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.
- 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
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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.
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- Dawn Allred, LPCCounselor1376815498
- Pamela Arrington, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1073149159
- Brittany BatesLicensed Practical Nurse1780266973
- Amanda Chambers, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1346858644
- Vivian Crim, LAPCMental Health Counselor1083344311
Verify Linda Joy Knight-Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 76258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate129 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate119 claims
- Risperidone105 claims
- Trazodone Hcl97 claims
- Olanzapine91 claims
- 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.
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
- 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.
All 1,291 in Georgia → Every provider in Carrollton → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Dudley, MDCarrollton, GA 301171316111412
- Alexander Meski, MDCarrollton, GA 301171205874468
- Jithender Reddy, M.D.Carrollton, GA 301171114955457
- Alexandra Reischman, MDCarrollton, GA 301171023758059
- David Gillenwater, M.D.Canton, GA 301141285797639
- Srinivas Kolipaka, MDCanton, GA 301141831381433
- Lavanya Subramanian, M.D.Canton, GA 301141588727952
- 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.