2026 data CMS NPPES NUCC Taxonomy

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.

2,899
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
20
Specialties
NUCC taxonomy codes
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Top specialty
283 providers
Georgia
State
GA

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

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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Specialty mix in Gainesville

Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy

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.

Source CMS NPPES · city_top_specialties As of 2026

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

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

Healthcare Providers (Page 8)

Name
Pierpont Brown, MD
Surgery Physician
Robin Brown, AGACNP
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Thomas Brown, MD
Otolaryngology Physician
John Browning, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
Brandon Bruce, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician
Danielle Bruce, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
John Bruce
Licensed Practical Nurse
Molly Bruce, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Kelley Brummett, DMD
General Practice Dentistry
Robert Bruner, DDS
Dentist
Jennie Bruning, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Alexandra Bruns, LAPC
Professional Counselor
Tiffany Brush, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Andrew Bryant, AA
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Morgan Bryant
Occupational Therapist
James Bryson, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Lashaunn Buckhalter, LMSW
Social Worker
Randy Buckspan, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician
Jason Budde, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Andrew Buehler, DMD
General Practice Dentistry
April Buffington, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Lawrence Bullard, MD, PHD
Anesthesiology Physician
Kimberly Bunker, FNP/APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Jason Burch, MD
General Practice Physician
Ashley Burgamy, AAC
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Khudr Burjak, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
Kendyl Burke, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant
Heather Burke-Cody, N.P.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nicole Burkett, PT
Physical Therapist
Jaime Burkle, MD
Nuclear Cardiology Physician
James Burnett, MS, BCBA
Behavior Technician
Amanda Burnham, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Catharine Burns, R PH
Pharmacist
James Burns, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Jennifer Burns, REV. M.C.L.C.
Health & Wellness Coach
John Burns, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
Suzanne Burns, LD
Registered Dietitian
William Burns, M,D.
Internal Medicine Physician
Melanie Burt
Clinical Social Worker
Sarah Burton, AGACNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Geary Bush, MD
Surgery Physician
Nevil Bush, DDS PC
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)
C. Shane Bussler, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
April Bussoletti, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Bryan Buster, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Allen Butler, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician
Heather Butler, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician
Jennifer Butler, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Thomas Butler, D.C.
Chiropractor
James Butts, MD
Surgery Physician

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many doctors are in Gainesville, GA?
There are 2,899 registered healthcare providers in Gainesville, GA, covering 20 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Gainesville?
The most common specialties in Gainesville are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Family Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 283.
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