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Healthcare providers in Georgia: counts by specialty
How many healthcare providers work in Georgia? The federal NPPES registry listed 226,473 active NPIs with a practice address in the state as of the June 2026 snapshot, the 13th largest workforce among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The single largest specialty is Behavior Technician, and Atlanta is the city with the most records. The table below lists the 30 specialties with the most active providers and the share each one holds.
The 30 largest specialties in Georgia
| # | Specialty (primary taxonomy) | Active NPIs | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 11,895 | 5.3% |
| 2 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 8,856 | 3.9% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 8,355 | 3.7% |
| 4 | Professional Counselor | 7,599 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Physical Therapist | 7,259 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 6,545 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Clinical Social Worker | 5,692 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Mental Health Counselor | 5,569 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Family Medicine Physician | 5,458 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 5,353 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Internal Medicine Physician | 5,043 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Chiropractor | 4,974 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Physician Assistant | 4,661 | 2.1% |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 4,316 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Occupational Therapist | 3,289 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Behavior Analyst | 3,267 | 1.4% |
| 17 | Registered Nurse | 3,259 | 1.4% |
| 18 | Nurse Practitioner | 3,217 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Home Health Agency | 3,116 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Pediatrics Physician | 2,731 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Dentist | 2,664 | 1.2% |
| 22 | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 2,473 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Optometrist | 2,382 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,160 | 1.0% |
| 25 | Social Worker | 2,145 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies | 2,020 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 1,995 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Community/Retail Pharmacy | 1,973 | 0.9% |
| 29 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | 1,902 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Specialist | 1,881 | 0.8% |
What the numbers show
Behavior Technician leads with 11,895 active records, 5.3% of everything the state has, or 1.3 times the volume of Family Nurse Practitioner, the runner up at 8,856. Pharmacist rounds out the podium with 8,355. Together, the top 5 specialties account for 19.4% of Georgia's providers, and the 30 listed in the table cover 58.3% of the total. Overall, the state registry splits into 786 distinct taxonomies.
Geographically, active NPIs spread across 850 cities and towns in the state, but with heavy concentration: Atlanta (38,570), Marietta (9,020) and Augusta (8,348) post the largest volumes. Georgia holds 2.5% of all active US providers registered across the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Source and method
Data: NPPES Data Dissemination file (National Plan and Provider Enumeration System), published by CMS as public domain data, snapshot of June 2026. Each provider is counted once, in the state and city of the Provider Business Practice Location, under the primary taxonomy declared in the NPI record itself. Only active NPI records are counted.
Important: an active NPI does not mean the professional is currently practicing, accepting new patients or even still working in the field; it only means the registration number remains valid. This page publishes aggregate counts only, never individual records.
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