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Georgia Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Georgia - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 163,186
- Providers
- 603
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 12th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Georgia has 163,186 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 12th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Behavior Technician.
- 163,186
- NPPES-registered providers
- 12th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 21%
- by provider count
- 7.3%
- Behavior Technician (largest specialty)
Where Georgia ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
163,186 Top 21% higher than 79% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
163,186 providers across 603 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Georgia has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Georgia has about 2.1× the national share of professional counselors and only 0.70× the share of clinical social workers. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Georgia
- Professional Counselor 2.1×
- Family Nurse Practitioner 1.6×
- Chiropractor 1.5×
Less common in Georgia
- Clinical Social Worker 0.70×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.73×
Each multiple is Georgia's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Georgia. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Georgia at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Georgia
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 603 specialties total
- Top specialty: Behavior Technician
- 11,871
- 7.3% of Georgia's 163,186 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 11,871 |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 8,276 |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 8,178 |
| 4 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 7,908 |
| 5 | Physical Therapist | 6,335 |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 5,842 |
| 7 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,906 |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 4,604 |
| 9 | Internal Medicine Physician | 4,567 |
| 10 | Clinical Social Worker | 4,405 |
| 11 | Physician Assistant | 4,283 |
| 12 | Registered Nurse | 3,972 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 3,727 |
| 14 | Chiropractor | 3,216 |
| 15 | General Practice Dentistry | 2,980 |
| 16 | Occupational Therapist | 2,967 |
| 17 | Nurse Practitioner | 2,717 |
| 18 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,255 |
| 19 | Social Worker | 2,220 |
| 20 | Behavior Analyst | 2,207 |
Which cities in Georgia have the most providers?
Top cities in Georgia by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Atlanta
Atlanta
30,717 providers
- Augusta 6,786
Augusta
6,786 providers
- Marietta 6,719
Marietta
6,719 providers
- Savannah 5,483
Savannah
5,483 providers
- Columbus 5,374
Columbus
5,374 providers
- Decatur 4,976
Decatur
4,976 providers
- Lawrenceville 4,290
Lawrenceville
4,290 providers
- Macon 3,641
Macon
3,641 providers
- Athens 3,069
Athens
3,069 providers
- Gainesville 2,899
Gainesville
2,899 providers
What this shows Atlanta leads Georgia's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | 30,717 |
| 2 | Augusta | 6,786 |
| 3 | Marietta | 6,719 |
| 4 | Savannah | 5,483 |
| 5 | Columbus | 5,374 |
| 6 | Decatur | 4,976 |
| 7 | Lawrenceville | 4,290 |
| 8 | Macon | 3,641 |
| 9 | Athens | 3,069 |
| 10 | Gainesville | 2,899 |
| 11 | Alpharetta | 2,862 |
| 12 | Cumming | 2,296 |
| 13 | Roswell | 2,286 |
| 14 | Valdosta | 1,756 |
| 15 | Duluth | 1,729 |
| 16 | Rome | 1,687 |
| 17 | Warner Robins | 1,668 |
| 18 | Kennesaw | 1,648 |
| 19 | Newnan | 1,575 |
| 20 | Stockbridge | 1,551 |
| 21 | Snellville | 1,540 |
| 22 | Albany | 1,514 |
| 23 | Fayetteville | 1,504 |
| 24 | Woodstock | 1,478 |
| 25 | Suwanee | 1,448 |
| 26 | Douglasville | 1,349 |
| 27 | Conyers | 1,303 |
| 28 | Canton | 1,293 |
| 29 | Smyrna | 1,268 |
| 30 | Fort Stewart | 1,257 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Georgia
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Georgia licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Georgia disciplinary trends →Using the Georgia data
Georgia has 163,186 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Georgia's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Georgia's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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