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 4 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. Julia Bryant, O.D.Clarksville, TN 370431194563841
  2. Richard Buck, O.D.Memphis, TN 381151548295983
  3. Lindsey BuckholzMurfreesboro, TN 371291114779774
  4. Alan Bugg, O.D.Union City, TN 382611871547455
  5. Bradley Bugg, ODUnion City, TN 382611043610025
  6. Britton Bugg, ODUnion City, TN 382611750995528
  7. Marissa Buinickas, ODMountain Home, TN 376841326774845
  8. A. Bukeavich, O.D.Martin, TN 382371821028879
  9. Mavis Bulger, O.D.Franklin, TN 370671558599621
  10. Jacqueline Burgess, ODKnoxville, TN 379191154858116
  11. James Burke, ODMemphis, TN 381041497742233
  12. Tommy Burks, ODColumbia, TN 384011740290881
  13. Charlene Burnett, O.D.Jackson, TN 383051114927761
  14. Brooke Burress, ODMc Kenzie, TN 382011962178640
  15. Daniel Burt, ODAshland City, TN 370151790719151
  16. Amber Busche, O.D.Memphis, TN 381221285921528
  17. Shawn Busche, ODKingsport, TN 376601336072131
  18. Lindsey Butler, ODMemphis, TN 381321043803331
  19. Jeffrey Butts, O.D.Chattanooga, TN 374021972563278
  20. Stacey Butz, O.D.Collierville, TN 380171104206622
  21. Frances Bynum, O.D.Martin, TN 382371982691812
  22. Caroline Cade, O.D.Bartlett, TN 381331467550806
  23. Whitley Cagle, ODJohnson City, TN 376041972439420
  24. Emily Caldwell, ODMemphis, TN 381041912425299
  25. John Campbell, ODMemphis, TN 381041144213331
  26. Daisy Cannon, ODSeymour, TN 378651467281113
  27. Benjamin Carden, ODChattanooga, TN 374211508484650
  28. Jeffry Carkner, ODOoltewah, TN 373631891885612
  29. Torrey Carlson, O.D.Kingsport, TN 376641053360131
  30. Jamison Carr, O.D.Smyrna, TN 371671285187229
  31. Kenzie Carr, ODMadison, TN 371151215743174
  32. David Carrico, ODParis, TN 382421659303600
  33. Susan Carter, ODKnoxville, TN 379221538577747
  34. Frank Carusone, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379121053764803
  35. Theresa Cassidy, ODMemphis, TN 381321124511266
  36. Brodie Cates, ODCollierville, TN 380171144843194
  37. Jason Cates, O.D.South Pittsburg, TN 373801669520433
  38. Matthew Cathey, ODKnoxville, TN 379201962130948
  39. Kelly CawleyMemphis, TN 381321164084521
  40. Scott Chamberland, ODTullahoma, TN 373881326202656
  41. Wesley Chamberlin, ODKnoxville, TN 379191780748814
  42. Carissa Chambers, O.D.Jonesborough, TN 376591558721902
  43. Joe Chambers, ODErwin, TN 376501225016207
  44. John Chambers, ODRogersville, TN 378571235275215
  45. Jessica Chan, ODJohnson City, TN 376011093201188
  46. Nancy Chan, ODMemphis, TN 381041275966152
  47. Deborah Chance, ODMorristown, TN 378141528196193
  48. Deepa Chandrasekaran, O.D.Nashville, TN 372321073627170
  49. Shirnil Channappa, O.D.Knoxville, TN 379191124124714
  50. Jay Chapman, O.D.Lawrenceburg, TN 384641215012166

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.

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.