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Research/Access-gap lookup/Georgia · orthopedic surgeon
PROVIDER ACCESS GAP · STATE

orthopedic surgeons per 100,000 in Georgia

8.18 active orthopedic surgeons per 100,000 residents — ranked 44 of 51 U.S. states + DC.

orthopedic surgeons per 100,000 residents
8.18
915 active orthopedic surgeons · 11,180,878 residents · Georgia
National rank
44 / 51
Percentile
16th
bottom quartile (least-supplied)
Underserved threshold
5 / 100k
above
Quartile
Q4

Comparable areas

Three states whose orthopedic surgeon per-100k density is closest to Georgia's — useful for benchmarking.

  • Virginiarank 438.32 / 100k
  • New Yorkrank 428.36 / 100k
  • West Virginiarank 418.36 / 100k

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Georgia has 915 active orthopedic surgeons (8.18 per 100,000 residents) — ranked 44 of 51 U.S. states + DC. Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry + U.S. Census Bureau, snapshot 2026-05-06. Threshold for "underserved" in the parent study: 5 per 100,000. Citation: Fonteum Research, /research/orthopedic-surgeon-supply-by-state-2026.

Source provenance

  • U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPI Registry (NPPES) — public API
  • U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 Vintage (V2024)
  • Snapshot date: 2026-05-06
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Limitations

  • This figure measures density (per-capita supply), not access. Drive time, appointment availability, insurance acceptance, and wait times are not modeled here.
  • The CMS NPPES registry counts NPI-1 individual providers with the relevant taxonomy code. It does not capture PA-led or NP-led practices that operate under a different taxonomy.
  • NPPES does not publish a county-level field of practice in its public API. County- and ZIP-scoped queries surface state-level density, with the geographic context preserved on this page.
  • Population is the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 vintage estimate. Population shifts post-2024 are not yet reflected.
  • The "underserved" threshold is the parent study's transparent baseline cutoff; it is not a regulatory or clinical definition. See the parent study for the rationale.

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