NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Tennessee

467 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 6.6 per 100,000 residents, the 46th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 3 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Nashville has the most, 78

  1. Nashville78
  2. Knoxville60
  3. Chattanooga36
  4. Johnson City31
  5. Germantown24

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Randall Davidson, MDColumbia, TN 384011073566212
  2. Max Davis, MDNashville, TN 372321215386594
  3. Benjamin Debelak, D.O.Gallatin, TN 370661790808848
  4. David Deboer, MDNashville, TN 372031942265400
  5. Joseph Defiore, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379221427025220
  6. Robert Detroye, MDJohnson City, TN 376011437114956
  7. William Devries, MDClarksville, TN 370431801887567
  8. Matthew Diehl, MDNashville, TN 372091073190609
  9. Brian Dierckman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031447436266
  10. Brian Dilworth, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091558603621
  11. Daniel Doty, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041528385887
  12. Jesse Doty, MDChattanooga, TN 374041851513931
  13. Brandon Downs, MDNashville, TN 372031568492049
  14. William Drury, M.D.Athens, TN 373031063504769
  15. Walter Dube, M.D.Hermitage, TN 370761548259864
  16. Parker DuncanJohnson City, TN 376011477916799
  17. Tyler Duncan, DOBristol, TN 376201154737799
  18. Calvin Dyer, MDNashville, TN 372071699767764
  19. William Dyer, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041891764874
  20. Brian Edkin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201174505093
  21. Michael Eilerman, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201952379612
  22. Tarek Elalayli, M.D.Hermitage, TN 370761174664296
  23. Philip Elizondo, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011407887870
  24. Charles Emerson, MDNashville, TN 372111275506594
  25. Stephen Engstrom, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321750647509
  26. John Everett, MDJackson, TN 380631164521860
  27. Tiffany Feltman Meals, D.O.Hermitage, TN 370761588984660
  28. Chad Ferguson, MDKnoxville, TN 379191982922605
  29. William FergusonMemphis, TN 381201992198378
  30. Martin Fiala, MDTullahoma, TN 373881619961976
  31. Michael Fleenor, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201215964911
  32. William Fly, MDMorristown, TN 378131063473346
  33. Jason Fogleman, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201427391697
  34. Jeffery France, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601942243746
  35. Douglas Freels, M.D.Sevierville, TN 378621528069051
  36. Barney Freeman, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381285622019
  37. Elizabeth FriedmannGermantown, TN 381381427477165
  38. Vaughn Frigon, M.D.Nashville, TN 372081164434528
  39. Warren Gardner, MDChattanooga, TN 374031831308139
  40. William Garside, MDNashville, TN 372091780676932
  41. Thomas Gautsch, M.D.Gallatin, TN 370661386677227
  42. William Gavigan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031336149087
  43. David Gaw, MDNashville, TN 372111538229752
  44. Curtis Gaylord, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091407174493
  45. Thomas Gill, MDJohnson City, TN 376011326307687
  46. Rudolph Glattes, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031346359460
  47. James Goss, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041295705549
  48. John Gracy, MDChattanooga, TN 374211477546885
  49. Joseph Grant, MDJohnson City, TN 376011932164662
  50. Todd Grebner, D.O.Chattanooga, TN 374041265647226

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 46 of 51 per resident

  1. Arkansas6.7
  2. New Mexico6.7
  3. Alabama6.7
  4. Tennessee6.6
  5. Florida6.5
  6. Arizona6.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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. Tennessee77.3%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file361 of 467 · 77.3% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file306 · 65.5% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more220 · 47.1% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 306 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

467 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 6.6 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 78 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. Colorado471
  2. Arizona462
  3. Maryland457
  4. Indiana491

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida6.5
  2. Alabama6.7
  3. New Mexico6.7
  4. Arkansas6.7

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.