NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor in Tennessee

486 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in Tennessee, 7 per 100,000 residents, the 46th highest rate of 51. Chattanooga and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 9 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YA0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Chattanooga has the most, 81

  1. Chattanooga81
  2. Knoxville79
  3. Memphis65
  4. Nashville59
  5. Jackson16

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in Tennessee

  1. Chelsea SkaarClarksville, TN 370401912715624
  2. Scott SmileyTrenton, TN 383821295875557
  3. Bradley Smith, MA LADAC IINashville, TN 372141699544809
  4. Katelyn SmithKnoxville, TN 379091679961007
  5. Marilyn Smith, LPC MHPMemphis, TN 381181316037427
  6. Teresa Smith, MSMemphis, TN 381341811569569
  7. Christopher SmithermanChattanooga, TN 374081982412789
  8. Hannah SneadChattanooga, TN 374081649198524
  9. Dimitrius SneedDyersburg, TN 380241538607379
  10. Claire SnyderKnoxville, TN 379211477186815
  11. Pamela Spindel, LADAC II NCAC IKnoxville, TN 379171568020212
  12. Michele SquiresMemphis, TN 381041942881966
  13. Bernetta St. Omer, BSMemphis, TN 381041275986770
  14. Charles Stallings, LADACII, SAPOliver Springs, TN 378401326553637
  15. Ellyn Stangarone, MSWChattanooga, TN 374081144863887
  16. William Steele, B.S.Knoxville, TN 379211417381286
  17. Brett Steele-Russell, B.S.Knoxville, TN 379211609229392
  18. Denise StepneyChattanooga, TN 374081417729435
  19. Mary Stewart, CDCAMooresburg, TN 378111902663685
  20. Tammy Stone, LPC-MHSPGoodlettsville, TN 370721932494200
  21. Andrew Sullivan, LADCMurfreesboro, TN 371291982419636
  22. Thomas Summers, MDIV LADACNashville, TN 372171043349913
  23. Kassandra Swager-Trobaugh, LADAC IIChattanooga, TN 374151649116369
  24. Bill Sweenie, LADACChattanooga, TN 374031821118043
  25. Donavan Swindall, MAKnoxville, TN 379171124652573
  26. Cole Szabo, LADAC IIOoltewah, TN 373631194551523
  27. Zachary Talbott, LADAC, LMSW, MACMaryville, TN 378011083157085
  28. Jonna Tallant, BSKnoxville, TN 379211720412661
  29. Tiffany Tate, BACleveland, TN 373121497556930
  30. Cathy Taylor Carter, PRMorristown, TN 378131316712920
  31. Rebecca Tester, MSWJohnson City, TN 376041629920988
  32. Anthony ThomasMemphis, TN 381181922870740
  33. Tamiah Thomas, LMSWMemphis, TN 381121316667090
  34. Summer Thompson, MAMFTMemphis, TN 381041497299986
  35. Harold ThomsonNashville, TN 372111700591393
  36. Neil ThoneyChattanooga, TN 374081174461487
  37. Randy TinsleyChattanooga, TN 374081073733499
  38. Steven Todd, LADCWhitwell, TN 373971083589188
  39. Margaret TolesMemphis, TN 381041295129351
  40. Briana Torgerson, MA, LADAC IINashville, TN 372091093107260
  41. Megan Toups, BSChattanooga, TN 374081669946497
  42. Stacy TriplettMemphis, TN 381321699181461
  43. Amy TurnerNashville, TN 372031033681200
  44. Kemba TurnerNashville, TN 372031013467182
  45. Laura TurnerChattanooga, TN 374081154034007
  46. Leslie Turner, B.A.Knoxville, TN 379171104250166
  47. Walter TysonChattanooga, TN 374111104935758
  48. Brandy UrbanParis, TN 382421801249347
  49. Terri VarlackCleveland, TN 373121063168581
  50. Crystal VaughanChattanooga, TN 374081740402791

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YA0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 46 of 51 per resident

  1. Texas8
  2. Hawaii7
  3. Mississippi7
  4. Tennessee7
  5. Georgia7
  6. Florida5
  7. 50 states and D.C.28

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YA0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.0% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Tennessee0.8%
  2. United States1.0%

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file4 of 486 · 0.8% here, 1.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file10 · 2.1% here, 1.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more257 · 52.9% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 10 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YA0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

486 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor (101YA0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 7 per 100,000 residents against 28 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chattanooga has 81 of them (17%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Hampshire516
  2. Delaware527
  3. North Dakota445
  4. West Virginia428

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Mississippi6.9
  2. Georgia6.7
  3. Hawaii7.5
  4. Texas8.0

The largest states

  1. California27,741
  2. Ohio11,255
  3. New York5,180
  4. Washington4,416
  5. Oregon4,037

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.