GA
Healthcare providers in Georgia
228,143 active providers practise in Georgia, which is 2.4% of the national registry and makes it the 13th largest state by provider count.
Largest specialties
By primary taxonomy, counting practice location. A provider who lists several taxonomies appears once, under the one they flagged primary.
| Specialty | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Behavior Technician | 12,084 | |
| Family Nurse Practitioner | 8,903 | |
| Pharmacist | 8,376 | |
| Professional Counselor | 7,638 | |
| Physical Therapist | 7,325 | |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 6,499 | |
| Clinical Social Worker | 5,738 | |
| Mental Health Counselor | 5,627 | |
| Family Medicine Physician | 5,494 | |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 5,395 | |
| Internal Medicine Physician | 5,096 | |
| Chiropractor | 4,987 | |
| Physician Assistant | 4,694 | |
| General Practice Dentistry | 4,356 | |
| Behavior Analyst | 3,321 | |
| Occupational Therapist | 3,313 | |
| Registered Nurse | 3,309 | |
| Nurse Practitioner | 3,249 | |
| Home Health Agency | 3,139 | |
| Pediatrics Physician | 2,754 | |
| Dentist | 2,677 | |
| Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 2,478 | |
| Optometrist | 2,398 | |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,163 | |
| Social Worker | 2,160 |
Neighbouring states by size
- New Jersey232,067
- Washington241,131
- Maryland212,944
- Massachusetts256,759
- Virginia198,820
- Colorado194,584
- North Carolina273,759
- Arizona174,513
Looking up one provider
Counts are from the monthly file. For a specific provider, the lookup reads the live registry, which is the only way to know whether an identifier was deactivated in the last few weeks.
Counts from npidata_pfile_20050523-20260712.csv, built 2026-08-09. Practice location, primary taxonomy only, deactivated identifiers excluded.