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 39 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. Megan Smith, FNPKnoxville, TN 379341124485388
  2. Melissa Smith, FNPMorristown, TN 378141679119358
  3. Morgan Smith, NPCookeville, TN 385011992223390
  4. Nancy Smith, NP-CKingsport, TN 376601164720793
  5. Rachel SmithCookeville, TN 385011386013316
  6. Sharon Smith, NPElizabethton, TN 376431538413448
  7. Zachary SmithParrottsville, TN 378431295571313
  8. Diana Smith-Perhogan, NPKnoxville, TN 379191982755476
  9. Jamie Smock, FNPClarksville, TN 370401831693399
  10. Stevie Smoot, FNP-CMurfreesboro, TN 371291144506635
  11. Anthony Sneed, F.N.P.Jackson, TN 383011437840030
  12. Heather Snell, PMHNP-CMurfreesboro, TN 371291710487004
  13. Christie Snow, NPOak Ridge, TN 378301083350516
  14. Molly SnyderKnoxville, TN 379091023634201
  15. Cynthia Sole, RN, FNP-CSmyrna, TN 371671962614867
  16. Kathy Sorrell, RNC, FNPNewport, TN 378211053381384
  17. Mary Sowell, RN, ANP-BCKnoxville, TN 379231154659142
  18. Mary SpadaChattanooga, TN 374031275547077
  19. Rex Sparks, NPMadison, TN 371151285674333
  20. Melanie Spears, MSN, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379321336785898
  21. Lana Spence, FNPKnoxville, TN 379201962732859
  22. Caitlyn SpivyLawrenceburg, TN 384641467954057
  23. Taylor Spoo, APRNKnoxville, TN 379341710698733
  24. Margaret Spragins, A.P.R.N.Jackson, TN 383051407092836
  25. Tye SpringerChattanooga, TN 374081588297238
  26. Lora Spurlock, NPNewport, TN 378211356465603
  27. Lindsey St Cyr, APNAshland City, TN 370151497084032
  28. Tara Stacy, NP-CSevierville, TN 378621891336319
  29. Heather StaffordGainesboro, TN 385621891551784
  30. Margie Stafford, NPGainesboro, TN 385621649376609
  31. Amanda Staggs, APRNMemphis, TN 381031427772714
  32. Thomas Stahl, PANashville, TN 372321578764544
  33. Jennifer Stakias, NPKingsport, TN 376601437589710
  34. Adrean Stamper, DNPJackson, TN 383011194321893
  35. Laura Stamper, FNPKnoxville, TN 379161528924529
  36. Carl StandleyNashville, TN 372111174124242
  37. Brandon Stanley, AGACNP-CNashville, TN 372071083487722
  38. Brian Stanley, NP-CKnoxville, TN 379311235171257
  39. Michael StanleyHendersonville, TN 370751164313912
  40. Donna StantonOliver Springs, TN 378401295142230
  41. Peggy Staton, FNPKingsport, TN 376601497758163
  42. Gail Stearman, FNPCookeville, TN 385011245450741
  43. April Steele, NPGray, TN 376151982339347
  44. Brandy Steelman, MSN, FNP-CDyersburg, TN 380241942755467
  45. Tiffany Steelman, FNPKnoxville, TN 379231073783130
  46. Cheryl Stegbauer, PHD, APRN, BCMemphis, TN 381631356453625
  47. Christina Steidl, NPKnoxville, TN 379231942553870
  48. Mary Steiner, PNPSevierville, TN 378621356336820
  49. Christine Stengel, APNNashville, TN 372181316259369
  50. Catherine Stephens, APN NPClarksville, TN 370431568453769

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.