State provider profile · CMS NPPES
South Carolina Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in South Carolina - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 83,727
- Providers
- 542
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 28th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
South Carolina has 83,727 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 28th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Pharmacist.
- 83,727
- NPPES-registered providers
- 28th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 50%
- by provider count
- 6.2%
- Pharmacist (largest specialty)
Where South Carolina ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
83,727 Top 50% higher than 50% of 56 jurisdictions
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
83,727 providers across 542 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties South Carolina has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, South Carolina has about 1.5× the national share of family nurse practitioners and only 0.50× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in South Carolina
- Family Nurse Practitioner 1.5×
- Pharmacist 1.5×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 1.4×
Less common in South Carolina
- Behavior Technician 0.50×
Each multiple is South Carolina's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in South Carolina. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
South Carolina at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in South Carolina
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 542 specialties total
- Top specialty: Pharmacist
- 5,196
- 6.2% of South Carolina's 83,727 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacist | 5,196 |
| 2 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,270 |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 3,844 |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 3,747 |
| 5 | Behavior Technician | 3,196 |
| 6 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,091 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,619 |
| 8 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,462 |
| 9 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,235 |
| 10 | Physician Assistant | 2,214 |
| 11 | Registered Nurse | 2,158 |
| 12 | Professional Counselor | 2,124 |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 1,820 |
| 14 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,778 |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,667 |
| 16 | Counselor | 1,551 |
| 17 | Chiropractor | 1,521 |
| 18 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 1,480 |
| 19 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 1,268 |
| 20 | Pediatrics Physician | 1,253 |
Which cities in South Carolina have the most providers?
Top cities in South Carolina by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Columbia
Columbia
10,837 providers
- Charleston
Charleston
10,328 providers
- Greenville
Greenville
9,968 providers
- Spartanburg 3,272
Spartanburg
3,272 providers
- Florence 2,552
Florence
2,552 providers
- Myrtle Beach 2,487
Myrtle Beach
2,487 providers
- Rock Hill 2,179
Rock Hill
2,179 providers
- Anderson 2,028
Anderson
2,028 providers
- North Charleston 1,878
North Charleston
1,878 providers
- Lexington 1,873
Lexington
1,873 providers
What this shows Columbia leads South Carolina's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 10,837 |
| 2 | Charleston | 10,328 |
| 3 | Greenville | 9,968 |
| 4 | Spartanburg | 3,272 |
| 5 | Florence | 2,552 |
| 6 | Myrtle Beach | 2,487 |
| 7 | Rock Hill | 2,179 |
| 8 | Anderson | 2,028 |
| 9 | North Charleston | 1,878 |
| 10 | Lexington | 1,873 |
| 11 | West Columbia | 1,833 |
| 12 | Summerville | 1,825 |
| 13 | Aiken | 1,323 |
| 14 | Sumter | 1,242 |
| 15 | Greenwood | 1,231 |
| 16 | Conway | 1,223 |
| 17 | Mount Pleasant | 1,183 |
| 18 | Beaufort | 1,162 |
| 19 | Simpsonville | 1,109 |
| 20 | Greer | 1,079 |
| 21 | Mt Pleasant | 993 |
| 22 | Fort Mill | 897 |
| 23 | Orangeburg | 830 |
| 24 | Bluffton | 783 |
| 25 | Easley | 767 |
| 26 | Seneca | 679 |
| 27 | Moncks Corner | 588 |
| 28 | Irmo | 571 |
| 29 | Goose Creek | 554 |
| 30 | Hilton Head Island | 477 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - South Carolina
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for South Carolina licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View South Carolina disciplinary trends →Using the South Carolina data
South Carolina has 83,727 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: South Carolina's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check South Carolina's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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