NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Tennessee

1,300 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Tennessee, 18 per 100,000 residents, the 30th highest rate of 51. Memphis and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 18 of 26.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Memphis has the most, 227

  1. Memphis227
  2. Knoxville98
  3. Nashville75
  4. Chattanooga45
  5. Franklin38

Optometrist records in Tennessee

  1. Mindy Nash, ODNashville, TN 372091699975169
  2. Adam NealMt Juliet, TN 371221659728566
  3. John Neal, ODMemphis, TN 381041699930263
  4. Tona Neal, ODJacksboro, TN 377571962513358
  5. Lynbeth Neal Lorey, O.D.Clarksville, TN 370431134281942
  6. John Neuhoff, ODNashville, TN 372051245348580
  7. Christina Newman, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041417140708
  8. Erin Newman, ODMemphis, TN 381041629061817
  9. James Newman, ODMemphis, TN 381041255324448
  10. Jackie Ngo, ODJohnson City, TN 376011427610385
  11. Do NguyenMemphis, TN 381171407114663
  12. Lilian Nguyen, O.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221760302178
  13. Nathalie Nguyen, O.D.Memphis, TN 381201689013849
  14. Larry Nicholson, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441053313338
  15. Zakiya Nicks, ODMemphis, TN 381041518122159
  16. Stuart Nieber, ODFranklin, TN 370671326092255
  17. Kenneth NixDunlap, TN 373271699881565
  18. Elizabeth Nordtvedt, O.D.Jackson, TN 383051861655979
  19. Gillian NorrisMemphis, TN 381171548029366
  20. Jacob Norris, O.D.Newport, TN 378211538855481
  21. Ashlyn Norsworthy, ODNolensville, TN 371351235623919
  22. Leroy Norton, ODMemphis, TN 381161609869866
  23. Nancy Norton, O.D.Greeneville, TN 377451740259571
  24. Chaka Norwood, O.D.Memphis, TN 381281356656029
  25. Erin Nosel, ODMemphis, TN 381041922091321
  26. Adrienne Nowicki, O.D.Bristol, TN 376201770636961
  27. Katherine O'Hara, O.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371281568905859
  28. Holly Oboikovitz, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041720461940
  29. Frank Oglesby, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641275544041
  30. Joshua Oliver, ODCookeville, TN 385011649848235
  31. Travis Oliver, O.D.Bartlett, TN 381331235133588
  32. Richard Orgain, O.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751831197771
  33. Charles Orr, O.D.Clarksville, TN 370401962485359
  34. Joel Orton, O.D.Pulaski, TN 384781073696555
  35. Lara Orton, O.D.Pulaski, TN 384781538242003
  36. David Orwig, O DHumboldt, TN 383431609820190
  37. Kathryn Oschman, ODSevierville, TN 378621235628884
  38. James Otis, ODJohnson City, TN 376041326117136
  39. Dan Owen, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431588769848
  40. Elaina Owens, ODKingsport, TN 376601053165944
  41. Grace Owens, ODTullahoma, TN 373881790671089
  42. Austin Pace, ODFranklin, TN 370671295229714
  43. Molly Pace, ODBrentwood, TN 370271053805960
  44. Matthew Page, ODCrossville, TN 385551841724176
  45. Enrique Palacios, O.D.Bartlett, TN 381341730537069
  46. Brady Palmer, ODTullahoma, TN 373881821030099
  47. Brittany Parker, ODMurfreesboro, TN 371291568193977
  48. Chase Parker, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111013263474
  49. Janet Parker, O.D.Maryville, TN 378011366510513
  50. Joseph Parker, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721932160728

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 30 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan20
  2. Idaho19
  3. Connecticut19
  4. Tennessee18
  5. New York18
  6. Arizona18
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. Tennessee76.8%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file998 of 1,300 · 76.8% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file841 · 64.7% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more810 · 62.3% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 839 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,300 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 18 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Memphis has 227 of them (17%).

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. Colorado1,273
  2. Arizona1,336
  3. Missouri1,242
  4. Georgia1,430

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York18.1
  2. Connecticut18.7
  3. Kentucky17.7
  4. Idaho18.8

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.