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 49 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. Linzie Ruppel, PA-CBristol, TN 376201013728807
  2. Danielle Ruppenthal, PAMurfreesboro, TN 371291891289369
  3. Reagan RushingMemphis, TN 381041912862038
  4. Amy Russell, PA-CAlcoa, TN 377011467404020
  5. Christopher Russell, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011265845283
  6. Rone' Russell, PANashville, TN 372321093008955
  7. Kali Rutherford, PAJefferson Cty, TN 377601164275566
  8. Brittany Ryan, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341245598879
  9. Kindra Ryan, PA-CNashville, TN 372321558931147
  10. Meredith Ryan, PA-CWilliston, TN 380761497766414
  11. Shiann Ryan, PA-CRockwood, TN 378541356195762
  12. Nicole Rybak, PA-CNashville, TN 372321356716161
  13. Gina Sabbatini, PA-CMemphis, TN 381151497208177
  14. Alexandra Saenz, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231679106033
  15. Omeed Safdari, PA-CHendersonville, TN 370751295553360
  16. Jordan Saladino, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374211487198925
  17. Azita Saleh, PA-CWhite House, TN 371881336808765
  18. Barbara Salm, PAKnoxville, TN 379201457390676
  19. Daniel Salmon, PAHenderson, TN 383401659676906
  20. Michelle Samples, PAKnoxville, TN 379161972965275
  21. Deshaira SampsonMemphis, TN 381041205563541
  22. Guillermo Sanchez, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374111871975904
  23. Adrienne Sanders, P.A.Memphis, TN 381191386043891
  24. Haley Sanders, PA-CDyersburg, TN 380241588293484
  25. Kenneth Sanders, PA-CLa Follette, TN 377661578502696
  26. Kristin Sanders, PA-CNashville, TN 372011902165053
  27. Matthew SandersMemphis, TN 381031063051001
  28. Megan Sanders, PA-COak Ridge, TN 378301225842594
  29. Rachel Sandoval, PANashville, TN 372031669920336
  30. Alexandria Sanford, PA-CNashville, TN 372031578216750
  31. Stephanie Santa Ana, PA-CNashville, TN 372321720513369
  32. Jenna SantoroOak Ridge, TN 378301780476648
  33. Brian Sarapin, P.A.Shelbyville, TN 371601184694689
  34. Savannah Sarwar, PA-CPleasant View, TN 371461659056729
  35. Kirsten Sass, PAMc Kenzie, TN 382011801881131
  36. David Saunders, PARogersville, TN 378571477786457
  37. Meghan Sawyers, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201942737903
  38. Gianna Scaglione, PA-CMurfreesboro, TN 371281780114793
  39. Mary Scalf, PA-CHendersonville, TN 370751992150940
  40. Matthew Scanlon, PA-CLenoir City, TN 377721942170378
  41. Michael Scates, PA-C, M.S.Martin, TN 382371538135314
  42. Sarah Schaad, PAKnoxville, TN 379231205561180
  43. Andrew SchartnerNashville, TN 372321477427631
  44. Elizabeth Schelling, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201619788023
  45. Peggy Schmidt, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011699198010
  46. Andrew Schmudde, PAKnoxville, TN 379091477649564
  47. Barrett Schock, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041467151381
  48. Lonnie Scholl, PA-CTullahoma, TN 373881043264575
  49. Kevin Schoonover, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379091194214270
  50. Michael Schoonover, PAOak Ridge, TN 378301508492877

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.