Doctors in Nashville, TN
Active healthcare providers in Nashville sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Nashville ranks 1st among 255 Tennessee cities by CMS provider count, holding 19.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 23,473
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 255 TN cities
- 19.3%
- of Tennessee providers
- 19.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Nashville ranks #1 of 10 Tennessee cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Nashville ranks among Tennessee cities
Provider count vs every Tennessee city in CMS NPPES (255 cities)
23,473 Top 1% higher than 99% of 255 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Nashville
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
2,150 providers
- Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
1,311 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
1,209 providers
- Mental Health Counse…
Mental Health Counselor
980 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 836
Internal Medicine Physician
836 providers
- Pharmacist 805
Pharmacist
805 providers
- Certified Registered… 748
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
748 providers
- Behavior Technician 718
Behavior Technician
718 providers
- Physical Therapist 616
Physical Therapist
616 providers
- Physician Assistant 592
Physician Assistant
592 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (2,150 providers, 9.2% of the city), followed by Registered Nurse.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Nashville has more, and fewer, of than Tennessee average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Tennessee , Nashville over-indexes acute care nurse practitioner at 2.7× the state average and under-indexes case manager/care coordinator at 0.40×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Tennessee average
Less common here than Tennessee average
- Case Manager/Care Coordinator 0.40×
- Pharmacist 0.58×
- Physical Therapist 0.61×
- Occupational Therapist 0.64×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Nashville, Tennessee appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 23,473 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Nashville - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Nashville practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Nashville is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (2,150 clinicians, followed by Registered Nurse with 1,311 and Family Nurse Practitioner with 1,209). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Tennessee's population, Nashville reports roughly 329.4 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.
For Nashville patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.
Which specialties are most common in Nashville
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,150 | 9.2% |
| 2 | Registered Nurse | 1,311 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,209 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Mental Health Counselor | 980 | 4.2% |
| 5 | Internal Medicine Physician | 836 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Pharmacist | 805 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 748 | 3.2% |
| 8 | Behavior Technician | 718 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 616 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Physician Assistant | 592 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Clinical Social Worker | 581 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 483 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 475 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Nurse Practitioner | 424 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Professional Counselor | 388 | 1.7% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Kristie Aamodt Pediatrics Physician |
| Anna Aaron, RPH, PHARM.D, BCPS. Pharmacist |
| Mark Aaron, M.D. Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician |
| Oran Aaronson, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Damon Abaray, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Flor Abarca Behavior Technician |
| Hanna Abba-Oli Behavior Technician |
| Jonathan Abbas, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Matthew Abbate, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Bethany Abbott, L.E. Other Specialist/Technologist |
| Jessica Abbott, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Ryan Abbott Registered Nurse |
| Timothy Abbott, DPM Podiatrist |
| Stephanie Abbu, DNP, RN Registered Nurse |
| Omar Abdalla Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Maryam Abdallah, LMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Beshoy Abdelmessih, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Angela Abdi, MSN,FNP,BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Hibo Abdi, APRN Nurse Practitioner |
| Hodan Abdi, NP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Sharmeen Abdulah School Registered Nurse |
| Dijin Abdulkader Registered Nurse |
| Amed Abdullah, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Redor Abdullah Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Rojin Abdullah, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Yusuf Abdullah Pastoral Counselor |
| Barin Abdullatif, M.S.W Social Worker |
| Temidayo Abe, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Azieb Abebe, PHARM D Pharmacist |
| Dagmawi Abebe Pharmacist |
| Gary Abel Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Marcy Abel, MD Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) Physician |
| Ty Abel, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Cecilia Abello, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Linda Abercrombie Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| Ahad Abid, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Olugbenga Abijo, RPH Pharmacist |
| Antoinne Able, MD Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician |
| Mollie Ables Behavior Technician |
| Rebecca Abner, RN Registered Nurse |
| Ginger Abolins Professional Counselor |
| Yara Aboshady, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Odette Abou Ghanem, M.D. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician |
| Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD Epilepsy Physician |
| Rima Abou-Khalil, CCC SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Samantha Abplanalp, LPC-MHSP Mental Health Counselor |
| Emnet Abraham, RN BSN Registered Nurse |
| Lovely Abraham, APN,BC,GNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Marina Abraham Physician Assistant |
| Robert Abraham, MD Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician |
Nearby Cities in Tennessee
Other Tennessee cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-20.