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 5 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. Anumeet Priyadarshi, M.D., M.P.H.Gallatin, TN 370661902823099
  2. Bhabendra Putatunda, M.D.Lebanon, TN 370871396737177
  3. L Quarles, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031912000837
  4. Lubna Rashid, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321760626337
  5. Syed Raza, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041992903157
  6. Peter Reese, MDNashville, TN 372321962545954
  7. Hany Rezk, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011033297429
  8. Leanna Ritchie, M.D., M.B.A.Cookeville, TN 385011760047971
  9. Denise Rivers, DOKnoxville, TN 379201932193471
  10. Gregory Rowbatham, M.D.Nashville, TN 372071104818889
  11. Julio Ruiz, M.D.Memphis, TN 381151629047600
  12. David Rustom, MDMemphis, TN 381041578054078
  13. Tapasi Saha, MDKingsport, TN 376601932180098
  14. Sayena Sajadi, D.ONashville, TN 372091144594573
  15. Adel Saleh, M DNashville, TN 372321720033038
  16. Neil Sanghani, MDNashville, TN 372321992852792
  17. Jennifer Santana De Los Santos, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671427251859
  18. Brian Savage, MDKnoxville, TN 379231043217334
  19. Heidi Schaefer, MDNashville, TN 372321326135443
  20. Steve Schwab, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041366765182
  21. Paul Serrell, MDKnoxville, TN 379211407849649
  22. Qurrat Ul Ain Shamim, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041881894582
  23. Saed Shawar, M.B.B.SNashville, TN 372321164779393
  24. Adel Shenouda, MDChattanooga, TN 374031518963990
  25. Mark Shermer, MDMemphis, TN 381191144306366
  26. Arif Showkat, MDMemphis, TN 381041942268529
  27. Edward Siew, MDNashville, TN 372321043226293
  28. Rajiv Sinanan, MBBSCookeville, TN 385011457737728
  29. Ashutosh Singh, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301538166376
  30. Ashish Soni, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671831169069
  31. Ralph Stafford, MDChattanooga, TN 374041972596013
  32. William Stead, MDNashville, TN 372321376749648
  33. Benjamin Studdard, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291588928980
  34. Asif Sultan, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161821278474
  35. Urath Suresh, MDKnoxville, TN 379201629061874
  36. Manish Talwar, M.B.B.S.Memphis, TN 381041457536559
  37. Jerome Tannenbaum, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372191346485638
  38. Robert Taylor, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031396737938
  39. Tracy Townes Bougard, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051518935170
  40. Martin Tran, D.O.Johnson City, TN 376041851395891
  41. Jefferson Triozzi, MDNashville, TN 372321114454758
  42. Ebele Umeukeje, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321255579652
  43. Spirithoula Vasilopoulos, MDJackson, TN 383011952389397
  44. Athip Vatanapradith, MDMemphis, TN 381151992202899
  45. Sundararajan Venkatesh, M.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751245368943
  46. Stanley Vermillion, MDJohnson City, TN 376041699779629
  47. Hieu Vo, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041689807455
  48. Duc Vu, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601770573172
  49. Barry Wall, MDMemphis, TN 381041679688170
  50. Joe Watlington, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041912903121

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.