NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dental Hygienist in Tennessee

325 NPPES records list dental hygienist with a practice address in Tennessee, 4.6 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Knoxville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 6 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 124Q00000X · 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, 45

  1. Knoxville45
  2. Memphis39
  3. Nashville25
  4. Chattanooga19
  5. Johnson City14

Dental Hygienist records in Tennessee

  1. Tammy Salzano, RDHTalbott, TN 378771487139788
  2. Savannah Samples, RDHDecherd, TN 373241447120035
  3. Valerie Sams, RDHGreeneville, TN 377451689729592
  4. Derek Sanders, RDHNashville, TN 372101568016053
  5. Kristy SawyersLebanon, TN 370871447332804
  6. Diana Saylor, BSDH, RDHNashville, TN 372151710575774
  7. Kathy Schaal, RDHParis, TN 382421053950436
  8. Gail Scherer, RDHNashville, TN 372121700968443
  9. Chelsea SchoenfeldSmyrna, TN 371671972177871
  10. Charlene Scott, RDHBartlett, TN 381351659197143
  11. Christine Seidenstricker, RDHOoltewah, TN 373631043048051
  12. Sandra Shell, RDHElizabethton, TN 376431447943352
  13. Tara Shepherd, RDHOoltewah, TN 373631467161125
  14. Susan Sheppard, RDHKnoxville, TN 379191932838265
  15. Staci ShipleyGreeneville, TN 377451356562979
  16. Amanda Simpson, RDHCovington, TN 380191992449391
  17. Emily SimpsonGermantown, TN 381381235792136
  18. Sonya Sims, RDHChattanooga, TN 374111801547302
  19. Sara Skelton, RDHHermitage, TN 370761376626986
  20. Dawn SmithNashville, TN 372061245088988
  21. Gretchen SmithMemphis, TN 381041154848950
  22. Monica Sorensen, RDH,BSDHClarksville, TN 370431083477285
  23. Wendy Soule, RDHAlcoa, TN 377011912869595
  24. Whitney Sparks, RDHCookeville, TN 385061164245676
  25. Amelia Spurlin, RDHGermantown, TN 381381427978279
  26. Greta Spurlock, R.D.H.Nashville, TN 372121518983105
  27. Dana Starck, RDHBrentwood, TN 370271235732165
  28. Lashondria Steele, RDH, B.SClarksville, TN 370431356790562
  29. Valerie Stephens, RDHNashville, TN 372141235988635
  30. Haley SticklesNashville, TN 372111871324988
  31. Diana Stoute, RDH, BSDHGreeneville, TN 377451649050196
  32. Kim Strange, RDHKnoxville, TN 379181619619707
  33. Alisha Summers, RDHNashville, TN 372061457996209
  34. Kimberly Sykes, RDHClarksville, TN 370431689227167
  35. Peyton Taylor, RDHJackson, TN 383051558005850
  36. Melinda TeagueJacksboro, TN 377571912647801
  37. Brandie Tenpenny, RDHFranklin, TN 370671528144599
  38. Dominique Terry, RDHMemphis, TN 381041376866988
  39. Lisa Thompson, RDHJackson, TN 383051891534053
  40. Kimberly Tierney, RDHNashville, TN 372121780975243
  41. Amanda Tucker, RDH, BSMorristown, TN 378141447680582
  42. Michael Tullos, RDHCollierville, TN 380171346706926
  43. Lorie Turner, RDHKnoxville, TN 379091619518388
  44. Deborah Vantine, RDHBlountville, TN 376171194933242
  45. Inez Waddell, R.D.H.Nashville, TN 372121932136454
  46. Alicia Walker, RDHMaryville, TN 378011023768702
  47. Michelle WalkerKnoxville, TN 379171750080008
  48. Chermelle Waller-Boone, RDHMadison, TN 371151437984036
  49. Demario Walls, R.D.HMemphis, TN 381341245781236
  50. Melanie Ward, RDHRocky Top, TN 377691811523582

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 124Q00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Vermont5.1
  2. California4.8
  3. Massachusetts4.8
  4. Tennessee4.6
  5. Minnesota4.3
  6. Pennsylvania3.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 124Q00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

2.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.8% 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. Tennessee2.5%
  2. United States1.8%

Dental Hygienist records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file8 of 325 · 2.5% here, 1.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more130 · 40.0% here, 65.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 124Q00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

325 NPPES records list dental hygienist (124Q00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 4.6 per 100,000 residents against 4.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Knoxville has 45 of them (14%).

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. Maryland318
  2. Virginia317
  3. Massachusetts336
  4. Illinois342

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. California4.8
  2. Minnesota4.3
  3. Vermont5.1
  4. Pennsylvania3.8

The largest states

  1. California1,874
  2. Oregon1,167
  3. Colorado1,161
  4. Washington987
  5. Wisconsin935

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.