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 22 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. Emma Scott, ODCamden, TN 383201427525849
  2. Laura Sechler, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431659711802
  3. Spencer Sechler, ODChattanooga, TN 374211922557032
  4. Alisha Seger, ODFranklin, TN 370641083860100
  5. Eric Selander, O.D.Maryville, TN 378011841382074
  6. Brian Sellers, ODJackson, TN 383051255426276
  7. Wayne Serin, O.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221366595704
  8. Bradley Shaffer, O.D.Dayton, TN 373211982801957
  9. Fred Shanks, ODNashville, TN 372111306991906
  10. John Sharpe, ODMemphis, TN 381041114910981
  11. Shelly Shaw, O.D.Greeneville, TN 377451093742256
  12. Katelyn Shea, O.D.Antioch, TN 370131053727099
  13. Sarah Shell, O.D.Alamo, TN 380011154055069
  14. Shannon Shelley, O.D.Sparta, TN 385831770745879
  15. Jonathan Shelton, O.D.Lexington, TN 383511649417726
  16. David Shen, O.D.Franklin, TN 370641063405066
  17. Garrett Shepherd, O.D.Cookeville, TN 385011609827542
  18. Forrest Sherrill, O.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301194105403
  19. Charles Shields, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379221114085859
  20. Evan Shields, ODNolensville, TN 371351790212827
  21. Whitley Shoemaker, ODHarriman, TN 377481376112490
  22. Kelly Short, O.D.Mt Juliet, TN 371221841642501
  23. Ashley Shuler, O.D.Lexington, TN 383511073954731
  24. Andrew Shum, O.D.Germantown, TN 381381528414547
  25. William Shumaker, O.D.Bristol, TN 376201376582155
  26. Jeffrey Silbernagel, ODKnoxville, TN 379341326088410
  27. Lorig Sildiryan, ODMemphis, TN 381031376062729
  28. Jody Simmons, O.D.Franklin, TN 370671841453024
  29. Ralph Simonton, O.D.White House, TN 371881841380573
  30. Navneet SinghMadison, TN 371151689566713
  31. Clifton Sites, ODClarksville, TN 370401831100460
  32. Lindsay Slemp, O.D.Cordova, TN 380181346401056
  33. James Sloan, O.D.Memphis, TN 381191841373727
  34. Emma Smiley, ODNashville, TN 372321316636699
  35. Amanda Smith, ODLawrenceburg, TN 384641891276622
  36. Brandon Smith, ODCarthage, TN 370301629810759
  37. Christine Smith, ODMurfreesboro, TN 371281255986980
  38. David Smith, ODKnoxville, TN 379221871620138
  39. James Smith, O.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751942565536
  40. James Smith, ODSelmer, TN 383751437138492
  41. Janna Smith, ODDickson, TN 370551083607279
  42. Jaycee Smith, ODMount Juliet, TN 371221720907843
  43. Joanne Smith, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041508153149
  44. Jordan Smith, O.D.Jamestown, TN 385561225292139
  45. Katie Smith, ODMcMinnville, TN 371101083238174
  46. Kevan SmithMemphis, TN 381041578120796
  47. Kristina Smith, O.D.Hixson, TN 373431033543160
  48. Mark Smith, O.D.Mc Kenzie, TN 382011053628271
  49. Rhonda Smith, DPOBristol, TN 376201184634982
  50. Rory Smith, O.D.Pulaski, TN 384781942329396

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.