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 87 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. Lenaja BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1902729098
  2. Lindsay Brown, LMTMassage Therapist1346013901
  3. Lindsey Brown, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1417598764
  4. Mackenzie BrownBehavior Technician1699473611
  5. Madeleine BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295305787
  6. Maleka BrownPeer Specialist1609611607
  7. Malika BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1669338760
  8. Marcella Brown, PERSONAL NEEDS ASSISHome Health Aide1952528416
  9. Mardricka Brown, QMHSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1801390141
  10. Margaret BrownRegistered Nurse1124041009
  11. Mariah Brown, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1982186938
  12. Mariah Brown, LSWSocial Worker1467237313
  13. Marianne Brown, RDRegistered Dietitian1659016376
  14. Marilen Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1962760355
  15. Marisa Brown, DPTPhysical Therapist1831887264
  16. Mark Brown, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1912979089
  17. Mary BrownHome Health Aide1447453428
  18. Mary Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1366877862
  19. Mary-Margaret BrownCounselor1598329286
  20. Matthew Brown, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1144289406
  21. Megan Brown, APRN.CNPNurse Practitioner1851956874
  22. Megan Brown, AU.D., CCC-A, FAAAAudiologist1154011476
  23. Melissa Brown, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1285702225
  24. Melissa Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1396196192
  25. Melissa Brown, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043716699
  26. Merion BrownHome Health Aide1013042563
  27. Michelle BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083288708
  28. Mona BrownNurse's Aide1922987809
  29. Morgan BrownMental Health Counselor1225531890
  30. Morgan Brown, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558984617
  31. Niki BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922501469
  32. Nina BrownPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1497453971
  33. Patricia Brown, RNPediatric Registered Nurse1457532525
  34. Patrick BrownAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770350670
  35. Peter BrownHomemaker1306635305
  36. Rachel Brown, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1447299730
  37. Rachel Brown, APRN-CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1417728981
  38. Randy BrownBehavior Technician1245931542
  39. Robin Brown, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215112073
  40. Ronald BrownSurgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician1225456916
  41. Ronda BrownHomemaker1154149623
  42. Ryan BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841788445
  43. Samantha BrownClinical Social Worker1457864555
  44. Sanaa BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386509958
  45. Scott Brown, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407369986
  46. Serenity BrownRehabilitation Practitioner1245646165
  47. Shadara BrownAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801525126
  48. Shanita BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1104584218
  49. Shannon Brown, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1255743001
  50. Shelly Brown, MS, BSN, OCNOncology Clinical Nurse Specialist1053865402

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.