NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nurse Practitioner in Tennessee

2,303 NPPES records list nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tennessee, 32 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Nashville and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 18 of 47.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363L00000X · 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, 328

  1. Nashville328
  2. Knoxville275
  3. Memphis195
  4. Chattanooga176
  5. Johnson City95

Nurse Practitioner records in Tennessee

  1. Alison Hawxhurst, APNOliver Springs, TN 378401275941908
  2. Catherine HaydenNashville, TN 372031942390174
  3. Andrea Hayes, APRN, FNP-BCWinchester, TN 373981295819175
  4. Constance Hayes, DNP, APRNC, FNP-CAlcoa, TN 377011174660971
  5. Jessica Hayes, FNPCrossville, TN 385551891408712
  6. Brandi Haynes, NPNewport, TN 378211053895474
  7. Carol Haynes, FND MSNBells, TN 380061265420962
  8. Elliott Haynes, APRN, FNP-CNashville, TN 372031952980005
  9. Melissa Headrick, ANP-BCPowell, TN 378491568600062
  10. John Hearn, FNP-BCNashville, TN 372031023641990
  11. Melissa HeathBrentwood, TN 370271972325462
  12. Raven Heatherly, NP-COak Ridge, TN 378301417456203
  13. Teena Hedrick, NPHarriman, TN 377481366894602
  14. Meredith Heiser, NPNashville, TN 372031861157158
  15. Makenna HelmsNashville, TN 372321972396091
  16. Devon Helton, NPLa Follette, TN 377661063163624
  17. Erica Hembree-Sharp, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091114469194
  18. Della Hemphill, NPWaverly, TN 371851427096130
  19. Dana Henderson, A.R.N.P.Westmoreland, TN 371861437130721
  20. Katherine Henderson, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374211891560736
  21. Kathryn Hendon, NPNolensville, TN 371351306466842
  22. Caroline HendrickLebanon, TN 370871942903885
  23. Katherine Hendricks, APRN, AGNP-CGermantown, TN 381381356214076
  24. Kristy HenegarNashville, TN 372031487134482
  25. Laura Henninger, AG-ACNPNashville, TN 372031801346911
  26. Julia Henry, NPChattanooga, TN 374041831509132
  27. Tonia Henry, NPSpringfield, TN 371721245270529
  28. Amber Hensley, N.P.Cookeville, TN 385011508801523
  29. Anne Hensley, NPGallatin, TN 370661730134990
  30. Chloe HensleyKingsport, TN 376601700703485
  31. Deanna Hensley, APNJohnson City, TN 376011417320953
  32. Deborah Hensley, A.P.N.Cookeville, TN 385011891777017
  33. Maggie Hensley, NPCookeville, TN 385011114781853
  34. Christie HensonKnoxville, TN 379231194293894
  35. Julie Henson, FNP-BCManchester, TN 373551508710682
  36. Lauren Henson, APNJackson, TN 383051346607504
  37. Ola Henson, CFNPTullahoma, TN 373881154302958
  38. Christopher HernandezMemphis, TN 381031881160059
  39. Monica Hernandez, FNP-BCOld Hickory, TN 371381902606742
  40. Heather Herren, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379341588274542
  41. Rachel Hessler, FNPKnoxville, TN 379201215090899
  42. Ashley Hethcoat, NPKnoxville, TN 379231194214932
  43. Michael Hibbs, ARNPClarksville, TN 370421174712541
  44. Michelle Hickerson, APNJackson, TN 383051326215070
  45. Adrienne Hicks, FNPNashville, TN 372081457424475
  46. Jacqueline HicksCamden, TN 383201245735943
  47. Lucinda Hicks, NPTalbott, TN 378771528003886
  48. Towana HicksMemphis, TN 381031437955820
  49. Elizabeth Higdon, FNP-BCMount Juliet, TN 371221194890004
  50. Elaina Higgins, NPClarksville, TN 370431427181015

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Rhode Island36
  2. Michigan36
  3. Utah33
  4. Tennessee32
  5. Maine32
  6. West Virginia31
  7. 50 states and D.C.29

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.4% 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. Tennessee75.6%
  2. United States73.4%

Nurse Practitioner records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,742 of 2,303 · 75.6% here, 73.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,331 · 57.8% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,119 · 48.6% here, 44.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 1,331 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363L00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,303 NPPES records list nurse practitioner (363L00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 32 per 100,000 residents against 29 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 328 of them (14%).

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. Washington2,308
  2. Indiana2,582
  3. Minnesota2,582
  4. New Jersey1,961

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maine32.2
  2. Utah33.2
  3. West Virginia30.5
  4. Pennsylvania30.2

The largest states

  1. Florida8,844
  2. California8,223
  3. Illinois4,892
  4. Texas4,825
  5. North Carolina4,524

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.