NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurological Surgery Physician in Tennessee

191 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 2.7 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 51. Nashville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207T00000X · 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, 71

  1. Nashville71
  2. Memphis43
  3. Knoxville29
  4. Chattanooga10
  5. Johnson City6

Neurological Surgery Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Karl Sillay, MDNashville, TN 372031184734030
  2. Allen Sills, MDNashville, TN 372321225028012
  3. Michael SilvaNashville, TN 372051699234443
  4. Luke Silveira, MDMemphis, TN 381201356845572
  5. Brett Simpson, M.D.Clarksville, TN 370401376961987
  6. Kenneth Smith, MDKingsport, TN 376601033101126
  7. Kyle Smith, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201194081232
  8. Maurice Smith, MDMemphis, TN 381201912998600
  9. William Snyder, MDKnoxville, TN 379201669451753
  10. Jeffrey Sorenson, MDMemphis, TN 381201760472757
  11. John Spooner, MDNashville, TN 372031841331279
  12. Scott Standard, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031326018946
  13. Waldemar Sternbergh, MDSignal Mountain, TN 373771447757869
  14. Christopher Storey, MDHermitage, TN 370761811289135
  15. Timothy Strait, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031366530362
  16. Vishad Sukul, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321194985192
  17. Christopher Taleghani, MDHermitage, TN 370761992840813
  18. Jon TaveauKingsport, TN 376601083897086
  19. Douglas Taylor, MDJackson, TN 383011578983797
  20. Reid Thompson, MDNashville, TN 372321134216245
  21. Christopher Troy, MDMemphis, TN 381631720667801
  22. William Tyler, MDKnoxville, TN 379191184916355
  23. Arthur Ulm, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031265479844
  24. Roger Vieth, MDKnoxville, TN 379091619296068
  25. David VoceNashville, TN 372321477972875
  26. David Wallace, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031487918322
  27. Jason Weaver, MDMemphis, TN 381201972657252
  28. Kyle Weaver, MDNashville, TN 372321427145549
  29. Manuel Weiss, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051649306689
  30. John Wellons, MDNashville, TN 372321942223771
  31. David Wiles, MDChattanooga, TN 374041851338628
  32. Bayard Wilson, MDNashville, TN 372321508397217
  33. Blake Wittenberg, MDKnoxville, TN 379201982191003
  34. Matthew Wood, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201588670822
  35. Ernest Wright, MDNashville, TN 372031346569589
  36. Jonathan York, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201366760563
  37. Hong Yu, MDNashville, TN 372321144377029
  38. Ho Jun Yun, MDMemphis, TN 381031831522184
  39. Ronald Zellem, MDHendersonville, TN 370751518908466
  40. Scott Zuckerman, MDNashville, TN 372321386939932
  41. Holly Zywicke, MDNashville, TN 372321184832990

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 23 of 51 per resident

  1. Nebraska2.8
  2. West Virginia2.8
  3. New York2.7
  4. Tennessee2.7
  5. Arizona2.7
  6. Maryland2.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

81.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% 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. Tennessee81.7%
  2. United States78.8%

Neurological Surgery Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file156 of 191 · 81.7% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file140 · 73.3% here, 65.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more95 · 49.7% here, 52.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 140 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

191 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician (207T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 2.7 per 100,000 residents against 2.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 71 of them (37%).

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. New Jersey190
  2. Virginia190
  3. Missouri195
  4. Arizona198

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York2.7
  2. Maryland2.6
  3. West Virginia2.8
  4. Alaska2.6

The largest states

  1. California929
  2. Texas669
  3. Florida644
  4. New York529
  5. Pennsylvania447

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.