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 32 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. Cynthia Laux, PA-CMc Kenzie, TN 382011417203217
  2. Matthew Lavelle, PALenoir City, TN 377721306882345
  3. Madison LavoieBrentwood, TN 370271740139823
  4. Paul Lavoie, PA-CMemphis, TN 381051205131240
  5. Cayley Lawley, PAJackson, TN 383011871933580
  6. Ashley Lawrence, PA-CGermantown, TN 381381215205828
  7. Paul LawrenceKingsport, TN 376601235560335
  8. Russell Lawrence, PA-CMountain Home, TN 376841356438394
  9. Thomas Laws, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMemphis, TN 381041811907652
  10. Chandler Lawson, PANashville, TN 372141356150403
  11. Haley LawsonJefferson City, TN 377601013377092
  12. Jeff Lawson, P.A.Kingsport, TN 376601568481075
  13. Kierstin Lawson, PA-CHarrogate, TN 377521841015252
  14. Stephen Lawson, OPA-CKingsport, TN 376601265603914
  15. Margaret Laxton, P.A.Nashville, TN 372321528321163
  16. Kimberly Lay, PACJefferson City, TN 377601801826417
  17. Kylee Layne, PAManchester, TN 373551306215355
  18. Travis Layne, PACNashville, TN 372321902894389
  19. Rebecca Layton, PA-COak Ridge, TN 378301386979573
  20. Johnny Le, PA-CBurns, TN 370291982271862
  21. Anna Leach, PAGreeneville, TN 377451073367751
  22. Morgan LeathermanNashville, TN 372321871201723
  23. Aiesha LeddaCookeville, TN 385011225731904
  24. Miranda Ledford, PAJohnson City, TN 376041053151423
  25. Angie Lee, PA-CGermantown, TN 381381578298519
  26. Hunter Lee, PAMurfreesboro, TN 371291477965929
  27. Jaelyn LeeKnoxville, TN 379191134953060
  28. Joni Lee, PAMt Juliet, TN 371221083869630
  29. Laurel Lee, PA-CHendersonville, TN 370751477442317
  30. Macy LeeNashville, TN 372321013621002
  31. Paul Lee, PAKingsport, TN 376601447279856
  32. Rebekah Lee, PA-C, RDNGeorgetown, TN 373361073324083
  33. Taylor Lee, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341902597263
  34. Caitlin Legeay, PA-CNashville, TN 372321568868180
  35. Melissa Lehmann, PANashville, TN 372321609860634
  36. Addison Leinart, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379191639768237
  37. Althea Leitch-Edwards, RPACNashville, TN 372321467729178
  38. Elisa LemerondChattanooga, TN 374031689478794
  39. David Lennon, PA-CFranklin, TN 370671669467981
  40. Drake Leonard, PAGreeneville, TN 377451538759220
  41. Jamie Leonard, P.A.-CSevierville, TN 378621013455724
  42. Christina Lequan, PADayton, TN 373211477582146
  43. Abigail Lesoine, PA-CRocky Top, TN 377691801483490
  44. Catherine Lessley, PA-CNashville, TN 372321891486924
  45. Jennifer Lester, PA-CCleveland, TN 373111245153378
  46. Angela Lett, PAKnoxville, TN 379241245326362
  47. Lisa LettermanSpringfield, TN 371721992233373
  48. Charles Levi, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMurfreesboro, TN 371301518018225
  49. Julie Levy, PANashville, TN 372321396851788
  50. John Lewandowski, PA-CNashville, TN 372031356943484

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.