State provider profile · CMS NPPES
Tennessee Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Tennessee - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
- 122,350
- Providers
- 573
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 20th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Tennessee has 122,350 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 20th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by Family Nurse Practitioner.
- 122,350
- NPPES-registered providers
- 20th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 36%
- by provider count
- 6.4%
- Family Nurse Practitioner (largest specialty)
Where Tennessee ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
122,350 Top 36% higher than 64% of 56 jurisdictions
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
122,350 providers across 573 specialties
What's distinctive here
The specialties Tennessee has more, and fewer, of than the nation
Relative to its size, Tennessee has about 2.1× the national share of family nurse practitioners and only 0.54× 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
- Family Nurse Practitioner 2.1×
- Registered Nurse 1.5×
- Pharmacist 1.4×
- Case Manager/Care Coordinator 1.3×
Less common in Tennessee
- Behavior Technician 0.54×
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.
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Tennessee. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Tennessee at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Tennessee
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 573 specialties total
- Top specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner
- 7,834
- 6.4% of Tennessee's 122,350 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 7,834 |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 7,221 |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 5,613 |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 5,184 |
| 5 | Behavior Technician | 5,129 |
| 6 | Registered Nurse | 4,722 |
| 7 | Mental Health Counselor | 4,649 |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,619 |
| 9 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 3,550 |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Physician | 2,890 |
| 11 | Clinical Social Worker | 2,859 |
| 12 | Physician Assistant | 2,777 |
| 13 | Family Medicine Physician | 2,533 |
| 14 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,392 |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 2,340 |
| 16 | Occupational Therapist | 2,271 |
| 17 | Social Worker | 2,151 |
| 18 | General Practice Dentistry | 1,957 |
| 19 | Professional Counselor | 1,944 |
| 20 | Counselor | 1,749 |
Which cities in Tennessee have the most providers?
Top cities in Tennessee by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- Nashville
Nashville
23,473 providers
- Knoxville
Knoxville
13,901 providers
- Memphis
Memphis
12,599 providers
- Chattanooga 7,173
Chattanooga
7,173 providers
- Murfreesboro 3,752
Murfreesboro
3,752 providers
- Johnson City 3,648
Johnson City
3,648 providers
- Clarksville 3,357
Clarksville
3,357 providers
- Brentwood 2,718
Brentwood
2,718 providers
- Franklin 2,669
Franklin
2,669 providers
- Jackson 2,485
Jackson
2,485 providers
What this shows Nashville leads Tennessee's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville | 23,473 |
| 2 | Knoxville | 13,901 |
| 3 | Memphis | 12,599 |
| 4 | Chattanooga | 7,173 |
| 5 | Murfreesboro | 3,752 |
| 6 | Johnson City | 3,648 |
| 7 | Clarksville | 3,357 |
| 8 | Brentwood | 2,718 |
| 9 | Franklin | 2,669 |
| 10 | Jackson | 2,485 |
| 11 | Kingsport | 1,944 |
| 12 | Germantown | 1,662 |
| 13 | Cookeville | 1,603 |
| 14 | Hendersonville | 1,428 |
| 15 | Columbia | 1,317 |
| 16 | Maryville | 1,281 |
| 17 | Cleveland | 1,234 |
| 18 | Cordova | 1,171 |
| 19 | Morristown | 1,104 |
| 20 | Smyrna | 991 |
| 21 | Bristol | 988 |
| 22 | Oak Ridge | 873 |
| 23 | Gallatin | 868 |
| 24 | Madison | 827 |
| 25 | Greeneville | 764 |
| 26 | Bartlett | 763 |
| 27 | Lebanon | 739 |
| 28 | Hermitage | 672 |
| 29 | Hixson | 615 |
| 30 | Sevierville | 613 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Tennessee
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Tennessee licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Tennessee disciplinary trends →Using the Tennessee data
Tennessee has 122,350 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Tennessee's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Tennessee's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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