Doctors and health care providers in Tennessee
126,118 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Tennessee, 1,770 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 328 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners search.
Family Medicine is Tennessee's largest physician specialty
22,215 records in Tennessee list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Tennessee list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest group
Nashville has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
What's distinctive here
The specialties Tennessee has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Tennessee has about 2.4× the national share of certified registered nurse anesthetists and only 0.55× the share of behavior technicians. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.
More common in Tennessee
Less common in Tennessee
- Behavior Technician 0.55×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.61×
Each multiple is Tennessee's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.
1,847 Tennessee entries on the federal exclusion list
25.9 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Tennessee: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Tennessee address, five most common authorities.
The 30 Tennessee cities with the most records
- Nashville24,357
- Knoxville14,339
- Memphis12,794
- Chattanooga7,377
- Murfreesboro3,910
- Johnson City3,807
- Clarksville3,514
- Brentwood2,831
- Franklin2,795
- Jackson2,531
- Kingsport1,986
- Germantown1,692
- Cookeville1,654
- Hendersonville1,521
- Columbia1,337
- Maryville1,317
- Cleveland1,283
- Cordova1,212
- Morristown1,132
- Smyrna1,069
- Bristol1,013
- Oak Ridge904
- Gallatin898
- Madison851
- Lebanon780
- Greeneville773
- Bartlett769
- Hermitage681
- Sevierville632
- Hixson628
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in Tennessee?
126,118 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Tennessee, under 568 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in Tennessee?
Family Medicine, with 2,674 records, followed by internal medicine (2,596). Across every provider type the largest group is Family Nurse Practitioner (9,060 records).
How do I find a doctor in Tennessee?
Open a physician specialty above for its Tennessee list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to TN. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.