NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in Tennessee

266 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 3.7 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 1 of 6.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · 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, 84

  1. Nashville84
  2. Memphis53
  3. Chattanooga24
  4. Knoxville19
  5. Jackson10

Nephrology Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Sarah Abdel Massih, MDKingsport, TN 376601508381120
  2. Mark Abi Nader, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281841538147
  3. Fareeha Abid, MDCordova, TN 380181598338014
  4. Mazen Abu Hatab, MDKnoxville, TN 379191821173121
  5. Wala Abusalah, MDKnoxville, TN 379201578034161
  6. Abrar Ahmad, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601376534305
  7. Mohammed Ahmed, M.D.Morristown, TN 378141992702781
  8. Kehinde Ajayi, MDNashville, TN 372321407343684
  9. Siddique Akbar, MDJackson, TN 383051295290328
  10. Zaher Al-Shallah, MDGermantown, TN 381381356399117
  11. Susan Alex, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051003864117
  12. Kashif AliMemphis, TN 381031023939568
  13. Saieda Alleyne, MDNashville, TN 372321083224125
  14. Hassan Amin, M.DMemphis, TN 381041225240476
  15. Vinita Anand, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031801888060
  16. Juan Arroyo Ornelas, MD PHDNashville, TN 372321740538271
  17. Prince Aryeetey, M.DChattanooga, TN 374041083024038
  18. Waleed Asfar, MDNashville, TN 372071063830248
  19. Omer Asif Siddiqui, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041659577278
  20. Ralph Atkinson, M.D.Nashville, TN 372091083606248
  21. Hassan Awan, M.DMemphis, TN 381041760796791
  22. Nassif Azzi, MDHermitage, TN 370761801025820
  23. Vasanthi Balaraman, MDMemphis, TN 381041154688851
  24. Indu Bali, MDColumbia, TN 384011154425361
  25. Wesam Ballouk, MDMemphis, TN 381041841291762
  26. James Barr, M.D., PH.D.Columbia, TN 384011831181957
  27. William Bastnagel, MDMemphis, TN 381321558328161
  28. Santhoshi Bavi, MDCookeville, TN 385011467129080
  29. Niloofar Baymiller, MDMemphis, TN 381201134138761
  30. Priya Bazzani, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051609099035
  31. Diego Beltran Melgarejo, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321104266618
  32. Anshul Bhalla, M.B.B.SMemphis, TN 381041407298813
  33. Aditya Kumar Bhartia, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373121932337060
  34. Gautam Bhave, MDNashville, TN 372321710034533
  35. Laura Binari, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321720432313
  36. Kelly Birdwell, MDNashville, TN 372321508913302
  37. Bethany Birkelo, D.O.Nashville, TN 372321871942821
  38. Fabian Bock, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321932557667
  39. Boonphiphop Boonpheng, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011659723104
  40. Gerald Borrelli, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161871599084
  41. Abigail Bradner, MDNashville, TN 372031750840146
  42. Ashton Breithaupt, DOKnoxville, TN 379231366896334
  43. Matthew Breyer, MDNashville, TN 372321619075561
  44. Zaid BrifkaniCookeville, TN 385011457516163
  45. Wendy Brown, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121801832944
  46. Rachel Burdick, MDNashville, TN 372321669554556
  47. Anna Burgner, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321548464027
  48. Steven Butler, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601174514228
  49. Yasar Caliskan, MDNashville, TN 372321750944625
  50. Robert Canada, MDMemphis, TN 381041033176250

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi3.7
  2. Arizona3.7
  3. New Mexico3.7
  4. Tennessee3.7
  5. West Virginia3.7
  6. North Carolina3.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X 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 85.8% 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. Tennessee78.9%
  2. United States85.8%

Nephrology Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file210 of 266 · 78.9% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file186 · 69.9% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more117 · 44.0% here, 54.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 186 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RN0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

266 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 3.7 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 84 of them (32%).

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. Indiana265
  2. Minnesota261
  3. Arizona278
  4. Washington284

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico3.7
  2. West Virginia3.7
  3. Mississippi3.7
  4. North Carolina3.7

The largest states

  1. California1,468
  2. Texas1,159
  3. New York1,049
  4. Florida840
  5. Pennsylvania651

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.