Columbia, SC

Metropolitan Statistical Area · 6 counties · 3,704 individual providers in 74 specialties, 2024

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Individual providers by data year: 2020: 3,081 · 2021: 3,223 · 2022: 3,377 · 2023: 3,526 · 2024: 3,704.

Specialties practicing in Columbia, SC, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	915
Physician Assistant	284
Family Practice	239
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	239
Emergency Medicine	236
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	217
Internal Medicine	192
Hospitalist	96
Obstetrics & Gynecology	86
Psychiatry	77
Anesthesiology	68
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	68
Chiropractic	59
Optometry	59
Orthopedic Surgery	54
Ophthalmology	51
General Surgery	50
Cardiology	40
Diagnostic Radiology	40
Gastroenterology	36
Podiatry	36
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	33
Pulmonary Disease	32
Neurology	31
Otolaryngology	26
Interventional Cardiology	24
Nephrology	23
Infectious Disease	20
Dermatology	19
Hematology-Oncology	19
Speech Language Pathologist	19
Urology	19
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	18
Audiologist	17
Pathology	17
Licensed Professional Counselor	16
Neurosurgery	15
Rheumatology	15
Vascular Surgery	15
Critical Care (Intensivists)	13
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	13
Endocrinology	12
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	11
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	10
Geriatric Medicine	10
Psychologist, Clinical	10
Sports Medicine	9
Radiation Oncology	8
Allergy/ Immunology	7
Neuropsychiatry	7
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	5
Cardiac Surgery	5
Hand Surgery	5
Interventional Radiology	5
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	5
Surgical Oncology	5
Thoracic Surgery	5
Certified Nurse Midwife	4
General Practice	4
Hospice and Palliative Care	4
Maxillofacial Surgery	4
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	3
Gynecological Oncology	3
Pain Management	3
Sleep Medicine	3
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	2
Pediatric Medicine	2
Geriatric Psychiatry	1
Interventional Pain Management	1
Marriage and Family Therapist	1
Medical Oncology	1
Nuclear Medicine	1
Peripheral Vascular Disease	1
Preventive Medicine	1

Counties in this metro area

Calhoun County, Fairfield County, Kershaw County, Lexington County, Richland County, Saluda County.

Providers are placed by the dominant county and CBSA of their practice ZIP code.

Hospitals in Columbia, SC

Prisma Health Richland Hospital (1,260 affiliated clinicians)
Lexington Medical Center (1,051 affiliated clinicians)
Prisma Health Baptist (785 affiliated clinicians)
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown (714 affiliated clinicians)
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge (499 affiliated clinicians)
Kershawhealth (326 affiliated clinicians)

All hospitals in South Carolina

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024.