NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatrics Physician in Tennessee

1,255 NPPES records list pediatrics physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 18 per 100,000 residents, the 37th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 12 of 26.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208000000X · 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, 256

  1. Nashville256
  2. Memphis193
  3. Knoxville95
  4. Chattanooga71
  5. Johnson City51

Pediatrics Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Jara Jones, M.D.Collierville, TN 380171659378396
  2. Jessica Jones, MDElizabethton, TN 376431932737681
  3. Justin Jones, D.O.Greeneville, TN 377431316128101
  4. Margaret Jones, MDChattanooga, TN 374211265939359
  5. Charles Jordan, MDLebanon, TN 370871083784235
  6. Asha Joseph, MDNashville, TN 372321467500702
  7. Trenton Judd, DOMemphis, TN 381631447955927
  8. Wee Jung, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121194790634
  9. Saagar Karlekar, MDHendersonville, TN 370751679509814
  10. Jerrold Kartzinel, M.D.Jackson, TN 383051255478921
  11. Sobha Karwan, MDTalbott, TN 378771306845581
  12. Laila Kassees, M.D.Bartlett, TN 381341871529271
  13. Jason Kastner, MDGallatin, TN 370661477670164
  14. Travis Kauffmann, M.D.Memphis, TN 381051821443797
  15. Shahla Kaukab, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791699703264
  16. Erica Kaye, M.D.Memphis, TN 381051972827756
  17. Robert Keely, MDNashville, TN 372321952643272
  18. Angela Keeton, MDKnoxville, TN 379211205940913
  19. James Keffer, MDNashville, TN 372051053348508
  20. Ryan Kelln, D.O.Nashville, TN 372321033478474
  21. Jill Kelly, MDNashville, TN 372321720168354
  22. Mary Keown, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031437112216
  23. Kirk Kerensky, MDNashville, TN 372321811968134
  24. Jennifer Ketchum, MDThompsons Station, TN 371791760644108
  25. Samantha Ketron, MDKingsport, TN 376601578959920
  26. Asma Khan, MDMemphis, TN 381161164502977
  27. Ho Kim, M.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881366546871
  28. Jimmy Kimball, MDKnoxville, TN 379141316040926
  29. Megan King, MDKnoxville, TN 379211902470271
  30. Neil Kirshner, M.D.Mt Juliet, TN 371221245224070
  31. Tammy Kitchens, M.D.Elizabethton, TN 376431154362143
  32. Mary Kline, MDSmyrna, TN 371671710972369
  33. Lawrence Klinsky, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151649261447
  34. Scott Kloek, MDMemphis, TN 381161427045194
  35. Susan Klugewicz, M.D.Elizabethton, TN 376431992763981
  36. Laleisha Knapple, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321629238381
  37. Alan Kohrt, MDChattanooga, TN 374031821132580
  38. Mohammad Koucheki, M.D., P.C.Crossville, TN 385551235297847
  39. Laura Kraus, M.D.Jefferson City, TN 377601902820624
  40. Christine Krier, D.O.Nashville, TN 372321285064543
  41. Sweetie Krishen, M.D.Madisonville, TN 373541568417111
  42. Joel Kronenberg, MDMemphis, TN 381201023181161
  43. P Kumar, MDJohnson City, TN 376011760475610
  44. Varun KumarJohnson City, TN 376041528567393
  45. Sabrina Kuster, M.D.Memphis, TN 381321275629396
  46. Frank Lachina, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191730266792
  47. Michael Lacy, MDMemphis, TN 381161982691465
  48. Michael Ladd, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051952466377
  49. Rasha Laguarda, MDNashville, TN 372321124415419
  50. Danielle Lalonde, MDHermitage, TN 370761356498240

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208000000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 37 of 51 per resident

  1. Texas18
  2. Florida18
  3. Arizona18
  4. Tennessee18
  5. Oklahoma17
  6. Arkansas17
  7. 50 states and D.C.22

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208000000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

49.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 36.4% 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. Tennessee49.1%
  2. United States36.4%

Pediatrics Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file616 of 1,255 · 49.1% here, 36.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file96 · 7.6% here, 8.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more614 · 48.9% here, 58.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2009 · the 96 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208000000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,255 NPPES records list pediatrics physician (208000000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 18 per 100,000 residents against 22 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 256 of them (20%).

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. Minnesota1,288
  2. Wisconsin1,203
  3. Arizona1,309
  4. Colorado1,155

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida17.7
  2. Oklahoma17.4
  3. Texas18.5
  4. Arkansas16.6

The largest states

  1. California9,272
  2. New York5,795
  3. Texas5,641
  4. Florida3,996
  5. Pennsylvania3,382

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.