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 24 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. Joseph Summers, ODArrington, TN 370141902961402
  2. Shawn Sussmane, ODKnoxville, TN 379091386644151
  3. Austin Swain, O.D.Ripley, TN 380631407238736
  4. Benjamin Swartz, ODMurfreesboro, TN 371301598497026
  5. Lisa Sykes, O.D.Nashville, TN 372091659586758
  6. Monica Szalajko, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641720436892
  7. Robert Szeliga, O.D.Spring Hill, TN 371741982778825
  8. Herman Tacker, O.D.Memphis, TN 381111033157763
  9. Andrea Taddese, O.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221063725208
  10. Karen Allison Talens, ODMemphis, TN 381221851140503
  11. David Talley, O.D.Memphis, TN 381271982697058
  12. Lavanya Tammareddi, O.D.Mount Juliet, TN 371221174690655
  13. William Tantum, O.D.Maryville, TN 378011316350291
  14. Mary Theresa Taormina, ODMemphis, TN 381321750110540
  15. Paul Tappan, ODHarriman, TN 377481457346694
  16. Blake Tarr, O.D.New Market, TN 378201235323759
  17. Blane Tarr, O.D.Newport, TN 378211972529428
  18. Marc Taub, ODMemphis, TN 381041275754020
  19. Laila Tawfik, ODGoodlettsville, TN 370721588224281
  20. Alyssa Taylor, ODSevierville, TN 378761689200156
  21. Bonnie Taylor, ODPulaski, TN 384781609958396
  22. Christy Taylor, O.D.Franklin, TN 370641336193127
  23. Daniel Taylor, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041356467021
  24. Graham TaylorGreeneville, TN 377451306468731
  25. James TaylorParis, TN 382421447202031
  26. Joshua Taylor, ODJohnson City, TN 376011700445459
  27. Mia Taylor, ODKnoxville, TN 379201497487102
  28. Bernard Tekiele, ODNashville, TN 372121609879741
  29. Jennifer Tekiele, ODGoodlettsville, TN 370721144306705
  30. Barbara Tempkins, O.D.Nashville, TN 372051063530582
  31. Linda Tharp, O.D.Memphis, TN 381041053302331
  32. Melissa Thomas, O.D.Lenoir City, TN 377721982982187
  33. Morton Thomas, O.D.Franklin, TN 370671568516110
  34. Charles Thomason, O.D.Huntingdon, TN 383441063585677
  35. Aaron Thompson, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211538263561
  36. Danielle Thompson, ODMemphis, TN 381251053832246
  37. Laura Thompson, ODChattanooga, TN 374211184708588
  38. Paige Thompson, ODChattanooga, TN 374211548719503
  39. Travis Thompson, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379321730526716
  40. Emy Thompson-Gozum, O.DSpring Hill, TN 371741548612351
  41. Nelson Thoresen, ODCleveland, TN 373121518088921
  42. Jerry Tidwell, ODDickson, TN 370551013986603
  43. James Tilley, O.D.Franklin, TN 370641306974548
  44. Sherry Tilley, O.D.Morristown, TN 378141689894602
  45. Meredith Tonks, ODKnoxville, TN 379341770879090
  46. Jean Toomey, O.D.Athens, TN 373031104858182
  47. Thomas Townsend, ODParis, TN 382421902942386
  48. Haley Townsend-Durocher, ODNashville, TN 372051609640697
  49. Paul Trapeni, O.D.Smyrna, TN 371671376605303
  50. Joseph Trent, ODRogersville, TN 378571265006373

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.