Doctors and health care providers in Georgia
168,093 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Georgia, 1,524 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 294 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Georgia Composite Medical Board search.
Family Medicine is Georgia's largest physician specialty
32,399 records in Georgia list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Georgia list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Behavior Technician is the largest group
Atlanta has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
What's distinctive here
The specialties Georgia has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Georgia has about 2× the national share of professional counselors and only 0.68× 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×
- Family Nurse Practitioner 1.6×
- Chiropractor 1.5×
- Nurse Practitioner 1.4×
Less common in Georgia
- Clinical Social Worker 0.68×
- 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.
1,304 Georgia entries on the federal exclusion list
11.8 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Georgia: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Georgia address, five most common authorities.
The 30 Georgia cities with the most records
- Atlanta31,476
- Augusta7,009
- Marietta6,900
- Savannah5,692
- Columbus5,517
- Decatur5,079
- Lawrenceville4,400
- Macon3,715
- Athens3,160
- Alpharetta3,015
- Gainesville2,998
- Cumming2,362
- Roswell2,339
- Valdosta1,830
- Duluth1,766
- Rome1,742
- Warner Robins1,726
- Kennesaw1,723
- Newnan1,638
- Stockbridge1,608
- Snellville1,575
- Albany1,564
- Fayetteville1,527
- Woodstock1,510
- Suwanee1,478
- Douglasville1,382
- Conyers1,345
- Canton1,331
- Smyrna1,292
- Dalton1,269
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in Georgia?
168,093 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Georgia, under 599 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in Georgia?
Family Medicine, with 3,951 records, followed by internal medicine (3,911). Across every provider type the largest group is Behavior Technician (12,209 records).
How do I find a doctor in Georgia?
Open a physician specialty above for its Georgia list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to GA. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.