TN
Healthcare providers in Tennessee
158,745 active providers practise in Tennessee, which is 1.7% of the national registry and makes it the 19th largest state by provider count.
Largest specialties
By primary taxonomy, counting practice location. A provider who lists several taxonomies appears once, under the one they flagged primary.
| Specialty | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Family Nurse Practitioner | 9,422 | |
| Pharmacist | 7,256 | |
| Physical Therapist | 5,934 | |
| Behavior Technician | 5,436 | |
| Mental Health Counselor | 5,000 | |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,669 | |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 3,937 | |
| Family Medicine Physician | 3,886 | |
| Clinical Social Worker | 3,546 | |
| Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 3,466 | |
| Internal Medicine Physician | 3,426 | |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 3,252 | |
| Registered Nurse | 3,203 | |
| Physician Assistant | 3,100 | |
| General Practice Dentistry | 2,854 | |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2,511 | |
| Occupational Therapist | 2,457 | |
| Professional Counselor | 2,387 | |
| Chiropractor | 2,336 | |
| Social Worker | 2,039 | |
| Dentist | 2,010 | |
| Optometrist | 1,956 | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 1,770 | |
| Behavior Analyst | 1,755 | |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 1,698 |
Neighbouring states by size
- Indiana153,907
- Minnesota167,079
- Oregon148,786
- Missouri147,378
- Arizona174,513
- Wisconsin142,780
- Louisiana124,734
- Colorado194,584
Looking up one provider
Counts are from the monthly file. For a specific provider, the lookup reads the live registry, which is the only way to know whether an identifier was deactivated in the last few weeks.
Counts from npidata_pfile_20050523-20260712.csv, built 2026-08-09. Practice location, primary taxonomy only, deactivated identifiers excluded.