NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Athens, GA

3,160 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Athens, 9th of 336 Georgia cities. The largest group is students in training: 224, 7% of the city's records, against 4% across Georgia. Page 2 of 64.

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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 Athens

  1. Students in training224
  2. Clinical Social Worker169
  3. Internal Medicine Physician139
  4. Pharmacist130
  5. Family Nurse Practitioner128
  6. Professional Counselor123
  7. Physical Therapist111
  8. Registered Nurse102

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Athens in Georgia

  • Rank in Georgia9th of 336 cities by records
  • Share of the state1.9% of Georgia's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups16.8% of all records
  • Students in training rank6th of the 10 Georgia cities with the most

Compared with Georgia as a whole, Athens has 2.7× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.21× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Athens, alphabetically

  1. Ghida Akhdar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508508672
  2. Omoleye Akinsola, MDHospitalist Physician1568985844
  3. Akinyemi Akintayo, M.B;B.S.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1396374971
  4. Patience Akoto, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053092767
  5. Inemesit Akpan, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205579570
  6. George Akwetey JuniorStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912700519
  7. Raghda Al Anbari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285164368
  8. Ghalia Al Azmeh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1386148583
  9. Neaam Al-Bahadili, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578250874
  10. Ahmad Alayyat, MDInternal Medicine Physician1174226633
  11. John Albright, L.AC.Acupuncturist1053838391
  12. Ann Albritton, RNRegistered Nurse1861401986
  13. Thomas Albritton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851400063
  14. Holly Aldridge, MDPediatrics Physician1437187754
  15. Olukemi Alegi, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639866403
  16. Stephen Aleshire, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1265404768
  17. Glenn Alex, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1235397019
  18. Anna Alexander, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1730338815
  19. Joseph Alfera, PAPhysician Assistant1083257356
  20. Humzah AliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659259398
  21. Ashley Alkire, NPNurse Practitioner1770138489
  22. Cshanyse Allen, APRN, FNP-BC, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306729462
  23. David Allen, M.D.Urology Physician1669471496
  24. Denise Allen, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1285826271
  25. Elizabeth AllenAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1699067991
  26. Jonhenry Allen, DOHospitalist Physician1235831959
  27. Lauren AllenHearing Instrument Specialist1225966054
  28. Martha Allen, ND,LACAcupuncturist1265704381
  29. Sara AllenBehavior Technician1669219812
  30. Stephanie Allen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1811964547
  31. Jehad Almasri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154826550
  32. Suliman Almohtasib, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194644070
  33. Yvonne AlmondPharmacist1013518588
  34. Loiy Alshami, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1457785362
  35. Kadi Altman, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1265900229
  36. Meagen Alvarado, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689169773
  37. Adan Alvarez, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1760947436
  38. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez, LCSW, MSWClinical Social Worker1255825881
  39. Debra Alvis, PHDPsychologist1093993784
  40. Faustina Amable, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487341335
  41. Dominic Amakye, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760045223
  42. Bela Amaral, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134501299
  43. Malaika Amedee, MSWClinical Social Worker1891745022
  44. Eunice AmenuHospitalist Physician1841829561
  45. Tamer Ammar, M.D.Neurology Physician1780846303
  46. Dzidzo Anaglate, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780434084
  47. Amelito Manuel Andaya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093457392
  48. Adrienne AndersonSchool Social Worker1821664095
  49. Andy Anderson, PA-A, AA-CAnesthesiology Physician1649376179
  50. Ashley Anderson, LMBTMassage Therapist1881265601

The largest Georgia cities

  1. Atlanta31,476
  2. Augusta7,009
  3. Marietta6,900
  4. Savannah5,692
  5. Columbus5,517

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How to read this directory

Athens, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,160 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 Athens - 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 Athens 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 Athens is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (224 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 169 and Internal Medicine Physician with 139). 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 Georgia's population, Athens reports roughly 28.7 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 Athens 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 Athens, GA?

There are 3,160 registered healthcare providers in Athens, GA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Athens?

The most common specialties in Athens are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker, Internal Medicine Physician, Pharmacist, Family Nurse Practitioner. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 224.

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.