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Georgia

34,740 individual providers in 84 specialties, 2024 · 39 metro and micro areas

Market Comparisons are prepared for one specialty in one metro area (or the state's area outside metro areas). View sample report

Individual providers by data year: 2020: 30,128 · 2021: 31,461 · 2022: 32,443 · 2023: 33,418 · 2024: 34,740.

Specialties practicing in Georgia, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	6,490
Physician Assistant	3,205
Internal Medicine	2,751
Family Practice	2,265
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	1,990
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	1,401
Emergency Medicine	1,182
Anesthesiology Assistant	1,158
Anesthesiology	967
Diagnostic Radiology	790
Optometry	768
Chiropractic	760
Obstetrics & Gynecology	693
General Surgery	652
Hospitalist	640
Orthopedic Surgery	640
Cardiology	554
Neurology	432
Ophthalmology	428
Psychiatry	417
Gastroenterology	389
Podiatry	365
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	307
Pulmonary Disease	305
Dermatology	303
Nephrology	303
Otolaryngology	300
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	288
Pathology	286
Urology	280
Hematology-Oncology	236
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	204
Audiologist	200
Psychologist, Clinical	190
Infectious Disease	177
Endocrinology	173
Critical Care (Intensivists)	171
Interventional Cardiology	155
Vascular Surgery	142
Radiation Oncology	139
Rheumatology	137
Neurosurgery	134
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	107
Pain Management	91
Allergy/ Immunology	83
Thoracic Surgery	79
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	67
General Practice	66
Interventional Radiology	61
Medical Oncology	60
Hospice and Palliative Care	58
Interventional Pain Management	58
Speech Language Pathologist	58
Licensed Professional Counselor	57
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	52
Hand Surgery	52
Sports Medicine	47
Surgical Oncology	33
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	30
Pediatric Medicine	29
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	26
Geriatric Medicine	26
Cardiac Surgery	25
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	25
Gynecological Oncology	24
Hematology	22
Nuclear Medicine	19
Sleep Medicine	18
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	17
Maxillofacial Surgery	15
Certified Nurse Midwife	14
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	10
Addiction Medicine	8
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	8
Neuropsychiatry	5
Preventive Medicine	4
Dentist	3
Marriage and Family Therapist	3
Medical Genetics and Genomics	3
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	3
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	2
Geriatric Psychiatry	2
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy	2
Undefined Physician type	1

Metro areas and non-metro Georgia, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Albany, GA	Metro	432	194
Americus, GA	Micro	72	34
Athens-Clarke County, GA	Metro	1,048	547
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	Metro	19,895	10,100
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (crosses a state line)	Metro	2,469	1,423
Bainbridge, GA	Micro	38	15
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	Metro	352	168
Calhoun, GA	Micro	167	73
Cedartown, GA	Micro	40	19
Chattanooga, TN-GA (crosses a state line)	Metro	2,579	1,076
Columbus, GA-AL (crosses a state line)	Metro	933	489
Cordele, GA	Micro	95	37
Cornelia, GA	Micro	87	34
Dalton, GA	Metro	399	184
Douglas, GA	Micro	127	50
Dublin, GA	Micro	143	75
Eufaula, AL-GA (crosses a state line)	Micro	31	8
Fitzgerald, GA	Micro	20	9
Gainesville, GA	Metro	1,321	695
Hinesville, GA	Metro	175	68
Jefferson, GA	Micro	226	96
Jesup, GA	Micro	59	22
Kingsland, GA	Micro	87	21
LaGrange, GA-AL (crosses a state line)	Micro	231	121
Macon-Bibb County, GA	Metro	1,228	631
Milledgeville, GA	Micro	90	40
Moultrie, GA	Micro	126	71
Rome, GA	Metro	621	306
Savannah, GA	Metro	1,527	775
Statesboro, GA	Micro	219	99
Summerville, GA	Micro	17	5
Thomaston, GA	Micro	56	26
Thomasville, GA	Micro	297	146
Tifton, GA	Micro	254	102
Toccoa, GA	Micro	56	25
Valdosta, GA	Metro	411	174
Vidalia, GA	Micro	103	44
Warner Robins, GA	Metro	411	181
Waycross, GA	Micro	170	61
Georgia outside metro areas	Non-metro	941	356

Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Georgia; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.

Largest cities in Georgia

Atlanta (6,990 clinicians)
Augusta (1,754 clinicians)
Marietta (1,667 clinicians)
Savannah (1,326 clinicians)
Gainesville (1,238 clinicians)
Macon (1,175 clinicians)
Lawrenceville (927 clinicians)
Athens (855 clinicians)
Columbus (833 clinicians)
Decatur (664 clinicians)

All 410 cities in Georgia

Largest hospitals in Georgia

Northside Hospital (2,633 affiliated clinicians)
Emory University Hospital Midtown (2,166 affiliated clinicians)
Emory University Hospital (2,163 affiliated clinicians)
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (1,743 affiliated clinicians)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc (1,527 affiliated clinicians)
Piedmont Hospital, Inc (1,469 affiliated clinicians)
Northside Hospital Forsyth (1,436 affiliated clinicians)
Wellstar Cobb Medical Center (1,378 affiliated clinicians)
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc (1,276 affiliated clinicians)
Northside Hospital Gwinnett (1,226 affiliated clinicians)

All 149 hospitals in Georgia

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.