NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Atlanta, GA

31,476 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Atlanta, 1st of 336 Georgia cities. The largest group is students in training: 3,254, 10% of the city's records, against 4% across Georgia. Page 280 of 630.

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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 Atlanta

  1. Students in training3,254
  2. Behavior Technician1,664
  3. Physician Assistant1,186
  4. Family Nurse Practitioner977
  5. Mental Health Counselor970
  6. Pharmacist937
  7. Clinical Social Worker888
  8. Internal Medicine Physician870

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

Atlanta in Georgia

  • Rank in Georgia1st of 336 cities by records
  • Share of the state18.8% of Georgia's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.4% of all records
  • Students in training rank1st of the 10 Georgia cities with the most

Compared with Georgia as a whole, Atlanta has 2.7× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.58× its share of speech-language pathologist records.

Providers in Atlanta, alphabetically

  1. Cal JohnsonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760943369
  2. Candace Johnson, NCCProfessional Counselor1689545279
  3. Candice Johnson, RNRegistered Nurse1538802806
  4. Carl Johnson, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1427183847
  5. Caroline Johnson, NP-CNurse Practitioner1225834328
  6. Carrie Johnson, PHARMD, BCPS, BCACPPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1962699850
  7. Cathryn Johnson, LCSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316048812
  8. Chanda Johnson, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1104382951
  9. Chandra Johnson, PH.D.Professional Counselor1417387911
  10. Chanel Johnson, RNPediatric Registered Nurse1043456197
  11. Charity Johnson, BCBABehavior Analyst1528740578
  12. Charlene Johnson, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1265498687
  13. Charles Johnson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1821129651
  14. Charles Johnson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1710108204
  15. Charles JohnsonSocial Worker1366013898
  16. Cheyenne JohnsonSchool Social Worker1871160671
  17. Claudette JohnsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1306235312
  18. Clyde Johnson, CSASurgical Physician Assistant1821256223
  19. Colin JohnsonPhysician Assistant1770914533
  20. Colleen Johnson, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1669201364
  21. Courtney Johnson, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306765110
  22. Crystal Johnson, LAPCMental Health Counselor1497516975
  23. Cya Johnson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477364859
  24. Dacy Johnson, BCBABehavior Analyst1184095069
  25. Daijiah Johnson, CPTPhlebotomy Technician1932821998
  26. Damaris JohnsonMarriage & Family Therapist1295116812
  27. David Johnson, PAAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1598951113
  28. Dayoine Johnson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1275375735
  29. Debora Johnson, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1205964269
  30. Decola Johnson, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1053717074
  31. Deniece Johnson, MDHospitalist Physician1306102298
  32. Denise Johnson, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1760598494
  33. Desiree JohnsonBehavior Technician1134662000
  34. Devonte Johnson, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1851054746
  35. Dimitri JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386354975
  36. Dinika Johnson, ATCAthletic Trainer1245418987
  37. Dione Johnson, MDMental Health Counselor1619477213
  38. Douglass Johnson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1821626037
  39. Ebonique Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1548074099
  40. Elaine JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265218663
  41. Eliad Johnson, PHARMDPharmacist1184617557
  42. Elizabeth Johnson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1356364392
  43. Elizabeth JohnsonMental Health Counselor1972054559
  44. Erica Johnson, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1417214552
  45. Erica Johnson, MD, PHDPsychiatry Physician1518428192
  46. Erik Johnson, M.D., PH.D.Neurology Physician1689827651
  47. Erik Johnson, MPTPhysical Therapist1811496169
  48. Erin Johnson, MS, NCCCounselor1992317069
  49. Erin JohnsonBehavior Technician1063214591
  50. Erin Johnson, LAPCProfessional Counselor1689535353

The largest Georgia cities

  1. Augusta7,009
  2. Marietta6,900
  3. Savannah5,692
  4. Columbus5,517
  5. Decatur5,079

All of Georgia →

How to read this directory

Atlanta, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 31,476 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 Atlanta - 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (3,254 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 1,664 and Physician Assistant with 1,186). 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, Atlanta reports roughly 285.4 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.

Of Georgia's most common specialties, Family Medicine Physician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Atlanta practice address, a coverage gap Atlanta patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Atlanta 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 Atlanta, GA?

There are 31,476 registered healthcare providers in Atlanta, GA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Atlanta?

The most common specialties in Atlanta are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Behavior Technician, Physician Assistant, Family Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Counselor. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 3,254.

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.