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 54 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. Alex Stidham, PA-CSpeedwell, TN 378701023998655
  2. Hunter Stidham, PA-CNashville, TN 372321003295197
  3. Samantha StiflerNashville, TN 372321588107924
  4. Abigail Stiles, PAJohnson City, TN 376011891314639
  5. Laura Stiles, MS, PA-CMemphis, TN 381171811412612
  6. Mary StillChattanooga, TN 374041720733462
  7. Vicki Stiltner, PAKnoxville, TN 379231891055950
  8. Morgan StineNashville, TN 372321326335001
  9. Erin Stinnett, MMS, PA-CCleveland, TN 373231164932497
  10. Darin Stites, PA-CRidgely, TN 380801871335679
  11. Garrett Stockdale, PA-CNashville, TN 372321396446761
  12. Mary Stockdale, PA-CNashville, TN 372071568070043
  13. Courtney Stocks, PA-CNashville, TN 372321699512145
  14. Jess StocktonKnoxville, TN 379221003568833
  15. April Stoddard, P.A.C.Mc Kenzie, TN 382011568623957
  16. Warren Stoffey, PA-CMcMinnville, TN 371101538168570
  17. Hannah Stokes, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231265306831
  18. Neil Stoner, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379341649669045
  19. Mischa Story, PANashville, TN 372031487053815
  20. Scott Stout, PA-CLebanon, TN 370901942385893
  21. Christina StraussNashville, TN 372101497366116
  22. Megan StrawNashville, TN 372321952889800
  23. Chris Strawn, PAJohnson City, TN 376041013995109
  24. Mary Strickler, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379161649710989
  25. Kara StringerCookeville, TN 385011497207633
  26. Alexandra Stromatt, PA-CMaryville, TN 378041366255010
  27. Jennifer Stroop, PATullahoma, TN 373881619687340
  28. Stacey Stroud, PAMount Juliet, TN 371221912910142
  29. Abigail Struewing, PA-CCrossville, TN 385551710813175
  30. Brittney Strunk, PAHuntsville, TN 377561467853549
  31. Dustin Stuart, PA-CClarksville, TN 370431245576180
  32. Jillian StuartNashville, TN 372321518704840
  33. Natalie Sturgeon, P.A.C.Trenton, TN 383821457514614
  34. Pamela Sturgill, PA-CSevierville, TN 378621952700718
  35. Elizabeth Suarez, PA-CMemphis, TN 381151154912251
  36. Caroline Sudhoff, PAMaryville, TN 378041184133712
  37. Elexa Sullivan, PALebanon, TN 370871760359400
  38. Hannah SullivanNashville, TN 372091679112395
  39. David SummervilleNashville, TN 372321821781725
  40. Wendy Sumner Alexander, PA-CNashville, TN 372121285616938
  41. Megan Sutphin, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376041528608908
  42. Shawn Sutterlin, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376011891750097
  43. Elizabeth Sutton, PA-CNashville, TN 372091730424375
  44. Whitney SuttonNashville, TN 372141811640527
  45. Rojane Swanepoel, PA-CChattanooga, TN 374041134380850
  46. Caroline Swann, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379161720332232
  47. Austin SwansonNashville, TN 372321003374448
  48. Richard Swift, PA-CGermantown, TN 381381750797700
  49. Jefferson Swisher, PA-CNashville, TN 372321477928208
  50. Katherine Swords, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231558705848

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.