Doctors in Atlanta, GA
Active healthcare providers in Atlanta sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Atlanta ranks 1st among 341 Georgia cities by CMS provider count, holding 19% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 30,717
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 341 GA cities
- 19%
- of Georgia providers
- 22.2%
- in top 3 specialties
Atlanta ranks #1 of 10 Georgia cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Atlanta ranks among Georgia cities
Provider count vs every Georgia city in CMS NPPES (341 cities)
30,717 Top 1% higher than 99% of 341 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Atlanta
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
4,054 providers
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
1,641 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 1,115
Internal Medicine Physician
1,115 providers
- Physician Assistant 1,069
Physician Assistant
1,069 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 961
Mental Health Counselor
961 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 923
Family Nurse Practitioner
923 providers
- Pharmacist 918
Pharmacist
918 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 798
Clinical Social Worker
798 providers
- Professional Counselor 793
Professional Counselor
793 providers
- Registered Nurse 757
Registered Nurse
757 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (4,054 providers, 13.2% of the city), followed by Behavior Technician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Atlanta has more, and fewer, of than Georgia average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Georgia , Atlanta over-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 2.6× the state average and under-indexes speech-language pathologist at 0.59×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Georgia average
Less common here than Georgia average
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.59×
- Pharmacist 0.59×
- Physical Therapist 0.62×
- Family Nurse Practitioner 0.62×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Atlanta, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 30,717 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 (4,054 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 1,641 and Internal Medicine Physician with 1,115). 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 278.5 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 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.
Which specialties are most common in Atlanta
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,054 | 13.2% |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 1,641 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,115 | 3.6% |
| 4 | Physician Assistant | 1,069 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Mental Health Counselor | 961 | 3.1% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 923 | 3.0% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 918 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Clinical Social Worker | 798 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Professional Counselor | 793 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Registered Nurse | 757 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Physical Therapist | 747 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Anesthesiologist Assistant | 696 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Pediatrics Physician | 558 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 511 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 426 | 1.4% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 4)
| Name |
|---|
| Daniel Adamkiewicz, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Marta Adamovic, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Aaliyah Adams Driver |
| Andrew Adams, MD, PHD Transplant Surgery Physician |
| Anna Adams, P.A. Medical Physician Assistant |
| Benjamin Adams, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bennett Adams, CNIM Electroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist |
| Callie Adams, AUD Audiologist |
| Catherine Adams, LPC, ATR Professional Counselor |
| Christine Adams, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Daniel Adams, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Daphne Adams, RN Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| David Adams, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| David Adams, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Emily Adams, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Hendrick Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jamaya Adams Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Kaila Adams Social Worker |
| Kaleb Adams Pharmacist |
| Kristan Adams, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Lara Adams, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Lina Adams, MSN, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Lynn Adams College Health Registered Nurse |
| Marc Adams, D.M.D. General Practice Dentistry |
| Mary Adams, APRN Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Melissa Adams, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Melody Adams Behavior Technician |
| Michelle Adams Behavior Technician |
| Nathaniel Adams, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Ravondra Adams, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Rebecca Adams, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Samuel Adams, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sawyer Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Susan Adams, AA Physician Assistant |
| Susan Adams, M.E.D. Professional Counselor |
| Sydney Adams, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Symphony Adams, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Tariq Adams, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Teresa Adams, RPH Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Terryn Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Timothy Adams, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Willie Adams, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Mattie Adams Telfair, LMSW Social Worker |
| Sarah Adams-Long, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Tamika Adams-Sajdak, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Marylyn Adamski, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Abidemi Adamson, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| David Adamson, MD, PHD, MPH Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Omolara Adamson Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Trenton Adamson, PT Physical Therapist |
Nearby Cities in Georgia
Other Georgia cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-20.