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 282 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. Latrice Johnson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568264687
  2. Laura Johnson, MDSurgery Physician1407014319
  3. Lauren JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407513344
  4. Lauren JohnsonBehavior Technician1992429088
  5. Laurie Johnson, LAPCProfessional Counselor1942698386
  6. Lauris Johnson, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1558543066
  7. Lauryn JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053205559
  8. Lawana Johnson, NPNurse Practitioner1154356541
  9. Lindsay Johnson, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1659884328
  10. Lingeela Johnson, PHDMental Health Counselor1871332684
  11. Lionel Johnson, OPERATIONSPain Medicine Physician1144865528
  12. Lisa JohnsonBehavior Technician1194398966
  13. Lydia JohnsonProfessional Counselor1932501939
  14. Lynsey JohnsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1881839116
  15. Makaylia JohnsonBehavior Technician1447018148
  16. Mantique Johnson, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1417192964
  17. Margaret Johnson, PTPhysical Therapist1134776743
  18. Margaret Johnson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811836521
  19. Mario Johnson, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1285587808
  20. Marja-Liisa Johnson, NPNurse Practitioner1912071622
  21. Mark JohnsonSurgery Physician1649313909
  22. Mark JohnsonPharmacist1598009938
  23. Marquita JohnsonPhysical Therapy Assistant1548825847
  24. Marquita JohnsonBehavior Analyst1164207791
  25. Marshall Johnson, AA-CAnesthesiologist Assistant1720429962
  26. Martin Johnson, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1760784839
  27. Martin JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841993243
  28. Mary Johnson, NNP/BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1326285388
  29. Mary Johnson, LPCCounselor1871000463
  30. Mary Johnson, PHARMDPharmacist1174126619
  31. Mecca JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477289031
  32. Melanie Johnson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1669834461
  33. Melissa Johnson, OTOccupational Therapist1891963971
  34. Meredith Johnson, MS, RDN, CSP, LDPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1629603691
  35. Metrice JohnsonBehavior Analyst1841005592
  36. Michael Johnson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003072364
  37. Michael Johnson, D.P.M.Podiatrist1730562083
  38. Michele Johnson, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1295861342
  39. Michele JohnsonBehavior Technician1336881242
  40. Michelle Johnson, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1427235779
  41. Michelle JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699662676
  42. Miesha Johnson, CNA CMTCommunity Health Worker1972498186
  43. Miranda Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1770129876
  44. Monet Johnson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770112484
  45. Monique JohnsonGeneral Practice Dentistry1518326727
  46. Nakita Johnson, RBTBehavior Technician1588594790
  47. Natasha JohnsonBehavior Technician1124786249
  48. Nathaniel Johnson, M.D.Specialist1013074012
  49. Nikiya JohnsonDriver1659006419
  50. Nikki Johnson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295964542

The largest Georgia cities

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

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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.