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Tennessee: Excluded Healthcare Providers and Entities

The HHS-OIG LEIE file imported on October 4, 2026 lists 1,847 exclusion records in Tennessee (1,809 individual and 38 entity). The largest share is in Memphis (187). The most common basis is license revocation, suspension, or surrender (1,097).

Data: HHS-OIG LEIE file imported October 4, 2026; download-server file timestamp September 10, 2026. About these dates

Listed in latest imported file
1,847
Individuals
1,809
Entities
38

About HHS-OIG exclusions in Tennessee

The records on this page are individuals and entities with a Tennessee address that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded health care programs. The HHS-OIG LEIE file imported on October 4, 2026 lists 1,847 Tennessee records — 1,809 individuals and 38 entities. While a party is excluded, federal health care programs will not pay for items or services they furnish, order, or prescribe.

This page summarizes the public LEIE dataset only and is not an official government record. Always verify a person or entity's identity and current exclusion status directly with HHS-OIG before making employment, contracting, credentialing, billing, or compliance decisions.

Top cities in Tennessee

Tennessee cities with the most HHS-OIG LEIE exclusion records include Memphis (187), Nashville (139), Knoxville (123), Chattanooga (52), Jackson (44), Johnson City (33).

Memphis (187)Nashville (139)Knoxville (123)Chattanooga (52)Jackson (44)Johnson City (33)Kingsport (31)Clarksville (31)Hendersonville (26)Elizabethton (23)

Top exclusion types in Tennessee

The most common statutory bases for exclusion in Tennessee are license revocation, suspension, or surrender (1,097), conviction of program-related crimes (251), conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect (215), felony conviction relating to health care fraud (113), felony conviction relating to controlled substance (91).

Revocation (1,097)Program Crime (251)Patient Abuse (215)Felony Fraud (113)Drug Felony (91)Loan Default (22)Fraud (16)Kickbacks (14)

Provider categories in Tennessee

Common provider categories among excluded Tennessee records include Individual - Licensed Health Care Service Provider (583), Nursing Profession (500), Medical Practice, MD (113), Employee - Private Sector (75), Physician (MD, DO) (68), Skilled Nursing Facility (51).

Records (1,847)

Virgil Dale Yates Individual Revocation
South Fulton, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Nov 20, 2025
Steve Ennis Norman Individual Revocation
Jonesborough, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Nov 20, 2025
Rebecca Gail Necessary Individual Revocation
Gatlinburg, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Nov 20, 2025
Manuel Antonio Meza Individual Revocation
Newport, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Nov 20, 2025
Aaron Areli Hernandez-ramirez Individual Revocation
Cordova, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Nov 20, 2025
Melanie Lynn Green Individual Patient Abuse
Morristown, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Oct 20, 2025
Michelle Chase Individual Program Crime
Memphis, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Sep 18, 2025
Dan Joshua III Castro Individual Felony Fraud
Memphis, TN · Felony conviction relating to health care fraud · Exclusion date Sep 18, 2025
Carol R Cantrell Individual Revocation
Springfield, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Sep 18, 2025
Phyllis Washington Individual Program Crime
Memphis, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Tamara L Vick Individual Revocation
Milan, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Ryan Sowder Individual Revocation
Murfreesboro, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Teresa A Smith Individual Patient Abuse
Murfreesboro, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
James Clifford Sharp Individual Revocation
Maynardville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Angela M Shankle Individual Revocation
Nashville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Penny Louise Rogers Individual Revocation
Huntingdon, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Letrell Damone Pettis Individual Program Crime
Memphis, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Joshua Morgan Individual Felony Fraud
Dayton, TN · Felony conviction relating to health care fraud · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Savvas Katzos Individual Revocation
Mount Juliet, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Ray C Joyner Individual Revocation
Soddy Daisy, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Jannet Marie Joy Individual Revocation
Whiteville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Morgan Hall Individual Revocation
Gallatin, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Stephanie Morgan Frye Individual Revocation
Thompsons Station, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Heather Ann Bruno Individual Revocation
Nolensville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Tonya R Bowles Individual Revocation
Kingsport, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 20, 2025
Willard M West Individual Drug Felony
Lebanon, TN · Felony conviction relating to controlled substance · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Tonya E Wall Individual Revocation
Clarksville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Kenneth Lebron Spears Individual Revocation
Ooltewah, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Jamie Elizabeth Ricker Individual Revocation
Greeneville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Elizabeth D Rainwater Individual Revocation
La Vergne, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Jessica Ann Martin Individual Revocation
Smyrna, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Richard Terry Kinnaman Individual Revocation
Columbia, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Patrick Dennis Cesar Individual Revocation
Ashland City, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2025
Mitchell Louis Wernsing Individual Revocation
Nashville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Apr 20, 2025
Terasa Elaine Morris Individual Revocation
Franklin, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Apr 20, 2025
Derrick Alan Laws Individual Revocation
La Follette, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Apr 20, 2025
Kimberly Michele Anderson Individual Revocation
Clarksville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Apr 20, 2025
Deshanda Sotrice Wright Individual Program Crime
Memphis, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Mar 20, 2025
Carrie L Dowling Individual Revocation
Memphis, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Mar 20, 2025
Eric Todd Sandefur Individual Revocation
Knoxville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Feb 20, 2025
Sommer Dea Williams Individual Revocation
Knoxville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Edwin Jose Tesen Torrejon Individual Patient Abuse
Columbia, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Erica Lee Swallows Individual Revocation
Sparta, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Polly Brianna Ridinger Individual Patient Abuse
Mosheim, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Ashley Nicole Garland Individual Revocation
Trenton, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Angie Renee Cox Riddle Individual Revocation
Lebanon, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Alea M Couly Individual Revocation
Clarksville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Cassandra Burns Individual Program Crime
Arlington, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Jan 20, 2025
Raymond Earl Vallier Individual Felony Fraud
Collierville, TN · Felony conviction relating to health care fraud · Exclusion date Dec 19, 2024
James Jefferson Richards Individual Revocation
Memphis, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Dec 19, 2024
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