NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Public Health Dentistry in Tennessee

34 NPPES records list public health dentistry with a practice address in Tennessee, 0.5 per 100,000 residents, the 13th highest rate of 51. Knoxville and Johnson City have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1223D0001X · method

Knoxville has the most, 7

Public Health Dentistry records in Tennessee

  1. Vaishali BhaktaMurfreesboro, TN 371301376807651
  2. Benjamin Birdwell, D.D.SMorristown, TN 378141740369545
  3. Kela Bowman, DDSCleveland, TN 373121922997022
  4. Jasper Brewster, DDSNashville, TN 372431700144425
  5. Hamir Contractor, D.D.S.Athens, TN 373031295717437
  6. John Dedmon, D.D.S.Carthage, TN 370301063495372
  7. Delia Fernandez, DDSColumbia, TN 384011275611600
  8. Alexandra FiliNashville, TN 372211568024560
  9. Michael Garrett, DDSKnoxville, TN 379201760470850
  10. James Gillcrist, D.D.S.Nashville, TN 372431386862035
  11. Suzanne Hayes, DDSSpencer, TN 385851619968211
  12. Anne Hill, DDSMemphis, TN 381051255320248
  13. Barry Hopper, DDSBlountville, TN 376171962552927
  14. Delana Horton, RDHJohnson City, TN 376041215088216
  15. Lacy Hudson, D.D.S.Knoxville, TN 379171811259914
  16. Steven Keeton, DDSKnoxville, TN 379171073516902
  17. Barbara Lester, RDHElizabethton, TN 376431841344637
  18. Sydney McAbeeJohnson City, TN 376011003705344
  19. Kayla McCormack, DDSMcMinnville, TN 371101134806516
  20. John McGuire, D.D.SMorristown, TN 378141497834204
  21. Martha Nicholson, DDSDover, TN 370581326645623
  22. Charles Parker, D.D.S.Johnson City, TN 376011457428708
  23. Karishma Patel, DMDClarksville, TN 370421942985841
  24. William Peck, DDS,MPHChattanooga, TN 374021972594372
  25. David Rasner, D.D.S.Somerville, TN 380681417945502
  26. Mary Sharp, DMDClinton, TN 377161427586619
  27. Larman Sprouse, DDS, MPHKnoxville, TN 379201174680326
  28. Gregory Thomas, DDSKnoxville, TN 379171992850770
  29. Samuel Thomas, DDSSeymour, TN 378651295345270
  30. Carl Todoro, D.D.S.Knoxville, TN 379171053571927
  31. William Watson, DDSMemphis, TN 381051184613176
  32. William Whitworth, DDSCookeville, TN 385011407830300
  33. Jasina Winton, D.D.S.Memphis, TN 381141245308337
  34. Nickita Zaveri, DMDKnoxville, TN 379231538540885

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223D0001X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 13 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri0.5
  2. Oregon0.5
  3. Virginia0.5
  4. Tennessee0.5
  5. Oklahoma0.4
  6. Maine0.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1223D0001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

38.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 40.6% 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. Tennessee38.2%
  2. United States40.6%

Public Health Dentistry records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file13 of 34 · 38.2% here, 40.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 1.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more22 · 64.7% here, 68.3% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 1223D0001X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

34 NPPES records list public health dentistry (1223D0001X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 0.5 per 100,000 residents against 0.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Knoxville has 7 of them (21%).

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. Missouri34
  2. Illinois36
  3. Michigan32
  4. Arizona28

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Virginia0.5
  2. Oklahoma0.4
  3. Oregon0.5
  4. Florida0.4

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.