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 9 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. John Gentry, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376041871549691
  2. Michael Gerstner, ODMemphis, TN 381041215920350
  3. Merna Ghobrial, ODMurfreesboro, TN 371291699516674
  4. Gabrielle Gibbon, ODMountain Home, TN 376841891682795
  5. Frank Gibson, ODMemphis, TN 381041578556247
  6. Jennifer Giles, O.D.Memphis, TN 381191598727497
  7. Phillip Gilliam, O.D.Elizabethton, TN 376431326174558
  8. Russell Gilliam, ODUnion City, TN 382611689775520
  9. James Gillispie, O.D.Hermitage, TN 370761881747129
  10. John Gingrich, O.D.Mountain Home, TN 376841902858889
  11. Mariam GirgesSparta, TN 385831376156554
  12. Anna Girsky, O.D.Clarksville, TN 370431275103046
  13. Mark Givens, ODClarksville, TN 370401750482659
  14. Ginger Givens Coley, O.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301295760072
  15. Silvia Glaser, O.D.Memphis, TN 381281154455038
  16. Meredith Goforth, O.D.Memphis, TN 381191780432393
  17. John Goldsmith, ODKingsport, TN 376601164728507
  18. Jay Goldstein, O.D.Memphis, TN 381191669872768
  19. Richard Goldston, ODHixson, TN 373431275509598
  20. David Goodman, O.D.Lexington, TN 383511548309867
  21. Elizabeth Goodman, O.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751205839586
  22. Frankie Goolsby, ODSmyrna, TN 371671124104617
  23. Lisa Goslak, ODFranklin, TN 370671073678595
  24. James Gould, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721700903648
  25. Virgilio Gozum, O.D.Spring Hill, TN 371741003297318
  26. Joseph Grant, O.D.Limestone, TN 376811467590554
  27. Thomas Graves, ODGallatin, TN 370661184680878
  28. Keith Gray, ODMemphis, TN 381161063465391
  29. Leah Gray, O.D.Memphis, TN 381281891000410
  30. Taylor Greene, ODKnoxville, TN 379211154975324
  31. Jackie Greene-Gunter, ODHarriman, TN 377481386638203
  32. Mark Greer, O.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301154372266
  33. Paul Grigonis, ODMadison, TN 371151770861650
  34. Zeke Grissom, ODShelbyville, TN 371601164095758
  35. Dana Grist, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376011033148135
  36. Aaron Grosman, ODNolensville, TN 371351790624039
  37. Alexis Grycko, ODMemphis, TN 381251083344956
  38. Mia Guillory, O.D.Harriman, TN 377481811186059
  39. Thomas Gunter, ODHarriman, TN 377481992799670
  40. April Gussler, ODCordova, TN 380161295397016
  41. Tim Haas, O.D.Seymour, TN 378651184822744
  42. James Haaven, O.DSmyrna, TN 371671952452708
  43. David Haba, ODGermantown, TN 381381720500218
  44. Todd Hackney, O. D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301972609972
  45. Charles Haddad, ODSomerville, TN 380681316937568
  46. Dahlia Haddad, O.D.Goodlettsville, TN 370721962852608
  47. James Haggard, O.D.Jackson, TN 383051073669347
  48. Brance Hagood, ODRogersville, TN 378571982648275
  49. Kelly Hagood, O.D.Johnson City, TN 376041780953364
  50. Chase Hahn, ODBrentwood, TN 370271770437113

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.