NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dental Assistant in Tennessee

47 NPPES records list dental assistant with a practice address in Tennessee, 0.7 per 100,000 residents, the 16th highest rate of 50. Knoxville and Maynardville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 126800000X · method

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

Knoxville has the most, 13

  1. Knoxville13
  2. Maynardville4
  3. Alcoa3
  4. Nashville3
  5. Spring Hill3

Dental Assistant records in Tennessee

  1. Teshauria Akinleye, RDAAlcoa, TN 377011457239402
  2. Nancy Benitez, DANashville, TN 372031659794154
  3. Misty Brackens, RDAAlcoa, TN 377011619820073
  4. Stephanie CampbellHampton, TN 376581528916087
  5. Holly Capps, RDASpring Hill, TN 371741396820304
  6. Teresa Clark, R.D.A.Fairview, TN 370621689759516
  7. Janet Coleman, RDAKnoxville, TN 379221255545828
  8. Kyleigh CooperMaynardville, TN 378071386594810
  9. Martha Cortez, RDATalbott, TN 378771215672035
  10. Kandi Dalton, RDAMaryville, TN 378041770620890
  11. Candice Dennis Dalton, RDANashville, TN 372031841633096
  12. Chelsea Ervin, RDAMaynardville, TN 378071982561544
  13. Leanna EstesLenoir City, TN 377721821951435
  14. Danielle Fox, RDAKnoxville, TN 379211245006691
  15. Fonda French, EFDAFort Campbell, TN 422231225488752
  16. Glenda GillMaynardville, TN 378071780155960
  17. Michelle Goodheart, RDAClarksville, TN 370401487418794
  18. Theresa Green, RDAClarksville, TN 370421629269931
  19. Kimberly GreeneTalbott, TN 378771538673488
  20. Annessa HandKnoxville, TN 379211548118649
  21. Wendy Hazelwood, RDAKnoxville, TN 379211407551955
  22. Donna Headrick, RDAKnoxville, TN 379221275745986
  23. Angel HerrmannAlcoa, TN 377011639017106
  24. Chelsey Keyes, DENTAL ASSISTANTMaynardville, TN 378071699335190
  25. Tammy Kindred, CDA, RDAKnoxville, TN 379221326252974
  26. Kirsten Koenne, CDA,RDAKnoxville, TN 379221861600801
  27. Aubriana LigonKnoxville, TN 379211790647303
  28. Lori Little, RDASpring Hill, TN 371741700961984
  29. Norma Mabry, R.D.A.Savannah, TN 383721275631855
  30. Kiersten Martell, RDAKnoxville, TN 379211427929009
  31. Jessica Moody, RDANashville, TN 372121558566844
  32. Melissa PestlinCleveland, TN 373121609442268
  33. Keri Prater, R.D.A.Linden, TN 370961740452440
  34. Pedro Rodriguez LaraTalbott, TN 378771497380828
  35. Patricia Roth, R.D.A.Spring Hill, TN 371741285719427
  36. Ashley Rushing, RDAHuntsville, TN 377561265578496
  37. Mariselys Salazar-Rondon, RDAKnoxville, TN 379211225829138
  38. Kayla Schlachter, RDALenoir City, TN 377721619822871
  39. Mona Scott, RDALoudon, TN 377741639225394
  40. Mercedes StanescuKnoxville, TN 379191699048942
  41. Leslie Stuart, RDA,CDAKnoxville, TN 379221780892638
  42. Casey TerryJacksboro, TN 377571316271638
  43. Heather Tester, RDAJohnson City, TN 376011083239172
  44. Lori Vann, RDAFranklin, TN 370671225113582
  45. Sherry White, R.D.A.Savannah, TN 383721285732842
  46. Mindy Wimbley, CDA,RDAKnoxville, TN 379221497963342
  47. Nikki WrightJohnson City, TN 376011376168559

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 126800000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 16 of 50 per resident

  1. Kentucky1.1
  2. Maine1.0
  3. Georgia0.8
  4. Tennessee0.7
  5. South Dakota0.7
  6. Oklahoma0.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.8

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 126800000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

4.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.5% 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. Tennessee4.3%
  2. United States0.5%

Dental Assistant records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file2 of 47 · 4.3% here, 0.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more31 · 66.0% here, 79.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 126800000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

47 NPPES records list dental assistant (126800000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 0.7 per 100,000 residents against 0.8 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Knoxville has 13 of them (28%).

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. Kentucky48
  2. Florida60
  3. New York33
  4. Arizona31

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma0.6
  2. Kansas0.5
  3. Puerto Rico0.5
  4. Georgia0.8

The largest states

  1. California969
  2. Oregon295
  3. Ohio182
  4. Washington182
  5. Colorado157

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.