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 42 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. Emily Nolan, APRN-CNMMidwife1801788088
  2. Annabeth Norboge, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1831542950
  3. Connor Norman, PT, CSCSSports Physical Therapist1811529761
  4. Byron Norris, MDOtolaryngology Physician1336346519
  5. Ellie Norris, PAPhysician Assistant1215804653
  6. Logan Norris-Jones, MED, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235916438
  7. Carol Norton, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1114906153
  8. Elizabeth NovakRegistered Nurse1508462532
  9. Edward Novey, M.D.Neurology Physician1033163787
  10. Kelsi Nummerdor, PHDCounseling Psychologist1871366724
  11. Michelle Nuss, MDInternal Medicine Physician1053425215
  12. Ogochukwu Nwanne, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1730563792
  13. Rebecca Nyquist, ATCAthletic Trainer1932340700
  14. Rolf Nzalie, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730884024
  15. Kathryn O'Brien, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1558815373
  16. Leigh Ann O'Dowd, PHARM D, RPHPharmacist1336755172
  17. Shaun O'Rear, MDAnesthesiology Physician1285672972
  18. Jay O'Shields, LMSWClinical Social Worker1568978328
  19. Taylor Oakley, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1487114658
  20. Mohammed Obeidin, M.D.Surgery Physician1104987056
  21. Carmen Obeng-Quarshie, MPH, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184202582
  22. Gloria Obiechefu, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1376116707
  23. Oladipo Odeyinka, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184328445
  24. Charles Ogburn, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1306059613
  25. Olushesan Martins Ogundipe, M.DHospitalist Physician1194915470
  26. Grace Ogunkoya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669222980
  27. Albert Ohene, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205622024
  28. Oluwatimileyin Ojo, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881337160
  29. Cynthia Okoye, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801281563
  30. Obianuju Okpala, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1093335853
  31. Kikelomo Olaosebikan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1548843758
  32. Grace Olatunji, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497324131
  33. Madison Olds, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336942531
  34. Matthew Olliff, MDAnesthesiology Physician1649743873
  35. Philip OlsenCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1124976345
  36. Christine Olson, LPCProfessional Counselor1578654810
  37. Tobi OlusakinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083418420
  38. Diana Olvera TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730949694
  39. Eunice Omeludike, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790539914
  40. Rebecca OmmedalPhysical Therapy Assistant1013693894
  41. Nwamaka Onuigbo, M. D.Internal Medicine Physician1497983639
  42. Maureen Onweni-Eze, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578022620
  43. Kelly Ordemann, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1043743552
  44. Dolapo Orimoloye, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942182266
  45. Obinna OrjiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962392845
  46. April OrrCounselor1639246721
  47. William Orr, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1073573390
  48. Phillip Orrell, RPHPharmacist1669072138
  49. Susan Ortman, CNMMidwife1982745170
  50. Lauren Osborne, LCSWClinical Social Worker1932666971

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.