NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgery Physician in Tennessee

631 NPPES records list surgery physician with a practice address in Tennessee, 9 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd highest rate of 51. Nashville and Memphis have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 1 of 13.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208600000X · 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, 117

  1. Nashville117
  2. Memphis64
  3. Knoxville54
  4. Chattanooga35
  5. Johnson City27

Surgery Physician records in Tennessee

  1. Wahid Abadier, MDLenoir City, TN 377721144391657
  2. Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN 381041386741676
  3. Terry Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231730105610
  4. William AdamsGreeneville, TN 377451962859165
  5. Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301992803498
  6. Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321891016788
  7. Mohamad Akbik, M.D.Bartlett, TN 381331205886595
  8. Mark Akins, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291497795454
  9. Faris Al-Gebory, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041851421705
  10. Hayden Alford, MDJackson, TN 383051831727569
  11. Subhi Ali, MD FACSWaverly, TN 371851700873049
  12. Delenya Allen, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191164713525
  13. Julian Allen, MDPulaski, TN 384781285606277
  14. Suhail Allos, M. D.Nashville, TN 372111558424671
  15. Marcus Alvarez, MDSpringfield, TN 371721821443953
  16. Robert Ampudia, M.D.Newport, TN 378211437127610
  17. William Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372321437246576
  18. Michael Antiporda, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161083970669
  19. Jessica Ardila Gatas, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321104168574
  20. Coleman Arnold, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374041629062260
  21. Aaron Arroyave, MDKingsport, TN 376601578099495
  22. Muhammad Atif, MDJamestown, TN 385561407866890
  23. Andrew Avery, MDNashville, TN 372321164841730
  24. Adil Ayub, MDJackson, TN 383011457888711
  25. Ashok Babu, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051316142573
  26. Joseph BalabanKnoxville, TN 379201912588724
  27. Jordynn BaldwinKnoxville, TN 379201952938938
  28. Nicholas Ballay, MDAthens, TN 373031295093052
  29. Adrian Barbul, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321336102755
  30. Gala Barden, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201578874749
  31. Sherwood Barefoot, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601831131432
  32. Donald Barker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374031164416707
  33. Danielle Barnard, MDMemphis, TN 381041770809105
  34. Gregory Barrett, MDJackson, TN 383011487115119
  35. Nancy Barrett, MDLebanon, TN 370871962403378
  36. Tal Bash, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671104117092
  37. Laura Baskin, M.D.Franklin, TN 370671538157219
  38. David Beaird, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291366430001
  39. Mariah Beasley, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379341043476831
  40. Stephen Behrman, MDMemphis, TN 381201942266713
  41. Shannon Beierle, MDCleveland, TN 373111497194336
  42. Christopher Bell, M.D.Crossville, TN 385551669424107
  43. Lisa Bellin, MDNashville, TN 372031497739817
  44. Davis Berry, M.D,Knoxville, TN 379201316380744
  45. Robel Beyene, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121255625703
  46. Terry Bingham, MDHarriman, TN 377481336107119
  47. Christopher Birdsey, MDDickson, TN 370551720669518
  48. David Bittenbinder, MDMemphis, TN 381201306283361
  49. Mark Blair, M.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881508869561
  50. Kaela Blake, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201205222072

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208600000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Tennessee ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Idaho9
  2. Georgia9
  3. Indiana9
  4. Tennessee9
  5. Mississippi9
  6. Alabama9
  7. 50 states and D.C.10

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208600000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.7% 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. Tennessee77.0%
  2. United States73.7%

Surgery Physician records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file486 of 631 · 77.0% here, 73.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file404 · 64.0% here, 58.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more319 · 50.6% here, 54.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 404 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208600000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

631 NPPES records list surgery physician (208600000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 9 per 100,000 residents against 10 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 117 of them (19%).

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. South Carolina647
  2. Indiana612
  3. Colorado608
  4. Maryland672

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Mississippi8.7
  2. Georgia9.0
  3. Alabama8.7
  4. Idaho9.1

The largest states

  1. California3,118
  2. Texas2,192
  3. New York2,053
  4. Florida1,887
  5. Pennsylvania1,867

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.