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 8 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. William Whitmire, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791932492303
  2. Darrell Williams, MDNashville, TN 372111437184801
  3. Keith Williamson, M.DKingsport, TN 376601861459380
  4. Matthew Wilson, MDMemphis, TN 381031104883701
  5. Barry Winston, ODKnoxville, TN 379231609868421
  6. Jerry Winston, ODKnoxville, TN 379231942292529
  7. Daniel Wissinger, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191053314666
  8. Paul Wittke, M.D.Harriman, TN 377481699798090
  9. Arthur Woods, MDJackson, TN 383011689653511
  10. Claire Wright, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031184010308
  11. Harvey Wright, MDMemphis, TN 381191932108859
  12. Joseph WrightKnoxville, TN 379221447832449
  13. Henry Wynn, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201679816102
  14. Seth Yoser, M.D.Collierville, TN 380171790727626
  15. Amy Young, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041386602779
  16. Joshua Young, M.D.Hermitage, TN 370761376607259

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.