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 51 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. Jesse Shepard, PA-CNashville, TN 372141760302814
  2. Angelina Sheridan, PA-CEtowah, TN 373311295124618
  3. Kathleen Sherman, PA-CColumbia, TN 384011144281932
  4. Kristen Sherman, PA-CNashville, TN 372321902145972
  5. Ira Sherrill, PA-CCrossville, TN 385551851034136
  6. Hannah Sherrod, PACrossville, TN 385551538517008
  7. Tyler Sherwood, PA-CUnion City, TN 382611639588221
  8. Shreeda Sheth, PANashville, TN 372031023356193
  9. Karissa Shields, PA-CClarksville, TN 370431467843011
  10. Suzanne Shimaitis, P.A.C.Lebanon, TN 370871285718874
  11. Hunter Shipley, PA-CKingsport, TN 376601053031468
  12. Jessica Shirley, PA-CFranklin, TN 370671861843278
  13. Mary Shirley, PASelmer, TN 383751639538473
  14. Stephanie Shirley, PAKnoxville, TN 379221538409958
  15. Tyler ShiromaNashville, TN 372081770372583
  16. Hannah ShoffnerTullahoma, TN 373881306697644
  17. William Short, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201235608167
  18. Meghan Shotwell, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201669921888
  19. Lana Shoulders, PAWaverly, TN 371851669857561
  20. Meredith Shrader, PAChuckey, TN 376411124296561
  21. Sarah ShulerMemphis, TN 381151295288983
  22. Natalie ShullFranklin, TN 370671730018623
  23. Robin Sichala, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011760811301
  24. Hina Siddiqui, PA-CHendersonville, TN 370751861965378
  25. Kaitlin Siegel, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379191568882017
  26. Brett Sigley, PA-C, ATCNashville, TN 372281518529684
  27. Crystal SilvaNashville, TN 372321609345644
  28. Suzanne Silva, P.A.Ashland City, TN 370151417184482
  29. Sarah Simerly, PAJohnson City, TN 376041962045344
  30. Cynthia Simmons, PAKnoxville, TN 379191023178498
  31. Dara Simmons, PAMurfreesboro, TN 371291922943976
  32. Sydney Simmons, PA-CGallatin, TN 370661588427678
  33. Rena Simon, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374211558947994
  34. Ashlee Simpson, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231184120693
  35. Brett Simpson, PA-CMurfreesboro, TN 371291396388724
  36. David Simpson, PA-CNewport, TN 378211194768671
  37. Milo Simpson, PA-CNashville, TN 372321780216010
  38. Haley Sims, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231679453088
  39. Kaitlin SimsChattanooga, TN 374031033754700
  40. Larry Sims, PAKnoxville, TN 379171891821674
  41. Walter Sims, PA-CNashville, TN 372121235103490
  42. Inderpreet Singh, PA-CGoodlettsville, TN 370721104781350
  43. Melvin Sisco, PAOak Ridge, TN 378301669738431
  44. Victoria Sissom, PA-CAlcoa, TN 377011922596261
  45. Kenedy SissonWestmoreland, TN 371861104663657
  46. Paxton Sisson, P.A.Mc Kenzie, TN 382011801396049
  47. Daniel SittonMonterey, TN 385741235727199
  48. Eric SivChattanooga, TN 374211124855622
  49. Rebeka Skelton, PA-CRogersville, TN 378571104335553
  50. Annette Skidmore, PAKingsport, TN 376601225063480

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.