Dr. Sakib Maya, MD
Family Medicine · Georgia Telehealth Physician · MMJ.com
Dr. Maya (NPI 1790196749) is a Family Medicine physician licensed in Georgia (license #74897) who practices in Braselton and Buford, on the northeast side of metro Atlanta. Because he lives and practices in the state, he meets the principal-place-of-practice requirement SB 220 imposes on every certifying physician as of July 1, 2026. Through MMJ.com he evaluates Georgia medical cannabis telehealth patients under his Georgia medical license.
Credentials at a Glance
Specialty
Family Medicine
NPPES taxonomy 207Q00000X
NPI Number
1790196749
Federally verifiable on CMS NPPES
Principal Practice
Georgia
Meets SB 220 in-state requirement (eff. July 1, 2026)
MMJ.com Role
Evaluating Physician
Conducts telehealth evaluations for medical card certification
State Medical License Verification
Dr. Maya's Georgia medical license is independently verifiable through the Georgia Composite Medical Board's public licensee lookup, and his NPPES record lists the same license number on his Family Medicine taxonomy.
License Verification
| State | License Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia(GA) | 74897 | Active through 01/31/2027 |
All licenses are verified through official state medical boards. Last verified: July 2026.
A Family Physician Rooted in Georgia, as SB 220 Requires
Georgia's medical cannabis program stopped accepting certifications from out-of-state telehealth doctors on July 1, 2026. Under SB 220, the Putting Georgia's Patients First Act, only a physician whose principal place of practice sits inside Georgia can certify patients for the DPH Medical Cannabis Registry. Dr. Maya is a Georgia resident whose practice locations are in Braselton and Buford, so his certifications satisfy the in-state rule.
Family Medicine is built on managing the whole patient over time, which is exactly the terrain Georgia's qualifying conditions cover: intractable pain that has outlasted six months of conventional treatment, PTSD, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, and the program's other chronic diagnoses. During the audio-visual telehealth visit he reviews your records and history, confirms whether a qualifying condition applies, and when certification is appropriate it is submitted to the Georgia Department of Public Health registry together with the notarized patient waiver Georgia requires.
Dr. Maya joins Dr. Sean Lowe and Dr. Natasha Stinson on the Georgia roster, giving MMJ.com three certifying physicians who live and practice in the state. Patients outside Georgia are routed to a different roster physician licensed in their own state of residence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dr. Sakib Maya?
Dr. Sakib Maya, MD (NPI 1790196749), is a Family Medicine physician licensed in Georgia (license #74897) who practices in Braselton and Buford, northeast of Atlanta. His principal place of practice is in Georgia, and through MMJ.com he evaluates Georgia medical cannabis telehealth patients under his Georgia medical license.
Why does Dr. Maya see Georgia patients only?
SB 220 (the Putting Georgia's Patients First Act, effective July 1, 2026) requires that a physician maintain a principal place of practice in Georgia to certify medical cannabis patients. Dr. Maya lives and practices in Georgia and holds his medical license there, so he certifies Georgia patients exclusively.
What is Dr. Maya's NPI number?
Dr. Sakib Maya's NPI (National Provider Identifier) number is 1790196749. The record is publicly verifiable on the federal CMS NPPES registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1790196749, which also lists his Georgia license #74897 on the Family Medicine taxonomy entry.
What kind of medicine does Dr. Maya practice?
Dr. Maya's NPPES primary taxonomy is Family Medicine (207Q00000X), the specialty centered on continuous, whole-person care across chronic conditions. That day-to-day chronic-condition context maps directly onto Georgia's qualifying-condition list, from intractable pain and PTSD to inflammatory bowel disease and lupus.
How does a Georgia telehealth evaluation with Dr. Maya work?
Georgia permits telemedicine for medical cannabis evaluations when the certifying physician maintains a principal place of practice in Georgia, which Dr. Maya does. He reviews your medical history and qualifying condition over secure audio-visual video under his Georgia medical license and, when appropriate, the certification is submitted to the Georgia Department of Public Health registry along with Georgia's required notarized patient waiver.
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