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 3 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. Bradley Postlethwaite, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381851663462
  2. Dilli Poudel, MBBS, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321275940041
  3. Maryam Pourpaki, MDNashville, TN 372051316234974
  4. Vaishnavi Pulusani, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191164789533
  5. Syed Raza, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031063636306
  6. Asim Razzaq, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291790758514
  7. Sujana Reddy, MDFranklin, TN 370671942348081
  8. Christian Rhea, D.O.Nashville, TN 372031982668976
  9. Emilio Rodriguez, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011578531851
  10. Lizeth Romero, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031396983524
  11. Jeffrey Scheib, MDAlcoa, TN 377011275610370
  12. John Sergent, MDNashville, TN 372321114019536
  13. Indravadan Shah, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041023100914
  14. Charles Sienknecht, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431740224526
  15. Elizabeth SimpsonHixson, TN 373431295848794
  16. Kenny Sizemore, MDKnoxville, TN 379231346229861
  17. James Slusher, M.D.Brentwood, TN 370271851509939
  18. Brett SmithKnoxville, TN 379161316265887
  19. Michael Smitherman, MDNashville, TN 372051053303685
  20. Poonam Somai, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051881803492
  21. Jason Springer, MDNashville, TN 372321386889806
  22. Archana Srinivas, MDNashville, TN 372321063705432
  23. Eli Steigelfest, MDNashville, TN 372321386664662
  24. Charles Stein, MDNashville, TN 372321710061825
  25. John Stuart, M.D.Memphis, TN 381121164535498
  26. Mohamed Tageldin, MDKnoxville, TN 379201366963829
  27. Simpson Tanner, MDNashville, TN 372321346332756
  28. Stacy Tanner, MDKnoxville, TN 379201598020935
  29. Steffi Thomas, D.OMemphis, TN 381041639604887
  30. Alex Tinianow, MDNashville, TN 372321356967160
  31. Elizabeth TurnerChattanooga, TN 374031437177441
  32. Jay Warrick, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091326083015
  33. William Wason, MDJohnson City, TN 376041063400471
  34. Paul Wheeler, MDNashville, TN 372031750376786
  35. Erin Wilfong, MDNashville, TN 372321598064974
  36. Donna Winn, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091477597532
  37. John Wolfe, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379091437244415
  38. Jennifer Young-Glazer, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321205213147
  39. Beenish Zulfiqar, M.DMemphis, TN 381041699152272

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.