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 23 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. Thomas Smith, ODMc Kenzie, TN 382011538151154
  2. Ty Smith, ODCollierville, TN 380171992282529
  3. William Smith, ODMurfreesboro, TN 371301932213741
  4. Sonya Smoak, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379091376549071
  5. Jason Smothers, ODBrownsville, TN 380121184674590
  6. Monique Smyth, ODNashville, TN 372151376035576
  7. Lorraine Snead, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721225400971
  8. Thomas Snead, O.D.Columbia, TN 384011326254087
  9. Jennifer SnyderMemphis, TN 381041760737746
  10. Jana Socey, ODSpringfield, TN 371721336762418
  11. Heather Sohrabi, ODTullahoma, TN 373881477666287
  12. Blair Solomon, ODPleasant View, TN 371461104440890
  13. Jeffrey Sonsino, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031922195031
  14. Michele Sonsino, O.D.Nashville, TN 372031477592897
  15. Alyssa Spalding, O.D.Ooltewah, TN 373631699173104
  16. David Spangler, ODKingsport, TN 376601841361391
  17. Beth Spann, O.D.Talbott, TN 378771720094519
  18. Keith Sparkman, ODChattanooga, TN 374121700949989
  19. Bernard Sparks, ODMemphis, TN 381041336132497
  20. Estel Sparks, O.D.Spring City, TN 373811265418537
  21. Sylvia Sparrow, ODMemphis, TN 381041265425458
  22. Daniel SpeerNashville, TN 372151205359627
  23. Esla Speth, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041033424437
  24. Aaron Spivey, ODMc Kenzie, TN 382011114916590
  25. Scott Spivey, ODMc Kenzie, TN 382011861481095
  26. Karen Squier, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041205941895
  27. Daniel StacyChattanooga, TN 374211548964539
  28. James Stamper, O.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751578761458
  29. Scott Steel, ODMemphis, TN 381041730172917
  30. Glen Steele, ODMemphis, TN 381041568455749
  31. Kurt Steele, ODNewport, TN 378211366420267
  32. Rachel SteeleGermantown, TN 381381982337085
  33. Nida Steiner, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051164519690
  34. Scott Steinman, ODMemphis, TN 381041467601534
  35. Ronald Stello, ODCovington, TN 380191740365212
  36. Karissa Stelmach, O.D.Antioch, TN 370131497390348
  37. Lopasteeda Stephens, ODMcMinnville, TN 371101972507317
  38. Lauren Stone, ODKnoxville, TN 379181326353475
  39. Linnea Stonecypher, O.D.Greeneville, TN 377451629359484
  40. Robert Stover, ODChattanooga, TN 374021447735147
  41. Anne Strong, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211891199337
  42. Alyssa Strumpfler, ODBartlett, TN 381331205446333
  43. Paige Sudhoff, ODKnoxville, TN 379241568515674
  44. Dong Suk, O.D.Mountain Home, TN 376841538596671
  45. Christa Sullins, ODAthens, TN 373031861498917
  46. Katherine Sullins, ODAthens, TN 373031578453239
  47. Stuart Sullins, O.D.Athens, TN 373031396741161
  48. Timothy Sullins, ODAthens, TN 373031023908787
  49. William Sullins, O.D.Athens, TN 373031306842729
  50. Jeffrey Summers, O.D.Cordova, TN 380161316927494

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.