Athena Shay Garcia
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hiawassee, GA
At a glance
56 Hospital St, Hiawassee, GA 30546-3251
NPPES record updated Jul 21, 2026. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
Before you call: a quick checklist
- Are you accepting new patients?
- Do you accept my specific insurance plan?
- Do you provide the service I need at this address?
- Do I need a referral, and what is the earliest appointment?
Insurance participation and appointment availability are not established by these public records.
Medicare & insurance
Insurance participation is not established by these public records. Ask the practice and your insurer about your specific plan and this location.
How to check your coverage
Use your plan’s provider directory or the member-services number on your insurance card. Confirm the clinician, practice address, service, and whether a referral is required. A missing opt-out record does not establish Medicare acceptance.
Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
56 Hospital StHiawassee, GA 30546-3251
Additional reported practice locations
4799 Blue Ridge Dr Ste 104Blue Ridge, GA 305133468
Phone: 7066321155
Fax: 7068960877 346 Deep South Farm Rd Ste A
Blairsville, GA 305122218
Phone: 7067459417
Fax: 7068960877
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Not reported in this file
- Graduation year
- 2025
- CMS specialties
- Nurse Practitioner
Practice groups
Reported hospital affiliations
- Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA
- Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.
No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Service-mix comparison is unavailable for this NPI in the imported Medicare service file.
Industry-reported general payments
No matching general-payment summary in the imported release. This is not a verified zero and does not rule out other payment types or years.
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Taxonomy code
- 363LF0000X
- Enumeration date
- Mar 24, 2025
- Record updated
- Jul 21, 2026
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
Reported taxonomies and licenses
163W00000X
License reported: 301534 NC
363LF0000X · Primary
License reported: NP003989 GA
License numbers and credentials are reported to NPPES; HCPList does not independently verify them.
Practice location
56 Hospital StHiawassee, GA 30546-3251
- Phone
- (706) 896-7858
- Fax
- (706) 896-0877
Mailing address
56 HOSPITAL STHIAWASSEE, GA 305463251
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