712
  11. Julia Lloyd, M.D.Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1497911424
  12. Thomas Lloyd, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1558350884
  13. Ann Lo, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1992120174
  14. David Lo, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1720161854
  15. Sze Ngong Henry Lo, PHARMDPharmacist1457849366
  16. Warren Lo, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1811981822
  17. Wilson Lo, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1518546084
  18. Jeffrey Lobacz, APRN.CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1700349891
  19. Peter Lobert, M.A., LPCCProfessional Counselor1861533838
  20. Taylor Locascio, MSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1811565856
  21. Janette Loch, RPHPharmacist1528663010
  22. Kathleen Locher, CNPNurse Practitioner1982076311
  23. Amanda LockeSocial Worker1326441684
  24. Tyler LockeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1770465015
  25. Cierra Locke-Shelby, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1487306015
  26. Mariah LockettCase Manager/Care Coordinator1265146286
  27. Tiana LockettCase Manager/Care Coordinator1568264844
  28. Elizabeth Lockhart, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1760842744
  29. Richard Lockhart, PRSPeer Specialist1891477683
  30. Bethany Lockwood, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1669714861
  31. Nancy Lockwood, MSW, LSWSocial Worker1184179319
  32. Megan Lockyer, D.O.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1154619187
  33. Emily LodgeAthletic Trainer1851134969
  34. John Lodge, PSY.D.Psychologist1639421449
  35. Tenae LodgeCommunity Health Worker1316824907
  36. Rina LodhRegistered Nurse1902694540
  37. Hannah Loeb, MDPediatrics Physician1437845344
  38. Kaeli Loeb, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205637105
  39. Abigail Loeffler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265031520
  40. Dolores Loeser, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114460433
  41. Beth LoessinFamily Nurse Practitioner1013519404
  42. Beth Loew, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1396756664
  43. Gina LoewengartSocial Worker1285129874
  44. Samuel Lofgren, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1619921723
  45. Della LoflinClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1902492358
  46. Nicholas Lofthouse, PHDMental Health Counselor1831200922
  47. Samuel Lofton, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1255991964
  48. John Loftus, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1114314275
  49. Kelly LoftusAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568296846
  50. Anne Logan, MDPediatrics Physician1851386544

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.