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 21 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. Azalia Roach, ODMemphis, TN 381041013751643
  2. Thomas Roberson, O.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221649279076
  3. Heather Roberts, ODMemphis, TN 381201083536221
  4. Margaret Roberts, ODLafayette, TN 370831912997941
  5. John Robertson, ODHarriman, TN 377481467145730
  6. Brian Robinson, O.D.Dyersburg, TN 380241164462776
  7. Cubdeerix Robinson, ODMemphis, TN 381321275207839
  8. Joshua Robinson, O.D.Nashville, TN 372321396182457
  9. Alecia Rogers, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341528296563
  10. Brian Rogers, ODNashville, TN 372061598174468
  11. Jean Rogers, O.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301710001573
  12. Jerry RogersSavannah, TN 383721730134941
  13. Richard Rogers, ODSavannah, TN 383721780612598
  14. Stuart Rogers, O.D.Henderson, TN 383401811959265
  15. Sarah Roos, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031487918843
  16. Callie Root, ODJohnson City, TN 376041184465866
  17. Citlalli Rosas Medina, O.DMemphis, TN 381041659109387
  18. J RoseLewisburg, TN 370911932191954
  19. Richard Rosenberg, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376041295766830
  20. Charles Rosenthal, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211801014840
  21. Steven Routledge, O.D.Clarksville, TN 370401477537124
  22. Jonathan RoutonDover, TN 370581336681766
  23. Gene RudnickChattanooga, TN 374211609842368
  24. Nichole Rudowski, O.D.Smyrna, TN 371671730221813
  25. Brandon Rushing, ODMemphis, TN 381191629482823
  26. Gregory Russell, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376631033144225
  27. Blake Rust, O. D.Knoxville, TN 379341689961344
  28. Adiba Safi, ODBartlett, TN 381331518648849
  29. Seth Salley, O.D.Memphis, TN 381171003113606
  30. Gregory Salyers, ODKingsport, TN 376601639239114
  31. Arsany Saman, ODAntioch, TN 370131144100850
  32. Robert Sams, ODElizabethton, TN 376431033272380
  33. Charles Sanders, ODHixson, TN 373431477555837
  34. Jennifer Sanderson, ODMemphis, TN 381041659441269
  35. Wesley Sands, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641043531064
  36. Michael Sandy, ODMemphis, TN 381251649440793
  37. Katherine Sanford, ODMemphis, TN 381321982697025
  38. Joel Saslawsky, O.D.Memphis, TN 381171700445863
  39. Richard Savoy, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041376523142
  40. Hughlon Scarbrough, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441235132572
  41. Genevieve Schade, ODClarksville, TN 370421669027736
  42. Daniel Schimmel, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721972563021
  43. George Schindler, O.D.Nashville, TN 372111851582209
  44. Kathryn SchmandtMemphis, TN 381321770216988
  45. Kevin Schmidt, ODAntioch, TN 370131063403095
  46. Pamela Schnell, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041992871214
  47. Steven Schoemer, ODSpringfield, TN 371721881768695
  48. Michael Schwartz, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379341922094663
  49. Andrew Schwichtenberg, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376011902901713
  50. Jeremy Scoggins, O.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221942281530

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.