NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Georgia

78 NPPES records list colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Georgia, 0.7 per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate of 50. Atlanta and Augusta have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Georgia license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208C00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Atlanta has the most, 25

  1. Atlanta25
  2. Augusta10
  3. Marietta5
  4. Athens4
  5. Macon4

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician records in Georgia

  1. Joseph Nichols, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091053409094
  2. Stephanie Pappas, MDAtlanta, GA 303421467666289
  3. Salvatore Parascandola, M.D.Augusta, GA 309051619330602
  4. Terrah Paul Olson, M.D.Johns Creek, GA 300971285899104
  5. Dolford Payne,jr, MDRoswell, GA 300761154313500
  6. Arie Pelta, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303121417915992
  7. Jason Petrofski, MDCumming, GA 300411568508893
  8. Ronald Place, MDFort Stewart, GA 313141578750972
  9. Hope Rasque, MDConyers, GA 300121588603435
  10. Ari Reichstein, MDAtlanta, GA 303421821298191
  11. David Rivera, M.D.Augusta, GA 309041659473098
  12. Seth Rosen, MDJohns Creek, GA 300971740259563
  13. Daniel Sarmiento Garzon, MDAtlanta, GA 303091841578416
  14. Marion Schertzer, MDAtlanta, GA 303421962450825
  15. Anastasiya Shchatsko, MDStockbridge, GA 302811992293690
  16. Michael Silverman, MDAtlanta, GA 303221225533052
  17. Timothy Simon, MDDecatur, GA 300331609824416
  18. Jay Singh, M.D.Roswell, GA 300761154313211
  19. Celine Soriano, MDAtlanta, GA 303221639674401
  20. Edward Stringer, M.D.Eastman, GA 310231578563730
  21. Patrick Sullivan, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221790969780
  22. David Swift, MDSandy Springs, GA 303421093210254
  23. William Taylor, MDColumbus, GA 319011659446326
  24. Kota Venkatesh, MDSuwanee, GA 300241609067081
  25. Thomas Ward, MDAthens, GA 306071871949768
  26. Fia Yi, M.D.Athens, GA 306071255542494
  27. Gie Yu, MDAtlanta, GA 303421962608448
  28. Cici Zhang, MDAtlanta, GA 303421528328077

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208C00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Georgia ranks 19 of 50 per resident

  1. Illinois0.8
  2. Oregon0.7
  3. Rhode Island0.7
  4. Georgia0.7
  5. South Carolina0.7
  6. Texas0.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208C00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

87.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 84.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Georgia87.2%
  2. United States84.7%

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician records in Georgia, measured

  • In a Medicare file68 of 78 · 87.2% here, 84.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file61 · 78.2% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more34 · 43.6% here, 50.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 61 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208C00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

78 NPPES records list colon & rectal surgery physician (208C00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Georgia: 0.7 per 100,000 residents against 0.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Atlanta has 25 of them (32%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Michigan87
  2. Minnesota92
  3. New Jersey95
  4. Arizona60

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina0.7
  2. Texas0.7
  3. Kentucky0.7
  4. Oregon0.7

The largest states

  1. Texas209
  2. New York199
  3. California198
  4. Florida178
  5. Ohio123

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.