NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Carrollton, GA

Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Carrollton, Georgia, and NPI 1952425183, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 76258, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952425183
Name
Linda Joy Knight-Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
76258 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
153 Independence Dr, Carrollton, GA 30116
Phone
(770) 836-6678
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2025
Fax
(770) 830-2266
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160829000736); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2004
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 153 Independence Dr

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

  1. William Allison, CPSBehavior Technician1023778826
  2. Dawn Allred, LPCCounselor1376815498
  3. Pamela Arrington, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1073149159
  4. Brittany BatesLicensed Practical Nurse1780266973
  5. Amanda Chambers, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1346858644
  6. Vivian Crim, LAPCMental Health Counselor1083344311

Verify Linda Joy Knight-Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,943 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Linda Knight-Nelson1,943
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate129 claims
  2. Hydroxyzine Pamoate119 claims
  3. Risperidone105 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl97 claims
  5. Olanzapine91 claims
  6. Gabapentin75 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $240.71

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Linda Knight-Nelson$240.71
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pathways Center For Behavioral And Developmental GrowthCarrollton, GA

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

Linda Joy Knight-Nelson among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia

Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D. is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Georgia

There are 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Dudley, MDCarrollton, GA 301171316111412
  2. Alexander Meski, MDCarrollton, GA 301171205874468
  3. Jithender Reddy, M.D.Carrollton, GA 301171114955457
  4. Alexandra Reischman, MDCarrollton, GA 301171023758059
  5. David Gillenwater, M.D.Canton, GA 301141285797639
  6. Srinivas Kolipaka, MDCanton, GA 301141831381433
  7. Lavanya Subramanian, M.D.Canton, GA 301141588727952
  8. Namita Rajouria-Malla, MDCartersville, GA 301201295900090

Common questions

What is Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952425183, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 153 Independence Dr, Carrollton, GA, 30116. Phone: (770) 836-6678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 76258, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Linda Joy Knight-Nelson, M.D. had 1,943 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.