The 20 Best Parkinson's Disease Doctors Near Me in Columbia, SC

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The 20 Best Parkinson's Disease Doctors near Columbia, SC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 41 doctor with experience in Parkinson's Disease near Columbia, SC. Of these, 35 are Experienced, 4 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    Pradeep C. Bollu
    Distinguished in Parkinson's Disease
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine
    Distinguished in Parkinson's Disease
    Neurology | Sleep Medicine

    Prisma Health Neurology – Taylor St.

    1301 Taylor Street, Suite 7A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Pradeep Bollu is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bollu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Restless Legs Syndrome. Dr. Bollu is currently accepting new patients.

    Erwin Z. Mangubat
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    Prisma Health Neurosurgery – Richland

    3 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 310, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Erwin Mangubat is a Neurosurgery provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mangubat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Stroke, Brain Aneurysm, Gastrostomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Mangubat is currently accepting new patients.

    Renu K. Pokharna
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Renu Pokharna is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Pokharna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Headache, and Seizures. Dr. Pokharna is currently accepting new patients.

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    Stephanie S. Curry
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics

    Prisma Health Senior Primary Care

    3010 Farrow Road, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephanie Curry is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Curry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Alzheimer's Disease, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Charles S. Lamar
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics

    Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands

    3209 Colonial Dr, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Charles Lamar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lamar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Lamar is currently accepting new patients.

    John Kleckley
    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Palmetto Primary Care Physicians – Forest Acres

    3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 408, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Kleckley is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Kleckley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Hypertension, Anemia, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Kleckley is currently accepting new patients.

    Michael C. Mareska
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    Prisma Health Neurology – Taylor St.

    1301 Taylor Street, Suite 7A, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Mareska is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mareska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Mareska is currently accepting new patients.

    William H. Crigler
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine

    The Practice

    1910 Gregg Street, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    William Crigler is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Crigler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Insomnia. Dr. Crigler is currently accepting new patients.

    Curtis Bair
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Rehabilitation And Geriatric Specialists

    2935 Colonial Drive, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Curtis Bair is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Dr. Bair is currently accepting new patients.

    Mark N. Friedman
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mark Friedman is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Migraine, Tension Headache, and Seizures. Dr. Friedman is currently accepting new patients.

    Leonardo F. Bonilha
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Leonardo Bonilha is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bonilha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Bonilha is currently accepting new patients.

    Yedatore S. Venkatesh
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    Prisma Health Neurology – Richland

    8 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    44+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Yedatore Venkatesh is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Venkatesh has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism, Stroke, Cardiomyopathy Hypogonadism Metabolic Anomalies, Iridectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Venkatesh is currently accepting new patients.

    Margaret M. Matthews
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    Prisma Health Senior Primary Care

    3010 Farrow Road, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Margaret Matthews is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Matthews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

    Prexa D. Naik
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics

    Prisma Health Senior Primary Care

    3010 Farrow Road, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Prexa Naik is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Naik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

    David L. Greenhouse
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Family Medicine

    Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands

    3209 Colonial Dr, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    David Greenhouse is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Greenhouse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Failure. Dr. Greenhouse is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease

    Lexington Health Inc

    146 E Hospital Dr Ste 120A, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Donald Schmechel is a Neurologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Schmechel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Inborn Amino Acid Metabolism Disorder, and Hypermethioninemia.

    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
    Neurology
    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
    Neurology

    Lexington Neurology

    146 E Hospital Dr Ste 140, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Lencke is a Neurologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lencke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Torticollis, Memory Loss, and Dementia.

    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease
    Advanced in Parkinson's Disease

    Lexington Neurology

    146 E Hospital Dr Ste 140, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Douglas Sinclair is a Neurologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Sinclair is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, Epilepsy, and Essential Tremor.

    Distinguished in Parkinson's Disease
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Parkinson's Disease
    Neurology

    Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group Neurology

    8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 420, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    P Becky is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Becky is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, and Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome.

    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease
    Experienced in Parkinson's Disease

    South Carolina Neurological Clinic PA

    1333 Taylor St Ste 1C, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Carnes is a Neurologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Carnes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Headache.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Parkinson's Disease?

    Parkinson disease results from certain brain cells dying. These cells help control movement and coordination. The disease leads to shaking (tremors) and trouble walking and moving.

    When should I see a Parkinson's Disease doctor near Columbia, SC?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Parkinson's Disease doctor near Columbia, SC?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Parkinson's Disease doctors near Columbia, SC?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Parkinson's Disease doctors near Columbia, SC?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Parkinson's Disease doctor near Columbia, SC?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Parkinson's Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Parkinson's Disease doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Parkinson's Disease doctor near Columbia, SC?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Parkinson's Disease doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Parkinson's Disease doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Parkinson's Disease doctors near Columbia, SC?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Parkinson's Disease doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Parkinson's Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Parkinson's Disease doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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