Doctors in Gainesville, GA
Active healthcare providers in Gainesville 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
Gainesville ranks 10th among 341 Georgia cities by CMS provider count, holding 1.8% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 2,899
- NPPES providers in city
- 10th
- of 341 GA cities
- 1.8%
- of Georgia providers
- 20%
- in top 3 specialties
Gainesville ranks #6 of 10 Georgia cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Gainesville ranks among Georgia cities
Provider count vs every Georgia city in CMS NPPES (341 cities)
2,899 Top 3% higher than 97% of 341 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Gainesville
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
283 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
159 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
138 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
122 providers
- Physical Therapist 112
Physical Therapist
112 providers
- Anesthesiologist Ass… 94
Anesthesiologist Assistant
94 providers
- Pharmacist 89
Pharmacist
89 providers
- Behavior Technician 66
Behavior Technician
66 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 60
Speech-Language Pathologist
60 providers
- Occupational Therapist 58
Occupational Therapist
58 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (283 providers, 9.8% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Gainesville 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 , Gainesville over-indexes anesthesiologist assistant at 3.7× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.31×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Georgia average
Less common here than Georgia average
- Behavior Technician 0.31×
- Professional Counselor 0.55×
- Pharmacist 0.60×
- Family Medicine Physician 0.69×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Gainesville, Georgia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,899 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 Gainesville - 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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (283 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 159 and Family Nurse Practitioner with 138). 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, Gainesville reports roughly 26.3 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, Mental Health Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Gainesville practice address, a coverage gap Gainesville patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Gainesville 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 Gainesville
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 283 | 9.8% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 159 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 138 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Physician Assistant | 122 | 4.2% |
| 5 | Physical Therapist | 112 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Anesthesiologist Assistant | 94 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 89 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Behavior Technician | 66 | 2.3% |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 60 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Occupational Therapist | 58 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Professional Counselor | 57 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioner | 56 | 1.9% |
| 13 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 54 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Medical Physician Assistant | 54 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Anesthesiology Physician | 51 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 11)
| Name |
|---|
| Jashneek Cheema Dentist |
| Brady Chen, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nancy Chen, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Skye Chen-Johnson, PA STUDENT CLINICAL Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Paul Chenard, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Santhi Chennareddy, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Sudhakara Chennareddy, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Freeda Cherian, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jennifer Chery Behavior Technician |
| Sundari Chetty Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Gary Chewning, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Christopher Childs, D.M.D. General Practice Dentistry |
| Filippo Chillemi, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| John Chiulli, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Rosemary Chofor, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Pramod Chopade, MD Neurology Physician |
| Nagaraju Choragudi, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Ashima Choudhary, DPM Podiatrist |
| Usman Choudhry, DO Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Jennifer Christenberry, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Jacqueline Church, LDO Optician |
| Alison Chwalibog Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Eugene Cindea, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Sorin Circa, PA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rudolf Cisco, DPM Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist |
| Isabel Cisneros Nurse Practitioner |
| Nathan City, D.O. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Misty Clackum, RD, CSP, LDN Pediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian |
| Carrie Clark, MS, PT Pediatric Physical Therapist |
| Kara Clark, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Lillee Clark, PH.D. Psychologist |
| Mark Clark, FNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Mykiah Clark Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Nancy Clark, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Tonya Clark Medical Technologist |
| Veleria Clark Adult Companion |
| Tamara Clarke, L.AC., DIPL OM Acupuncturist |
| Mary Cleghorn, RN Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| Nathaniel Clem Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jillian Clemens Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Joe Clements, MD Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Chelsea Cleveland Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jordan Clevenger, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Mary Clever, RD, LD Registered Dietitian |
| Karlie Clifton Mental Health Counselor |
| Rachel Clifton, CAA Anesthesiologist Assistant |
| Daniel Cobb, MD Neurology Physician |
| Emily Coburn, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Paige Cocco, AGACNP Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Amy Cochran, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
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