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 74 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. Molly Boulware, MA,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1497963672
  2. Aleksandr Boumendjel, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821932831
  3. Toya Bounds, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1013257492
  4. Erin Bouquet, MDTransplant Hepatology Physician1548767320
  5. Tifanny Bourdon GarzonBehavior Technician1770293995
  6. Eric Bourekas, MDNeuroradiology Physician1053362442
  7. Brian Bourgeois, DDSDentist1285879874
  8. Frederick Bourgeois, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1801835954
  9. Trevor Bourgeois, DDSDentist1659516243
  10. Rachael BourgetCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255080941
  11. Jamie BournFamily Nurse Practitioner1215317201
  12. Jon Bourn, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1811306384
  13. Michael Bourn, DOAddiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician1548292519
  14. Brittany Bourne, APRN-CNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1285247460
  15. Christina BourniqueMental Health Counselor1790144236
  16. Sharon Bout-Tabaku, M.D.Pediatric Rheumatology Physician1104018845
  17. Petra Boutros, DMDDentist1427636273
  18. Julie Bouttamy, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1366606683
  19. Steven Bouyack, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609379809
  20. Jami Bovid, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1427521129
  21. Brian Bowden, M.D.Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1346248457
  22. Sasigarn BowdenPediatric Endocrinology Physician1013915420
  23. Elizabeth Bowdish, M.S., L.G.C.Genetic Counselor (M.S.)1710344114
  24. Leanne Bowdre, QMHS CMSCommunity Health Worker1134728546
  25. Jaclyn Bowe, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407484272
  26. Madison BoweBehavior Technician1326649021
  27. Arlene BowenMaternal Newborn Registered Nurse1669226882
  28. Brandi Bowen, LCDCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578073409
  29. Caitlin Bowen, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891175634
  30. Christy Bowen, LSWSocial Worker1447025374
  31. Erica Bowen, P.A.Physician Assistant1962495960
  32. Heather Bowen, O.D.Optometrist1093002107
  33. Jennifer Bowen, LPCProfessional Counselor1366930232
  34. Jonathan Bowen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1619193026
  35. Mercy BowenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073373437
  36. Nikol Bowen, PHD, LPCProfessional Counselor1881015493
  37. Richard Bowen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1154590388
  38. Sandra Bowen, RDHDental Hygienist1770723819
  39. Akeela BowensFamily Nurse Practitioner1255227195
  40. Danielle Bowens, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1255820916
  41. Jami Bower, APRNNurse Practitioner1487547113
  42. Nicole Bower, APRNCNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225882244
  43. Richard Bower, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1942401765
  44. Aaron Bowers, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1073140885
  45. Brett Bowers, ODOptometrist1336761162
  46. David Bowers, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1841752540
  47. Doris Bowers, RNRegistered Nurse1609943406
  48. Kaitlin Bowers, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1043602634
  49. Michelle BowersStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306535497
  50. Nicole Bowers, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669275459

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.