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 7)
| Name |
|---|
| Ashlyn Bradshaw Mental Health Counselor |
| Shelia Bradshaw, AGACNP-BC, DNP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Evan Brady, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vanessa Bragger, LMT Massage Therapist |
| Clinton Branch, M.D., F.A.A.N. Neurology Physician |
| Megan Branch, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Tammy Brannon, MS,PT Pediatric Physical Therapist |
| Davina Braselton, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Ninoska Bravo-Machado Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Marisa Breen Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Martin Bremer, D.O. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Shaun Brennan, PT Physical Therapist |
| Anthony Brenner, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Randal Brenner, RPH Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Adam Bressler, M.D. Infectious Disease Physician |
| Lauren Brewer, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Teresa Brewer Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) |
| Elizabeth Bridgewater Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Laine Briggs Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Grant Bright, PH.D. Professional Counselor |
| Christy Brimmer, PT, DPT, NCS Physical Therapist |
| Amy Britt, M.ED., CCC-A Audiologist |
| Thomas Britt, DMD Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| Sherry Broadwell, PHD Psychologist |
| Deborah Brock, CADC-II Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Ronald Brock, M.D. Urology Physician |
| Sherry Brock, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Timothy Brock, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Warner Brock, P.T.,CMDT, MBA, CEAS Physical Therapist |
| Michelle Brooks, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Rachael Brooks, PA Physician Assistant |
| Joshua Brotheim, COTA Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Diane Brower, CCC-SLP, MED Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Adam Brown, M.D. Aerospace Medicine Physician |
| Allison Brown, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Brianna Brown, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Cleveland Brown, RPH Pharmacist |
| Craig Brown, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Emma Brown, PA Physician Assistant |
| Grace Brown, RN, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Gregory Brown, RN Registered Nurse |
| Jane Brown Case Management Registered Nurse |
| Jennifer Brown, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Joshua Brown, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Justin Brown, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Lisa Brown, APC Professional Counselor |
| Margaret Brown, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Mary Brown, NP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Matthew Brown, M.S. CCS-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Melinda Brown, NNP-BC Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
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Other Georgia cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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