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 301 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. Taryn Kerley-StewartStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639871114
  2. Jessica KernClinical Nurse Specialist1194685115
  3. Emily Kern-Smith, MDNeurology Physician1811381387
  4. Katelon KernsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407550551
  5. Margaret Kerns, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1982229142
  6. Scott KernsPeer Specialist1386195774
  7. Julia Kerolus, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1417213257
  8. Mena Kerolus, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1548607575
  9. Kelbie KerrAnesthesiologist Assistant1326661620
  10. Robert Kerr, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1740393354
  11. Timothy Kerrigan, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1942683354
  12. William KerscherStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063338663
  13. Magdalena Kertscher, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1487178893
  14. Charles Kervin, AA-CAnesthesiologist Assistant1053395269
  15. Areeba Keshwani, PACPhysician Assistant1548932379
  16. Sarah KeshwaniSurgery Physician1659908564
  17. Vita Kesner, MD, PHDNeurology Physician1912113077
  18. Alyssa Kesselman, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1285977355
  19. Matthew KesslerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801627963
  20. Michael Kessler, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962693853
  21. Richard Kessler, P.A.-CAnesthesiologist Assistant1083951370
  22. Lani KestersonGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1063130110
  23. Jennifer Ketcham, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1073979746
  24. Christopher Ketchey, MDAnesthesiology Physician1578854162
  25. Courtney KetchumStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336931138
  26. Olakitan KetikuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306157136
  27. Tanja KetischClinical Psychologist1568844835
  28. Chennel KeyGerontology Registered Nurse1326696303
  29. Jasmine KeyClinical Social Worker1356112916
  30. Kiara KeyPhysical Therapist1497185300
  31. Nia Key, CNANurse's Aide1821945197
  32. Ronnieka KeyDevelopmental Therapist1609325893
  33. Bryi Keyes, RBTBehavior Technician1770327017
  34. Deviney Keyes, M.A., LBA, BCBABehavior Analyst1578111829
  35. Jonathan Keyes, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578149381
  36. Patrick KeyesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336024918
  37. William Keyes, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1285632455
  38. Hunter Keys, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649696279
  39. Keona Keys, MSN-APRN-FNP-CNurse Practitioner1386595791
  40. Megan Keyser, AUDAudiologist1740175280
  41. Harry Keyserling, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1356382238
  42. Rima Khabbaz, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1649348491
  43. Mustafa Khader, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306605241
  44. Zaina KhaderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598597668
  45. Monica KhadkaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649112061
  46. Andrea KhairunisaInternal Medicine Physician1811686611
  47. Arushi KhaitanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245916113
  48. Kaveh Khajavi, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1487610275
  49. Fatima Khalid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861141301
  50. Manaal KhalidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932085156

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.