Largest primary care groups in Tennessee

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Groups
1,216
Nurse Practitioner groups
486
Internal Medicine groups
384
Nurse practitioner specialists
1,483
Internal medicine specialists
3,742

There are 1,216 primary care groups in Tennessee with a Medicare PAC ID: 486 nurse practitioner, 384 internal medicine, 290 family medicine, 45 physician assistant and 10 general practice. CVS MinuteClinic is the largest nurse practitioner group, with 70 nurse practitioner specialists, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center the largest internal medicine group, with 565 internal medicine specialists.

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the largest primary care group in Tennessee, with 2,346 physicians

Ranked by physicians with a Tennessee address linked to each group. Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners is second with 635, and Southeastern Physician Services PC third with 492. 29 Tennessee groups have 100 or more physicians.

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Primary care groups in Tennessee, ranked by physicians
#Medical groupParent organizationPhysiciansHCPsDecision makers
1Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville · 228 sitesParent on file2,3464,660Decision makers
2Ascension Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville · 132 sitesParent on file6351,149Decision makers
3Southeastern Physician Services PCOak Ridge · 144 sites-492793Decision makers
4UT Internal Medicine - PellissippiKnoxville · 82 sitesParent on file431783Decision makers
5Summit Medical GroupKnoxville · 129 sites-411994Decision makers
6ErlangerChattanooga · 51 sitesParent on file373695Decision makers
7Advanced Diagnostic ImagingGoodlettsville · 182 sites-339826Decision makers
8ErlangerChattanooga · 62 sitesParent on file317517Decision makers
9First Assist Urgent CareElizabethton · 123 sitesParent on file297586Decision makers
10Baptist Medical GroupMemphis · 117 sitesParent on file261487Decision makers
11Covenant Medical GroupKnoxville · 73 sitesParent on file248491Decision makers
12Tennessee OncologyNashville · 72 sites-243461Decision makers
13Hospital Medicine Services of TNNashville · 28 sitesParent on file237356Decision makers
14UT Regional One PhysiciansMemphis · 27 sitesParent on file228422Decision makers
15Memorial Health Partners FoundationChattanooga · 55 sitesParent on file215467Decision makers
16American Physician PartnersBrentwood · 59 sitesParent on file214342Decision makers
17ETSU Physicians & AssociatesJohnson City · 30 sitesParent on file214324Decision makers
18Heritage Medical AssociatesNashville · 16 sites-189224Decision makers
19State of Franklin Healthcare AssociatesJohnson City · 40 sites-181371Decision makers
20CORA Physical TherapyMorristown · 49 sitesParent on file163272Decision makers
21Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk In Clinic FranklinFranklin · 11 sitesParent on file143335Decision makers
22Holston Medical GroupKingsport · 37 sitesParent on file141264Decision makers
23Blount Memorial Physicians GroupMaryville · 39 sitesParent on file138325Decision makers
24The Jackson ClinicJackson · 27 sites-137241Decision makers
25West Tennessee Medical GroupJackson · 39 sitesParent on file135228Decision makers
26Maury Regional Medical GroupColumbia · 22 sitesParent on file114189Decision makers
27Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenterMurfreesboro · 13 sites-109297Decision makers
28West Tennessee Medical GroupJackson · 7 sitesParent on file106126Decision makers
29University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of NursingMemphis · 24 sitesParent on file103168Decision makers
30NEA Baptist ClinicMemphis · 42 sitesParent on file98173Decision makers
31Methodist Medical Group - RheumatologyMemphis · 32 sitesParent on file94151Decision makers
32Anova Medical AssociatesGallatin · 21 sitesParent on file89195Decision makers
33Meharry Medical GroupNashville · 7 sitesParent on file89116Decision makers
34Galen Medical GroupHixson · 22 sites-86168Decision makers
35Methodist Inpatient PhysiciansMemphis · 10 sitesParent on file83136Decision makers
36Emergency Medical Care Facilities PCJackson · 13 sitesParent on file75123Decision makers
37UT NeurologyMemphis · 15 sites-73127Decision makers
38The West ClinicGermantown · 21 sites-72134Decision makers
39Tennova Primary Care & Occupational Health - East TowneKnoxville · 44 sitesParent on file71141Decision makers
40Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville · 11 sitesParent on file71139Decision makers
41AFC Urgent Care TennesseeCleveland · 23 sitesParent on file63226Decision makers
42UT Primary Care - Lenoir CityLenoir City · 24 sitesParent on file6386Decision makers
43Highpoint Endocrinology Associates with Ascension Saint ThomasBrentwood · 22 sitesParent on file62108Decision makers
44Dynamic Physical TherapyMorristown · 12 sites-59101Decision makers
45Stern Cardiovascular FoundationGermantown · 16 sites-58135Decision makers
46Nashville General HospitalNashville · 6 sitesParent on file5787Decision makers
47Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute, Kingsport on MeadowView ParkwayKingsport · 26 sitesParent on file55142Decision makers
48Cookeville Regional Medical GroupCookeville · 13 sites-55108Decision makers
49TeamHealthKnoxville · 130 sitesParent on file54291Decision makers
50Williamson Health Medical GroupFranklin · 10 sitesParent on file5082Decision makers

Showing 1 to 10 of 1,216 primary care groups in Tennessee

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

CVS MinuteClinic is the largest nurse practitioner group in Tennessee, with 70 nurse practitioner specialists

Ranked by nurse practitioner specialists with a Tennessee address linked to each group whose main sub-specialty is nurse practitioner. TwelveStone Health Partners is second with 53, and Segue Health third with 38.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the largest internal medicine group in Tennessee, with 565 internal medicine specialists

Ranked by internal medicine specialists with a Tennessee address linked to each group whose main sub-specialty is internal medicine. Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners is second with 331, and Southeastern Physician Services PC third with 322.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

