Doctors in Georgia: 20,495 enrolled in Medicare
Georgia has 20,495 MD and DO clinicians enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026: 183 per 100,000 residents, 39th of 51 (the states and DC), against 214 for the US. The most are in Atlanta, 5,030 in our physician files.
By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.
Georgia physicians by specialty
Every specialty with at least one clinician in Georgia, largest first. Rank is among the states and DC (51 in all) by clinicians per 100,000 residents. Where we have a state page or a list for the specialty, the name links to it.
| Specialty | Georgia | Per 100,000 | Rank | US per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners | 8,915 | 79.7 | 36th | 83.7 |
| Physician Assistants | 3,955 | 35.4 | 37th | 40.8 |
| Internal Medicine Physicians | 3,206 | 28.7 | 24th | 30.9 |
| Family Physicians | 2,546 | 22.8 | 45th | 28.7 |
| Emergency Physicians | 1,263 | 11.3 | 43rd | 13.5 |
| Anesthesiologists | 1,113 | 10.0 | 42nd | 13.3 |
| Radiologists | 1,073 | 9.6 | 35th | 11.1 |
| OB/GYNs | 1,072 | 9.6 | 29th | 10.1 |
| Chiropractors | 994 | 8.9 | 37th | 11.8 |
| Cardiologists | 899 | 8.0 | 26th | 8.7 |
| Optometrists | 886 | 7.9 | 49th | 10.9 |
| Hospitalists | 804 | 7.2 | 26th | 7.1 |
| General Surgeons | 770 | 6.9 | 34th | 6.9 |
| Orthopedic Surgeons | 753 | 6.7 | 42nd | 7.4 |
| Psychiatrists | 623 | 5.6 | 43rd | 8.4 |
| Neurologists | 499 | 4.5 | 38th | 5.5 |
| Ophthalmologists | 467 | 4.2 | 35th | 5.3 |
| Oncologists | 432 | 3.9 | 44th | 5.0 |
| Gastroenterologists | 418 | 3.7 | 35th | 4.7 |
| Podiatrists | 381 | 3.4 | 33rd | 4.7 |
| Pathologists | 352 | 3.1 | 38th | 3.8 |
| Dermatologists | 339 | 3.0 | 36th | 4.0 |
| Pulmonologists | 333 | 3.0 | 37th | 3.4 |
| Nephrologists | 321 | 2.9 | 22nd | 2.9 |
| ENTs | 312 | 2.8 | 31st | 2.9 |
| Urologists | 307 | 2.7 | 36th | 3.0 |
| Pediatricians | 296 | 2.6 | 42nd | 3.8 |
| Physiatrists | 243 | 2.2 | 30th | 2.7 |
| Critical care physicians | 242 | 2.2 | 15th | 1.8 |
| Infectious Disease Physicians | 204 | 1.8 | 32nd | 2.1 |
| Endocrinologists | 203 | 1.8 | 26th | 2.1 |
| Pain Management Physicians | 176 | 1.6 | 11th | 1.4 |
| Vascular Surgeons | 163 | 1.5 | 12th | 1.2 |
| Radiation Oncologists | 159 | 1.4 | 33rd | 1.6 |
| Neurosurgeons | 150 | 1.3 | 45th | 1.7 |
| Rheumatologists | 149 | 1.3 | 35th | 1.6 |
| Plastic Surgeons | 136 | 1.2 | 32nd | 1.4 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgeons | 113 | 1.0 | 36th | 1.2 |
| Allergists | 105 | 0.9 | 25th | 1.1 |
| General practice physicians | 89 | 0.8 | 25th | 1.2 |
| Hospice and palliative care physicians | 74 | 0.7 | 23rd | 0.7 |
| Colorectal surgeons | 65 | 0.6 | 16th | 0.5 |
| Sports medicine physicians | 48 | 0.4 | 45th | 0.7 |
| Hematologists | 42 | 0.4 | 17th | 0.3 |
| Sleep medicine physicians | 40 | 0.4 | 26th | 0.3 |
| Geriatric medicine physicians | 28 | 0.3 | 43rd | 0.6 |
| Nuclear medicine physicians | 24 | 0.2 | 14th | 0.2 |
| Micrographic dermatologic surgeons | 14 | 0.1 | 33rd | 0.2 |
| Preventive medicine physicians | 14 | 0.1 | 27th | 0.2 |
| Osteopathic manipulative medicine physicians | 12 | 0.1 | 43rd | 0.3 |
| Addiction medicine physicians | 10 | 0.1 | 37th | 0.2 |
Counts are one row per NPI under the clinician's primary Medicare specialty, from the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026. Rates use the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate for Georgia. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors and optometrists have their own files and are not in the MD and DO total. Georgia ranks lowest per capita in optometrists (49th, 7.9 per 100,000).
Where Georgia physicians practice
In the 19,207 clinicians Georgia has across the physician specialty files we sell, counted once each, 36% are women and 21% offer telehealth. The median graduation year is 2005. These are the cities with the most of them.
| City | Clinicians | Share of Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 5,030 | 26% |
| Marietta | 980 | 5.1% |
| Kennesaw | 689 | 3.6% |
| Augusta | 647 | 3.4% |
| Gainesville | 544 | 2.8% |
Largest practice groups in Georgia
Groups ranked by the number of Georgia clinicians the CMS file lists under them. 72% of Georgia physicians with a group on file are in a group of 50 or more listed clinicians, against 80% across the US.
| Practice or health system, as CMS prints it | Georgia clinicians listed |
|---|---|
| The Emory Clinic Inc | 1,761 |
| Wellstar Medical Group LLC | 1,520 |
| The Southeast Permanente Medical Group | 547 |
| Physiotherapy Associates Inc | 428 |
| Emory Medical Care Foundation Inc | 396 |
A health system can appear under more than one legal name, so a group here may be part of a larger one.
Questions about Georgia doctors
20,495 MD and DO clinicians in Georgia are enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026, one per NPI, in the state of their main practice location. That is 183 per 100,000 residents, 39th of 51 among the states and DC. Physicians who bill no Medicare patients are not in the file.
Nurse Practitioners are the largest group in Georgia, with 8,915, then physician assistants with 3,955. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are counted in their own files and are not in the MD and DO total.
We sell national lists, one CSV per specialty for $295, or every specialty in one file for $995. We don't sell a state-only file. City, state and ZIP are on nearly every row, so keeping the Georgia rows is one filter in any spreadsheet.
States with a similar count per capita
Specialty email lists
National CSVs, one per specialty. City, state and ZIP are on the rows, so any state is one filter away.