NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Tennessee

139 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 2 per 100,000 residents, the 27th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 1 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 49

  1. Nashville49
  2. Knoxville21
  3. Memphis18
  4. Chattanooga9
  5. Johnson City7

Rheumatology Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Mishal Abdullah, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231730319518
  2. Annette Abril, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601013127430
  3. Iman Abutineh, MDMemphis, TN 381031316503444
  4. Titilola Akhigbe, M.DMemphis, TN 381191437350816
  5. Rania Al Asmar, MDJohnson City, TN 376041083107932
  6. Mohammad Ali, M.DHendersonville, TN 370751871696096
  7. Jane Alissandratos, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181497746838
  8. Narender Annapureddy, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321821302597
  9. Judy Ash, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181730170184
  10. Daniel Austin, MDMemphis, TN 381381003435793
  11. James Baker, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041477530301
  12. Tonya Baker, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091508171869
  13. April Barnado, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321275767261
  14. Marvin Beard, MDAlcoa, TN 377011831276088
  15. William Bell, MDKnoxville, TN 379231477519585
  16. Michael Bible, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201730172727
  17. Jeffry Bieber, MDKnoxville, TN 379201831294891
  18. Daniel Birchmore, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121659462851
  19. Michael Boatright, M.D.Cordova, TN 380181710978168
  20. Chad Boomershine, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372321457408304
  21. Mark Boothby, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321336460054
  22. Richard Brackett, MDChattanooga, TN 374211568564672
  23. Natalie Braggs, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041477764322
  24. Michael BritChattanooga, TN 374031689692998
  25. James Burns, MDKnoxville, TN 379231235118803
  26. William Bush, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091740677426
  27. Kevin Byram, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321841566056
  28. Megan Byram, MDMt Juliet, TN 371221710428149
  29. Victor Byrd, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031952392797
  30. Robert Capps, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091336234376
  31. Adela Castro Gutierrez, MDMemphis, TN 381031013368430
  32. Erin ChewNashville, TN 372321821586587
  33. Sallaya Chinratanalab, MDNashville, TN 372321124115258
  34. Marcum Collins, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201154732436
  35. Robert Collins, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031851474092
  36. Robert Corty, MD,PHDNashville, TN 372321659990851
  37. Michael Cremer, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041447268610
  38. Leslie Crofford, MDNashville, TN 372321710998760
  39. Jayne Crowe, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031205063591
  40. Leslie Cuevas, MDNashville, TN 372051790779213
  41. Albertine Dewit, MDJohnson City, TN 376041528018520
  42. Rashmi Dhital, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321306361605
  43. Glenn Douglas, MDNashville, TN 372321831121011
  44. Charles Durand, M.D.Maryville, TN 378041275536260
  45. Meral El Ramahi, MDNashville, TN 372321811317746
  46. Alan Elliott, MDHixson, TN 373431811936107
  47. Raymond Enzenauer, MDCleveland, TN 373121952322398
  48. Anne Eyler, MDHermitage, TN 370761659428548
  49. Gerald Falasca, MDJohnson City, TN 376041891888434
  50. Tracy Frech, MDNashville, TN 372041831215227

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 27 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan2.3
  2. Florida2.2
  3. North Carolina2.2
  4. Tennessee2.0
  5. Louisiana1.9
  6. Kentucky1.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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. Tennessee82.0%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file114 of 139 · 82.0% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file96 · 69.1% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more63 · 45.3% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 96 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

139 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 2 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 49 of them (35%).

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. Colorado145
  2. Connecticut145
  3. South Carolina128
  4. Indiana127

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana1.9
  2. Kentucky1.9
  3. Utah1.9
  4. Alabama1.9

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

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.