NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Internal Medicine Physician in Tennessee

2,596 NPPES records list internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 36 per 100,000 residents, the 30th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 47 of 52.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207R00000X · 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, 613

  1. Nashville613
  2. Memphis325
  3. Knoxville237
  4. Chattanooga192
  5. Johnson City125

Internal Medicine Physician records in Tennessee

  1. William Sullivan, M.D., M.ED.Nashville, TN 372151295178481
  2. Bethany Summerford, MDColumbia, TN 384011013543941
  3. Jeffrey Summers, MDKingsport, TN 376601528056348
  4. Jeffrey Summers, MDKnoxville, TN 379181528067816
  5. Amy Suppinger, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671841201886
  6. Craig Sussman, MDNashville, TN 372321417049834
  7. Hyatt Sutton, MDNashville, TN 372031699760587
  8. Joel Sutton, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031760491856
  9. Gorica Svalina, MDJohnson City, TN 376041649704412
  10. Paul Swafford, D.O.Sevierville, TN 378621689086407
  11. Teabra Swafford, MDChattanooga, TN 374031548485857
  12. Veronica Swannigan, MDMemphis, TN 381041811979693
  13. Peter Swarr, MDBrentwood, TN 370271447288055
  14. Matthew Sweeney, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321922483882
  15. Kevin Sweet, MDJohnson City, TN 376041629073846
  16. Thomas Sweets, MDChattanooga, TN 374211174849665
  17. Jeffrey Swilley, MDKnoxville, TN 379091114972650
  18. Bernard Sy, MDLebanon, TN 370871174669998
  19. Troy Sybert, M.D., M.P.HPiney Flats, TN 376861902877517
  20. Farhana SyedBrentwood, TN 370271629253430
  21. Anna Szczuka, MDDickson, TN 370551326048844
  22. Steven Tai, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031538150156
  23. Muinat Taiwo, M.D.Dickson, TN 370551154775914
  24. Louis Talbert, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381659483949
  25. Michael Talbot, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031467588137
  26. Jean Tan, MDFranklin, TN 370671982689279
  27. Michael Tan, MDMorristown, TN 378141669499208
  28. Vaishnavi TandraMemphis, TN 381161558949594
  29. Richard Tanner, D.O.Copperhill, TN 373171477858116
  30. Mohmad Tantary, MBBSBristol, TN 376201467732388
  31. John Tapp, MDChattanooga, TN 374081811986326
  32. Steven Tarquine, MDNashville, TN 372051801996012
  33. Youssef Tawfik, M.D.Antioch, TN 370131285695858
  34. Jeffrey Taylor, DOGallatin, TN 370661033648779
  35. Martha Taylor, MDGermantown, TN 381381912908443
  36. Ralph Taylor, MDMemphis, TN 381041417005711
  37. Rolyn Te, MDRogersville, TN 378571144567272
  38. Guy Teach, MDMemphis, TN 381201073594909
  39. Todd Teague, MDJackson, TN 383051073582110
  40. James Tedesco, M.D.Hermitage, TN 370761215981196
  41. Amanda Tedstrom, MDChattanooga, TN 374031275796575
  42. Andrew TerkerNashville, TN 372321447786389
  43. Christopher Terndrup, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321588907943
  44. Christian Terzian, MDLa Follette, TN 377661639336662
  45. Thomas Tesauro, MDNashville, TN 372031578501904
  46. Simon Tesfau, MDMemphis, TN 381111891890406
  47. Belay Tessema, MDChattanooga, TN 374111083671085
  48. Laura Tharpe, MDNashville, TN 372031093031460
  49. Yoganandam Thati, MDBrentwood, TN 370271417944760
  50. Pitchar Theerathorn, MDJohnson City, TN 376041548223084

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 30 of 51 per resident

  1. Arizona38
  2. Louisiana38
  3. North Carolina37
  4. Tennessee36
  5. New Mexico36
  6. Georgia35
  7. 50 states and D.C.44

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207R00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.7% 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. Tennessee80.3%
  2. United States78.7%

Internal Medicine Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,084 of 2,596 · 80.3% here, 78.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,706 · 65.7% here, 61.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,458 · 56.2% here, 55.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 1,705 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207R00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,596 NPPES records list internal medicine physician (207R00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 36 per 100,000 residents against 44 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 613 of them (24%).

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. Missouri2,604
  2. Connecticut2,623
  3. Minnesota2,632
  4. Arizona2,853

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico36.4
  2. Puerto Rico35.7
  3. Georgia35.5
  4. North Carolina37.4

The largest states

  1. California17,696
  2. New York12,067
  3. Florida10,151
  4. Texas9,175
  5. Pennsylvania7,300

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.