NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) in Tennessee

57 NPPES records list lactation consultant (non-rn) with a practice address in Tennessee, 0.8 per 100,000 residents, the 34th highest rate of 51. Knoxville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 174N00000X · 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, 10

  1. Knoxville10
  2. Memphis6
  3. Franklin5
  4. Chattanooga3
  5. Antioch2

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) records in Tennessee

  1. Christine Sneed, IBCLCCleveland, TN 373111700140530
  2. Pamela SuttonKnoxville, TN 379231699691667
  3. Chanielle TalbirdMemphis, TN 381041184329609
  4. Hannah ThearpSweetwater, TN 378741386580405
  5. Brittany Waggoner, CLCMc Ewen, TN 371011104591734
  6. Kristin Williams, IBCLCKnoxville, TN 379211235595224
  7. Amanda WylandLawrenceburg, TN 384641952980039

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174N00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 34 of 51 per resident

  1. Utah0.9
  2. Nevada0.8
  3. Indiana0.8
  4. Tennessee0.8
  5. Delaware0.8
  6. Florida0.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174N00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% 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. Tennessee0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 57 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more26 · 45.6% here, 45.6% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 174N00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

57 NPPES records list lactation consultant (non-rn) (174N00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 0.8 per 100,000 residents against 1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Knoxville has 10 of them (18%).

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. Indiana56
  2. Ohio64
  3. Arizona68
  4. Missouri46

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida0.8
  2. Nevada0.8
  3. Minnesota0.7
  4. Kansas0.7

The largest states

  1. California559
  2. Texas288
  3. New York240
  4. North Carolina177
  5. Florida175

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.