NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Tennessee

3,055 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Tennessee, 43 per 100,000 residents, the 36th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 29 of 62.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · 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, 700

  1. Nashville700
  2. Knoxville399
  3. Memphis191
  4. Chattanooga150
  5. Murfreesboro100

Physician Assistant records in Tennessee

  1. Teagan Jones, PA-CManchester, TN 373551467134049
  2. Timothy Jones, PA-CNewport, TN 378211427097997
  3. Tera Joseph, P.A.Cleveland, TN 373111750310017
  4. Audrey Josey, PAOoltewah, TN 373631336809987
  5. Danielle Joslin, PA-CNashville, TN 372031386171213
  6. Chelsea Joyce, PAParis, TN 382421083240030
  7. Kayla JungebergNashville, TN 372321396572731
  8. Emalee Justice, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201023899051
  9. Heather Justice, MSPAP, PA-CKingsport, TN 376601811182710
  10. Jack Justice, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376151871180117
  11. Christopher Justus, PA-CBristol, TN 376201215943212
  12. Abigail Kaiser, PA-CMemphis, TN 381051184373680
  13. Margaret Kaiser, PANashville, TN 372031508505298
  14. Tom Kaiser, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374211578515219
  15. Jonathan Kamar, PA-CLouisville, TN 377771700118411
  16. Bessie Kampas, P.A.Knoxville, TN 379161205871662
  17. Robert Kanaby, P.A.Madison, TN 371151841226982
  18. Jaspreet KandolaBartlett, TN 381331215884010
  19. Mackinzie Kane, PAKnoxville, TN 379201104776079
  20. Eleanor Kantrow, PA-CNashville, TN 372091932989217
  21. Addison KarlblomNashville, TN 372101700511672
  22. Debora Karstens, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374031548289747
  23. Kristen KaserGoodlettsville, TN 370721255908091
  24. Amir Kashef, PA-CNashville, TN 372081063083947
  25. Donya KazemiNashville, TN 372141578413803
  26. Jordan KeeCamden, TN 383201831728591
  27. Kelsey Kee, MS, PA-CCollierville, TN 380171639921349
  28. Kasey Keel, PA-CBristol, TN 376201629473889
  29. Alexis Keen, PA-CGoodlettsville, TN 370721457834590
  30. Sean Keenan, PA-CNashville, TN 372321134721079
  31. Kara Keene, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376011376299685
  32. Lindsey KeenumChattanooga, TN 374041336531565
  33. Hannah Kegley, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379191982143202
  34. Tanya Kehoe, PANashville, TN 372321104472794
  35. Rachel Keiper, PA-CHermitage, TN 370761497144133
  36. Alexandra KellerNashville, TN 372321598628885
  37. Alyssa Keller, PA-CNashville, TN 372031992206445
  38. Danielle Keller, PA-CUnion City, TN 382611366098436
  39. Shannon Keller, PA-CNashville, TN 372321083126106
  40. Stephanie Keller, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379241053062240
  41. Ashley Kelley, PALa Vergne, TN 370861174194526
  42. Elizabeth Kelley, PA-CMurfreesboro, TN 371301699309724
  43. Jeffrey Kelley, PA-CMurfreesboro, TN 371291821390436
  44. Benjamin Kendrick, PA-CAthens, TN 373031578907010
  45. Taryn Kendrick, PAColumbia, TN 384011194058537
  46. Haley Kennedy, PABristol, TN 376201134059058
  47. Howard Kennedy, PA-COoltewah, TN 373631942280052
  48. Janine Kennedy, PA-COoltewah, TN 373631780971945
  49. Kate Kennedy, PA-CNashville, TN 372031063371276
  50. James Kerby, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTNashville, TN 372111649367590

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 36 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio45
  2. Wyoming45
  3. Kentucky43
  4. Tennessee43
  5. South Carolina43
  6. Georgia42
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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. Tennessee80.1%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,448 of 3,055 · 80.1% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2,031 · 66.5% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more902 · 29.5% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 2,030 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

3,055 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 43 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 700 of them (23%).

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. Maryland3,224
  2. New Jersey3,393
  3. Wisconsin3,475
  4. Arizona3,666

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina42.7
  2. Kentucky43.3
  3. Georgia42.3
  4. Wyoming44.5

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. North Carolina9,279

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.