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 88 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. Skyler BrownClinical Social Worker1255226411
  2. Stephanie Brown, LSWSpecialist1871794693
  3. Stephanie Brown, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1831603943
  4. Stephanie Brown, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1366126138
  5. Stephen BrownBehavior Technician1326967209
  6. Steven Brown, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1730158585
  7. Sydney Brown, LSWSocial Worker1174164362
  8. Sydney Brown, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1902547607
  9. Tahje BrownAthletic Trainer1568979953
  10. Tamu Brown, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043875636
  11. Teresa BrownCounselor1801458823
  12. Teri Brown, MSED, LPCC-SProfessional Counselor1902381312
  13. Tevin Brown, MDBehavior Analyst1891303301
  14. Tina BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063295434
  15. Tina Brown, LSW, BSWSocial Worker1821944083
  16. Tomeka BrownHealth & Wellness Coach1730927757
  17. Tonya BrownHome Health Aide1194330621
  18. Treyci BrownBehavior Technician1720806813
  19. Tymeka Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1437088515
  20. Valarie Brown, PEER SUPPORT, CDCAPeer Specialist1255800421
  21. Vivian Brown, LPCProfessional Counselor1801300025
  22. Walter Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1871232165
  23. Wendy Brown, OTOccupational Therapist1639502065
  24. Zachary BrownRegistered Nurse1114313624
  25. Zibby Brown, MSW LSWCounselor1649005133
  26. Zondra Brown, LSWSocial Worker1497258123
  27. Cathy Brown DenbyHome Health Aide1578264388
  28. Sharion Brown JonesPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1508281981
  29. Aja Brown-DardenMental Health Counselor1265364913
  30. Hope Brown-Hightower, BSNRegistered Nurse1376288902
  31. Deidra Brown-Rice, MS, CDCASocial Worker1154836633
  32. Anthony Brown-Varner, CDCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1881359438
  33. Emma BrowneContractor1851500656
  34. Mark Brownell, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1174525000
  35. Nancy Brownell, MSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1689263915
  36. Blaine BrownfieldPharmacy Technician1841097920
  37. Kelli BrownfieldSocial Worker1619539111
  38. Danielle Browning, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1508342429
  39. Holly BrowningPhysical Therapist1831391325
  40. Jennifer Browning, APRN.CNPNurse Practitioner1710299367
  41. Kristine Browning, APRN.CNPNurse Practitioner1104029511
  42. Shilynn Browning, BSW, LSWSocial Worker1750026191
  43. Ann Browning-Shaw, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1437248721
  44. Gerel BrownleeCommunity Health Worker1659877942
  45. Heidi Brownlee, PAMedical Physician Assistant1992375430
  46. Michaeal BrownleeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699279943
  47. Randy BrownleePeer Specialist1245193549
  48. Linda Brownley, PCC-SCClinical Social Worker1578591798
  49. Katherine Brownlowe, MDPsychiatry Physician1083789374
  50. Barry Brownstein, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144403023

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.