NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in Georgia

78 NPPES records list orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Georgia, 0.7 per 100,000 residents, the 39th highest rate of 51. Atlanta and Roswell 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 207XS0106X · 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, 23

  1. Atlanta23
  2. Roswell6
  3. Macon5
  4. Augusta4
  5. Austell4

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician records in Georgia

  1. Richard Pope, MDAugusta, GA 309091396812319
  2. Joshua Ratner, MDAtlanta, GA 303421568674059
  3. Joseph Rectenwald, MDAugusta, GA 309011174564488
  4. David Rehak, M.D.Columbus, GA 319091265475354
  5. Jim Roderique, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091205857307
  6. John Sapp, MDMacon, GA 312101346350592
  7. Jason Schneider, M.D.Roswell, GA 300761124016910
  8. John Seiler, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091982620456
  9. Austin Shiver, MDAugusta, GA 309091407177652
  10. Michael Shuler, MDAthens, GA 306061497944565
  11. Bryan Sirmon, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091912264755
  12. Michael Slutzky, M.DAustell, GA 301061881697860
  13. James Spratt, MDAtlanta, GA 303421003378670
  14. Mikael Starecki, M.D.Austell, GA 301061710206214
  15. Harlan Starr, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091477712669
  16. Nina SuhSmyrna, GA 300801447506183
  17. Jane Tan, M.D.Covington, GA 300161558587915
  18. Erika Templeton, MDAtlanta, GA 303421366734410
  19. Obinwanne Ugwonali, MDAtlanta, GA 303421669448221
  20. Tedman Vance, M.D.Conyers, GA 300121548223472
  21. Tobias Von Bergen, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811861807414
  22. Catphuong Vu, MD, MPHAtlanta, GA 303181689108912
  23. Eric Wagner, MDAtlanta, GA 303291619263241
  24. Christopher Walsh, M.D.Morrow, GA 302601619966884
  25. Dean Worthingstun, D.O.Blue Ridge, GA 305131013199637
  26. Nicole Zelenski, MDAtlanta, GA 303031366862492
  27. Andy ZhuMarietta, GA 300601801157300
  28. Emilie Zoldos, MDDuluth, GA 300961780171884

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XS0106X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Georgia ranks 39 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio0.8
  2. New Mexico0.8
  3. California0.7
  4. Georgia0.7
  5. Louisiana0.7
  6. Hawaii0.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XS0106X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

94.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% 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. Georgia94.9%
  2. United States85.8%

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician records in Georgia, measured

  • In a Medicare file74 of 78 · 94.9% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file73 · 93.6% here, 78.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more41 · 52.6% here, 51.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 73 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207XS0106X); 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 orthopaedic hand surgery physician (207XS0106X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Georgia: 0.7 per 100,000 residents against 0.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Atlanta has 23 of them (29%).

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. Colorado77
  2. Massachusetts75
  3. Kentucky69
  4. Washington88

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana0.7
  2. Hawaii0.7
  3. California0.7
  4. Oklahoma0.7

The largest states

  1. California288
  2. New York199
  3. Florida183
  4. Texas182
  5. Illinois129

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.