NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Tennessee

366 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 5.1 per 100,000 residents, the 39th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 1 of 8.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 96

  1. Nashville96
  2. Memphis62
  3. Knoxville38
  4. Chattanooga30
  5. Jackson17

Ophthalmology Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Brent Aebi, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201902291859
  2. Khandaker AhadMurfreesboro, TN 371291346350527
  3. Harold Akin, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301386736494
  4. Nancy Alison, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041679566962
  5. Mitchell Allphin, MDNashville, TN 372031295313138
  6. Paul Ambrose, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231316949613
  7. Steven Anderson, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211295732063
  8. Charles Ange, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201952370843
  9. Christopher Areephanthu, M.D.Pleasant View, TN 371461558710970
  10. Joseph Armstrong, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201083724371
  11. Penny Asbell, M.D.Memphis, TN 381631063473387
  12. Stephen Ashe, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031639532823
  13. Charles Atnip, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011245343003
  14. Claxton Baer, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601144255100
  15. Kathryn Baker, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301649351479
  16. Robert Baker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121275510885
  17. Behin Barahimi, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321639360688
  18. Scott Barb, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091609137595
  19. Jonathan Barnett, MDNashville, TN 372321851954879
  20. Edwin Batchelor, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051184748279
  21. Mark Bateman, MDJackson, TN 383011104805043
  22. James Battle, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041407957160
  23. Michele Battles, MDMemphis, TN 381191083719785
  24. Robert Belihar, M.D., M.P.H.Brentwood, TN 370271457436321
  25. Sonya Besagar, MDNashville, TN 372321235713173
  26. Charles Bice, MDKingsport, TN 376601477572238
  27. John Bierly, MDChattanooga, TN 374211831193515
  28. David Birnbaum, MDClarksville, TN 370431124019823
  29. Nancy Blank, M.D.Cleveland, TN 373111356346720
  30. Shiva Bohn, MDMemphis, TN 381031235335118
  31. John Bond, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321790757078
  32. John Bonner, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791831151216
  33. James Bookman, MDNashville, TN 372071720159700
  34. Joseph Boone, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291558350991
  35. Inez Bounds, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051902844954
  36. Jemison Bowers, MDChattanooga, TN 374031205820685
  37. Patrick Bowers, MDChattanooga, TN 374041780660977
  38. F Bowles, MDLebanon, TN 370871609874320
  39. Michael Bradley, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201457461733
  40. Milam Brantley, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321215931928
  41. Daniel Bregman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051871529982
  42. Janet Brown, MDMountain Home, TN 376841619960887
  43. Thomas Brown, M.D.Greeneville, TN 377451851400758
  44. Jeffrey Bunning, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201306956776
  45. Joshua Busscher, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041558781955
  46. Kathryn Byrd, MDMemphis, TN 381191013084953
  47. Sophie Cai, MDHixson, TN 373431275914699
  48. Philip Campbell, MDKnoxville, TN 379091821092560
  49. Richard Cape, MDDyersburg, TN 380241386602159
  50. Jeffrey Carlsen, MDJohnson City, TN 376041609834076

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 39 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi5.6
  2. Missouri5.5
  3. Kentucky5.3
  4. Tennessee5.1
  5. Oklahoma5.1
  6. Alaska5.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% 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. Tennessee78.7%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file288 of 366 · 78.7% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file247 · 67.5% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more202 · 55.2% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 247 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

366 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 5.1 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 96 of them (26%).

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. Arizona353
  2. Missouri342
  3. Colorado338
  4. Connecticut336

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma5.1
  2. Alaska5.0
  3. Kentucky5.3
  4. New Mexico5.0

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.