NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gastroenterology Physician in Tennessee

384 NPPES records list gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 5.4 per 100,000 residents, the 30th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 8 of 8.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RG0100X · method

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

Nashville has the most, 89

  1. Nashville89
  2. Knoxville46
  3. Memphis32
  4. Germantown26
  5. Chattanooga23

Gastroenterology Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Venkata Tammana, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011689833048
  2. William Taylor, M.D.Germantown, TN 381391063497642
  3. Eapen Thomas, MDJohnson City, TN 376041073563961
  4. Bryan Thompson, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381164424644
  5. Claudio Tombazzi, MDMemphis, TN 381031649236811
  6. Thomas Towne, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381700888385
  7. Mark Uhl, M.D.Gallatin, TN 370661912979501
  8. James Upshaw, M.D.Memphis, TN 381171427358886
  9. Michael Vaezi, MD, PHDNashville, TN 372321861576977
  10. G Verne, MDMemphis, TN 381031609808062
  11. John Ward, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381568447142
  12. Lee Wardlaw, MDMemphis, TN 381161134200025
  13. Morgan Warren, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371281144711367
  14. Amy Welch, MDBristol, TN 376201740218031
  15. David Welch, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041871597278
  16. Edward White, MDNashville, TN 372031124175922
  17. Scott Wilhoite, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091366422164
  18. Christopher Williams, MDNashville, TN 372321326195207
  19. Keith Wilson, MDNashville, TN 372321902993033
  20. Charles Winters, M.D.Madison, TN 371151033102629
  21. Robert Wiseman, MDMorristown, TN 378141487737748
  22. Robert Wooten, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381437134020
  23. Ronald Wray, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301184617649
  24. Frank Wright, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041689638884
  25. George Wright, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031285625814
  26. Gary Wruble, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381215939897
  27. Lawrence Wruble, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381093717589
  28. Patrick Yachimski, MDNashville, TN 372321871577445
  29. Munford Yates, MDChattanooga, TN 374041104892017
  30. Aaron Yazdian, MDHermitage, TN 370761932725264
  31. Ziad Younes, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381285619874
  32. Mark Young, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041568466969
  33. Thomas Young, MDKnoxville, TN 379201053493791
  34. Mene Zua, MDMadison, TN 371151003801937

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RG0100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 30 of 51 per resident

  1. Arizona5.4
  2. Indiana5.4
  3. Vermont5.4
  4. Tennessee5.4
  5. South Dakota5.3
  6. Kentucky5.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RG0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 84.4% 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. Tennessee78.9%
  2. United States84.4%

Gastroenterology Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file303 of 384 · 78.9% here, 84.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file255 · 66.4% here, 73.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more184 · 47.9% here, 55.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 255 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RG0100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

384 NPPES records list gastroenterology physician (207RG0100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 5.4 per 100,000 residents against 6.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 89 of them (23%).

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. Indiana372
  2. Arizona403
  3. Missouri414
  4. Wisconsin340

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Vermont5.4
  2. South Dakota5.3
  3. Michigan5.5
  4. California5.5

The largest states

  1. California2,140
  2. New York1,797
  3. Florida1,513
  4. Texas1,478
  5. Pennsylvania1,049

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.