2026 data CMS NPPES NUCC Taxonomy

Doctors in Blairsville, GA

Active healthcare providers in Blairsville sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.

289
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
20
Specialties
NUCC taxonomy codes
Family Nurse Practitioner
Top specialty
22 providers
Georgia
State
GA

Where this city sits in the corpus

Blairsville ranks 89th among 341 Georgia cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.2% of the state's NPIs, led by Family Nurse Practitioner.

289
NPPES providers in city
89th
of 341 GA cities
0.2%
of Georgia providers
19.7%
in top 3 specialties

Blairsville ranks #11 of 10 Georgia cities for Family Nurse Practitioner.

Where Blairsville ranks among Georgia cities

Provider count vs every Georgia city in CMS NPPES (341 cities)

289 Top 26% higher than 74% of 341 cities

0–100: 188 cities (55%). Below this entry. 100–200: 45 cities (13%). Below this entry. 200–300: 21 cities (6%). This entry sits in this band. 300–400: 15 cities (4%). Above this entry. 400–500: 2 cities (1%). Above this entry. 500–600: 9 cities (3%). Above this entry. 600–700: 6 cities (2%). Above this entry. 700–800: 10 cities (3%). Above this entry. 800+: 45 cities (13%). Above this entry. This city 0 800+ Georgia cities (providers), bucketed by value

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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026

Specialty mix in Blairsville

Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy

providers

What this shows Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest specialty (22 providers, 7.6% of the city), followed by Family Medicine Physician.

Source CMS NPPES · city_top_specialties As of 2026

City vs state specialty index

Specialties Blairsville 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 . This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.

More common here than Georgia average

How to read this directory & data limitations

Blairsville, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 289 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 Blairsville - 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 Blairsville 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 Blairsville is weighted toward Family Nurse Practitioner (22 clinicians, followed by Family Medicine Physician with 19 and Physician Assistant with 16). 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, Blairsville reports roughly 2.6 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, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Blairsville practice address, a coverage gap Blairsville patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Blairsville 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 Blairsville

Healthcare Providers (Page 6)

Name
Cindy Starke, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Cassidy Starling, O.D.
Optometrist
Howard Starrett
Pharmacist
Jacob Stirton, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
Katherine Storms, NP-C
Emergency Registered Nurse
Patricia Stratton, PH.D.
Psychologist
Elizabeth Strickler, PH.D.
Psychologist
Joshua Stroud, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Thomas Swartz, PAC
Physician Assistant
Linda Szekeresh, D.O.
Specialist
Emily Tatum, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Clifford Thompson, MD
Surgery Physician
Leah Thompson
Pharmacist
Joan Thull, PHARMD
Pharmacist
Dennis Tidwell, DC
Chiropractor
Andrea Turner, NP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
John-Mark Turner, O.D.
Optometrist
Marjorie Turner, MD
Pediatrics Physician
Lokendra Upadhyay, PHARMD, MBA, RPH
Pharmacist
Johnathan Vansant, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
James Varnell, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Michael Vaughn, PA
Medical Physician Assistant
J. Waller, DPM,P.C.
Podiatrist
Kelley Watkins, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer
Cynthia Webb
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Kenneth West, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry
Michelle Wheat, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Sheila Whitener, DNP CNM FNP-BC NP-C
Advanced Practice Midwife
Mary Wiles, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Mary Elizabeth Wiles, DO
Internal Medicine Physician
Janet Wilkins, WHNP
Nurse Practitioner
Laura Williams, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician
Dennis Wood, PAC
Physician Assistant
Milissa Wright, PT
Physical Therapist
Sarah Wright, PT
Physical Therapist
William Wrightson, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Thomas Wyatt, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician
Melissa Youngblood, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner
David Zollinger, P.A.
Physician Assistant

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many doctors are in Blairsville, GA?
There are 289 registered healthcare providers in Blairsville, GA, covering 20 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Blairsville?
The most common specialties in Blairsville are Family Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine Physician, Physician Assistant, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist. Family Nurse Practitioner has the most providers with 22.
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