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 7 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. Christine Shieh, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321053631705
  2. Ira Shivitz, MDNashville, TN 372031881690766
  3. Robert Shofner, MDNashville, TN 372031427056993
  4. Richard Sievers, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191962407791
  5. Clifford Sims, MDMemphis, TN 381041023170925
  6. Anna Skelo, M.D.Nashville, TN 372091629146550
  7. Grant Slagle, DOChattanooga, TN 374211891371316
  8. Lee Smalley, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301083608905
  9. William Smead, M.D.Greeneville, TN 377451013927789
  10. Allison Smith, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051528030871
  11. Brian Smith, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201669458162
  12. Darin Smith, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201811979008
  13. Eric Smith, MDKingsport, TN 376601295767101
  14. Sullivan Smoak, MDLenoir City, TN 377721184369175
  15. Rachel Sobel, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321164628368
  16. Mohamed SolimanMemphis, TN 381031124782578
  17. Eric Sollenberger, MDKnoxville, TN 379341518314350
  18. Jonathan Sowell, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201760451363
  19. Eric Speckner, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301972635910
  20. Megan Steinkerchner, MDNashville, TN 372321568922128
  21. Steven Sterling, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379191619985066
  22. Kathleen Stern, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031275842197
  23. Paul Sternberg, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321962418913
  24. Jason Sullivan, MDJackson, TN 383011528047586
  25. Erik Sweet, MDKnoxville, TN 379201205285632
  26. Christopher Taylor, MDKnoxville, TN 379091013911791
  27. Rebecca Taylor, MDNashville, TN 372051326050295
  28. Steven Thomas, MDChattanooga, TN 374151275539975
  29. Barrett Thompson, MDChattanooga, TN 374211659938181
  30. Melissa Toyos, MDMemphis, TN 381201245223502
  31. Rolando Toyos, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201962497826
  32. Uyen Tran, MDNashville, TN 372321851459226
  33. Allison Umfress, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321902250863
  34. Obinna Umunakwe, MDNashville, TN 372031528422615
  35. David Underwood, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051760425250
  36. Ogul Uner, MDNashville, TN 372031497339576
  37. Laura Urban, M.D.Greeneville, TN 377451003826470
  38. David Usdan, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191891806659
  39. Daniel Valenzuela, MDNashville, TN 372321568959849
  40. Robert VestalMemphis, TN 381191245720069
  41. Robert Walker, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301609860386
  42. Anna Walsh, MDMemphis, TN 381031205491461
  43. Robert Walton, MDMemphis, TN 381321841257870
  44. Ming Wang, MDNashville, TN 372031104961085
  45. Rui Wang, MDHixson, TN 373431154958171
  46. Gates Wayburn, MDNashville, TN 372051205869856
  47. Laura Wayman, MDNashville, TN 372321558458679
  48. Roseanna Webb, MDNashville, TN 372031770652513
  49. Daniel Weikert, MDFranklin, TN 370671902838550
  50. Jess Wesberry, MDMemphis, TN 381031285720672

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.