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 6 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. Pamela Burdett, NPBristol, TN 376201518598978
  2. Melissa Burgess, NPCookeville, TN 385011770753402
  3. Stephanie Burgett, NPKnoxville, TN 379171942210463
  4. Velma Burke, APRN BC GNPMaryville, TN 378031750449500
  5. James Burkhart, FNP-CKnoxville, TN 379201073350864
  6. Britney Burleson, FNP-CJohnson City, TN 376041255959417
  7. Amanda Burns, ARNPKingsport, TN 376601043715675
  8. Brett Burns, NPChattanooga, TN 374211619656147
  9. Eterial Burrell, R.N., W.H.N.P.- B.C.Nashville, TN 372091215350665
  10. Tanci Burrow, NURSE PRACTITIONERBartlett, TN 381341851482921
  11. Lesleigh Burton, FNPNashville, TN 372091417367335
  12. Holly Bushart, NPNashville, TN 372031881855690
  13. Kristina Bussey, NPChattanooga, TN 374081619638962
  14. Cindy Butler, N.P.Kingsport, TN 376601275524381
  15. Jacqueline ButlerGallatin, TN 370661215814033
  16. Madison Butler, NPChattanooga, TN 374021235919184
  17. Emily Buzhardt, NPBrentwood, TN 370271134680663
  18. Sara Byers, NPNashville, TN 372091972499069
  19. Shelia Bynum, PMHNP-BCBartlett, TN 381331356934160
  20. Caitlin Byrd, NP-CNashville, TN 372031164899134
  21. Elizabeth Byrd, FNP-BCMcMinnville, TN 371101699471771
  22. Melissa Byrd, APRNColumbia, TN 384011104455427
  23. Sandra Byrd, CFNPPigeon Forge, TN 378631659333508
  24. Barbara Byrnes, FNP-BCLebanon, TN 370901366194482
  25. Nathan Byrnes, NP-CFranklin, TN 370671518618008
  26. Maureen Cadmus, MSN APN RNKnoxville, TN 379161104811678
  27. Brett Cagle, NPDunlap, TN 373271790344216
  28. Marsha Cagle, N.P.Sweetwater, TN 378741013916691
  29. Opal Caldwell, FNPMorristown, TN 378141548784945
  30. Leigh Calhoun, FNPChattanooga, TN 374211891058079
  31. Betsy Calloway, FNPChattanooga, TN 374041467277129
  32. Pamela Camp, FNP-CChattanooga, TN 374211689920787
  33. Brianna Campbell, N.P.Memphis, TN 381381679962765
  34. Courtney CampbellLawrenceburg, TN 384641588025910
  35. Kimberly Campbell, ARNPClinton, TN 377161033584461
  36. Nelea Campbell, MSN, APRN, FNP-CJohnson City, TN 376041053899534
  37. Nicole Campbell, FNP-BCFarragut, TN 379341962051078
  38. Kimberly Campbell- Ruguaru, FNP-CNashville, TN 372281851941215
  39. Jonelle-Marie CampfieldNashville, TN 372051659728954
  40. Ann Canale, NURSE PRACTIONIERMemphis, TN 381031467489765
  41. Ayanna CandieNashville, TN 372141275429482
  42. Cynthia Canfield, FNP-BCMaryville, TN 378041801967765
  43. Scot Canfield, PHD,APN-BCCordova, TN 380181104989862
  44. Debra Cannon, F.N.PYuma, TN 383901598903213
  45. Brooklyn Cantrell, APRNSparta, TN 385831083560866
  46. Robin Cantrell, NPHermitage, TN 370761083389977
  47. Jessica Cantwell, FNP-BC, APRNKnoxville, TN 379231467879932
  48. Tina Carden, NPChattanooga, TN 374041215490230
  49. Sheila Carlton, NURSE PRACTITIONERJackson, TN 383051346643087
  50. Susan Caro, MSN, RNC, APNGNashville, TN 372031043298722

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.