State of Franklin Healthcare Associates is the largest family medicine group in Tennessee, with 67 family physicians

Ranked by family physicians with a Tennessee address linked to each group whose main sub-specialty is family medicine. Holston Medical Group is second with 54, and University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing third with 42.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Southeastern Emergency Services is the largest physician assistant group in Tennessee, with 98 physician assistant specialists

Ranked by physician assistant specialists with a Tennessee address linked to each group whose main sub-specialty is physician assistant. Emergency Coverage Services, PC is second with 69, and Gateway Urgent Care third with 27.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

McKnight Clinic is the largest general practice group in Tennessee, with 2 general practice specialists

Ranked by general practice specialists with a Tennessee address linked to each group whose main sub-specialty is general practice. Compassionate Health Care is second with 1, and Cookeville Family Medicine and Urgent Care third with 1.

Largest general practice groups in Tennessee
#Medical groupParent organizationGeneral practice specialistsHCPs
1McKnight ClinicSomerville · 1 site-26
2Compassionate Health CareHixson · 2 sites-12
3Cookeville Family Medicine and Urgent CareCookeville · 1 site-12

Top 3 of 10 Tennessee general practice groups

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has the most physicians in Tennessee primary care groups, with 2,433 across 4 groups

Dmand AI maps every medical group to its parent organization, up to the health system or platform at the top. 61 parent organizations have two or more Tennessee primary care groups. Among health systems, HCA Healthcare has the most groups, 22. Each clinician counts once per parent organization.

Parent organizations with the most Tennessee primary care groups
#Parent organizationTennessee groupsPhysiciansHCPs
1Vanderbilt University Medical CenterAcademic health system42,4334,823
2Ascension Health AllianceHealth system87221,276
3Ut MedicalAcademic health system4441819
4Erlanger HealthHealth system2427794
5HCA HealthcareHealth system22416749
6Baptist Memorial Health CareHealth system19413782
7Ballad HealthHealth system11380802
8Covenant HealthHealth system15345741
9West Tennessee HealthcareHealth system6259382
10Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareHealth system5230402

Top 10 of 61 parent organizations with two or more Tennessee groups

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57% of Tennessee primary care groups are independent, with no larger parent organization

A group counts as independent when no health system, platform or other organization sits above it in the org hierarchy. Every other group belongs to a larger organization.

Tennessee primary care groups by ownership

  1. Independent691
  2. Health system or hospital189
  3. Platform or corporate owner161
  4. Community or government28
  5. Other organization147

Sites of care beyond their own offices

Practice at a hospital291
Practice at a rural health clinic127
Practice at a skilled nursing facility74

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291 Tennessee primary care groups practice at a hospital site, and 127 at a rural health clinic

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Tennessee primary care groups by site of care

  1. Hospitals291
  2. Rural health clinics127
  3. Skilled nursing facilities74
  4. FQHCs37
  5. Hospices25
  6. Ambulatory surgery centers24
  7. Dialysis centers13
  8. Therapy and rehab centers11
  9. Behavioral health facilities6
  10. Home health agencies6

Clinicians in Tennessee primary care groups

Nurse practitioner specialists1,483
Internal medicine specialists3,742
Family physicians814
Physician assistant specialists280
General practice specialists4
All HCPs23,440

Sources: Dmand AI Practice Data and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Brentwood has the most primary care groups in Tennessee, with 153

153primary care groups in Brentwood
104primary care groups in Knoxville
102primary care groups in Memphis
85primary care groups in Nashville
41primary care groups in Chattanooga
36primary care groups in Franklin

More Tennessee cities with primary care groups

  • Jackson30
  • Murfreesboro29
  • Cookeville23
  • Clarksville22
  • Cleveland22
  • Johnson City22
  • Crossville17
  • Cordova16
  • Morristown16
  • Hendersonville15
  • Kingsport13
  • Lebanon13
  • Maryville13
  • Smyrna12
  • Germantown11

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Each Tennessee primary care group profile shows the parent, sites, clinicians and identifiers

  • Clinicians and specialtiesA count by specialty and a sample of the group's cliniciansOn every profile
  • Practice locationsMain site and a sample of practice locations, with a count of the restOn every profile
  • Medicare Part B paymentsMedicare payments to the group, from CMSOn every profile
  • Group NPI and Medicare PAC IDIdentifiers for matching records across sourcesOn every profile
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS), Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Sources for the Tennessee primary care group list

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
Medical groups, specialties and sitesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Parent organizations and independenceDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Physicians and HCPsDmand AI Affiliation Data
Group NPI and PAC IDNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Groups whose main specialty is primary care and that have a Medicare PAC ID.

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What is the largest nurse practitioner group in Tennessee?

CVS MinuteClinic, based in Nashville, with 70 nurse practitioner specialists and 74 HCPs. TwelveStone Health Partners is second with 53.

What is the largest internal medicine group in Tennessee?

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, based in Nashville, with 565 internal medicine specialists and 4,660 HCPs. Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners is second with 331.

How many primary care groups are in Tennessee?

There are 1,216 primary care groups in Tennessee with a Medicare PAC ID: 486 nurse practitioner, 384 internal medicine, 290 family medicine, 45 physician assistant and 10 general practice. Between them they have 1,483 nurse practitioner specialists, 3,742 internal medicine specialists, 814 family physicians, 280 physician assistant specialists and 4 general practice specialists.

Which companies own the most primary care groups?

By physicians, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with 2,433 across 4 groups, followed by Ascension Health Alliance with 722 and Ut Medical with 441.

How many Tennessee primary care groups are independent?

691, or 57%, have no larger parent organization in the Dmand AI org hierarchy. 189 belong to a health system or hospital and 161 to a physician platform or corporate owner.

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