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 43 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. Poonam PatelPigeon Forge, TN 378631538014584
  2. Prianca PatelKnoxville, TN 379221255968772
  3. Riddhi Patel, PA-CHarrogate, TN 377521265213169
  4. Ruchi Patel, PAMurfreesboro, TN 371291831550003
  5. Vaishali Patel, PALebanon, TN 370871366021230
  6. Viral Patel, PAGoodlettsville, TN 370721619781390
  7. Katherine Patrick, PAMurfreesboro, TN 371301366584989
  8. Catherine Patterson, PA-CManchester, TN 373551447334933
  9. Merri Patterson, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011174143036
  10. Samantha Patterson, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041891492617
  11. Bethanie PattonBristol, TN 376201992348254
  12. Rachel Patton, PA-CNashville, TN 372321093186736
  13. Andrew PaulChattanooga, TN 374111609462670
  14. Lindsey Payne, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379381700343787
  15. Taylor Payne, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379381093304552
  16. Robin PaytonGermantown, TN 381381720828676
  17. Veronica Paz, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041598257172
  18. Katelyn Peak, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041609677095
  19. Donna Pearson, PAChattanooga, TN 374211851332274
  20. Ethan PeckNashville, TN 372211912878455
  21. Linda Peery, PA-CJackson, TN 383011487600193
  22. Brandon PefferNashville, TN 372031780013862
  23. Dana Pelizza, PAKnoxville, TN 379201134456577
  24. Elissa Pelton, PA-CNashville, TN 372061700331147
  25. Alexandra PendergrassPikeville, TN 373671942671342
  26. Ryan Pendleton, PAOak Ridge, TN 378301538406046
  27. Hannah Penedo Barragan, PANew Market, TN 378201043004443
  28. Adam Penley, PAJohnson City, TN 376011689402141
  29. Matthew PennySmyrna, TN 371671992667901
  30. Janera PentiahChattanooga, TN 374211558991588
  31. Arianne Peoples, PAMemphis, TN 381271184030579
  32. Elaina PerezHarrogate, TN 377521528989563
  33. Ilienis Perez-Rios, PA-CAlcoa, TN 377011194350678
  34. Desiree Perillo, PA-CNashville, TN 372321639872393
  35. Barry Perkins, P.A.-C.Maryville, TN 378041790726016
  36. Danielle Perkins, PA-CNashville, TN 372321346657608
  37. Joshua Perkins, PAMountain City, TN 376831851842520
  38. Mary Perkins, PA-CMurfreesboro, TN 371291841214970
  39. Melissa Perkins, PAClarksville, TN 370431407472079
  40. Melissa Perkins, PA-CHendersonville, TN 370751760425748
  41. Nicki Perkins, PA-CLebanon, TN 370871447625892
  42. Rylea Perkins, PAJohnson City, TN 376041063374817
  43. Elizabeth Perkins Hayes, PANashville, TN 372321093183592
  44. Madilynn Perrigo, PA-COak Ridge, TN 378301619753803
  45. Amanda Perry, PA-CWestmoreland, TN 371861992956114
  46. Caitlin Perry, PAAshland City, TN 370151770330490
  47. McKenzie PetersMilligan, TN 376821467307264
  48. James Peterson, PANashville, TN 372321215971858
  49. Anna Petrie, PA-CSomerville, TN 380681902793730
  50. Kendra Petruny, PA-CNashville, TN 372321154962413

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.