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 24 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. Joan Lee, APNDyersburg, TN 380241326186412
  2. Patricia Lee, FNPCCrossville, TN 385551871521187
  3. Rita Lee, NPMorristown, TN 378131902092638
  4. Christopher Lefave, FNPCookeville, TN 385011780678201
  5. Crystal Legions-Holden, AGACNPJackson, TN 383011184353096
  6. Carol Lehman, CFNPCordova, TN 380181497714158
  7. Edna Leitherland, FNP APNDyer, TN 383301942294574
  8. Linda Lemon, FNPBartlett, TN 381331366740375
  9. Amanda Lentz, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091487652764
  10. Ashley Leon, MSN, FNP-BCJefferson City, TN 377601326496944
  11. Veronica Leon, NP-CKnoxville, TN 379091588226914
  12. Donna Lephew, NPKnoxville, TN 379091992740070
  13. Finley Leslie, FNPSouth Fulton, TN 382571922568724
  14. Patricia Letchworth, AGNPGermantown, TN 381381477060747
  15. Sharon Lever, APRN, FNPKnoxville, TN 379341649843319
  16. Michelle Ann Levine, FNPCookeville, TN 385061790591386
  17. Annette LewisJamestown, TN 385561164488144
  18. Brittany Lewis, NPKnoxville, TN 379231306420146
  19. Don Lewis, A.N.P.Maryville, TN 378041790719508
  20. John Lichlyter, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CENJohnson City, TN 376041629852900
  21. Aimee Light, NPKingsport, TN 376601609123108
  22. Mary Light, APNSignal Mountain, TN 373771720095086
  23. Cody Limone, NP-CChattanooga, TN 374031497328983
  24. Tracy LinamSavannah, TN 383721811321615
  25. Marie Lindsay, NPKnoxville, TN 379201427636117
  26. Deanna Lindsey, NPMemphis, TN 381031427089945
  27. Taylor Lindsey, MSN, FNP-BCJackson, TN 383051609607407
  28. Steven Link, A.P.N.Nashville, TN 372031659799559
  29. Amanda Linneman, AGACNP-BCBrentwood, TN 370271407456882
  30. Sharon Little, FNPMemphis, TN 381631922126150
  31. Tracy Little, ANPJackson, TN 383051770880171
  32. Ashley Lloyd, APRNNashville, TN 372031134974843
  33. Jennifer Lo, NPPowell, TN 378491497120083
  34. Samantha Lochridge, APNBrownsville, TN 380121093306342
  35. Carmen Lockard, A-GNP-CFranklin, TN 370641811343148
  36. Tiffany Locke, FNP-BCMurfreesboro, TN 371291700172558
  37. Laura Lockett, FNPLa Follette, TN 377661154360279
  38. Emily Logan, MSN, APRNMemphis, TN 381161669009007
  39. Katherine Lohman, NPMemphis, TN 381381942230065
  40. Kelly Lombardo, NPFranklin, TN 370671407570161
  41. Christina Long, N.P.Wartburg, TN 378871053766519
  42. Rhonda Long, NPHendersonville, TN 370751235478173
  43. Rita Long, APRNFranklin, TN 370641336184605
  44. Melissa Longden, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379341336570969
  45. Christina Lopes, NURSE PRACTITIONERChattanooga, TN 374041881846459
  46. Melanie Lord, NPColumbia, TN 384011235251471
  47. Leann Love, NPChattanooga, TN 374121578668208
  48. Robin Loveday, FNPKnoxville, TN 379091194003301
  49. Ava Lovelace, NPJackson, TN 383051588479380
  50. Sherrie LoweLebanon, TN 370871609627249

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.