NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Athena Shay Garcia

Family Nurse Practitioner · Hiawassee, GA

Athena Shay Garcia is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hiawassee, Georgia, and NPI 1992506109, issued on Mar 24, 2025. Check the license (Georgia NP003989, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992506109
Name
Athena Shay Garcia
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
NP003989 GA
301534 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
56 Hospital St, Hiawassee, GA 30546
Phone
(706) 896-7858
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2025
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2026
Fax
(706) 896-0877
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251027000327); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 56 Hospital St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amanda Hollandsworth, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770116246
  2. Jonathan Lawrence, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972809382

Verify Athena Shay Garcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Georgia Medicine LLCHiawassee, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Athena Shay Garcia among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Athena Shay Garcia is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 91% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hiawassee

They are 6 of the 79 NPPES records with a practice address in Hiawassee, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cecilia Hayes, F.N.P.Hiawassee, GA 305461093743973
  2. Amanda Hollandsworth, FNPHiawassee, GA 305461770116246
  3. Brittany MartinHiawassee, GA 305461295346161
  4. Melanie Rivers, FNP-CHiawassee, GA 305461235994757
  5. Rebecca Templeton, FNP-CHiawassee, GA 305461538728712
  6. Shirley Breedlove, FNPHomer, GA 305471811911407
  7. Nancy McCoy, NPHomer, GA 305471841390226
  8. Valerie Wills, NP-CHomer, GA 305471588632483

Common questions

What is Athena Shay Garcia's NPI number?

Athena Shay Garcia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992506109, issued on Mar 24, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Athena Shay Garcia located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 56 Hospital St, Hiawassee, GA, 30546. Phone: (706) 896-7858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Athena Shay Garcia's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number NP003989, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.