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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)

Joyce Couch Individual Patient Abuse
Memphis, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Nov 16, 1995
Joe L Jordan Individual Patient Abuse
Nashville, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Aug 29, 1995
Jennifer B Cauthen Individual Revocation
White Bluff, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 29, 1995
Robert L Howard Individual Program Crime
Chattanooga, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Aug 14, 1995
Paula Gibbs Individual Program Crime
Ashland City, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Apr 5, 1995
Tequinnie Z Perry Individual Patient Abuse
Memphis, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Feb 22, 1995
Atnet Richardson Individual Patient Abuse
Memphis, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Jan 3, 1995
Mohamed F Ali Individual Program Crime
Johnson City, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Jan 3, 1995
Ronald D Pierce Individual Loan Default
Antioch, TN · Default on health education loan or scholarship obligations · Exclusion date Apr 10, 1994
Ronald P Wimbish Individual Loan Default
Nashville, TN · Default on health education loan or scholarship obligations · Exclusion date Jan 13, 1994
James E Johnson Individual Loan Default
Nashville, TN · Default on health education loan or scholarship obligations · Exclusion date Dec 12, 1993
Edward Lee Davis Individual Loan Default
Cordova, TN · Default on health education loan or scholarship obligations · Exclusion date Dec 10, 1993
Tharon T Lee Individual Program Crime
Memphis, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1993
David Jones Individual Program Crime
Lebanon, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1993
Datom International Entity Controlled Entity
Lebanon, TN · Entities controlled by a sanctioned individual · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1993
Dan Miller Individual Program Crime
Sparta, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Jul 4, 1993
James E Sr Henry Individual Program Crime
Murfreesboro, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Jul 4, 1993
James N Gill Individual Program Crime
Signal Mtn, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Jul 4, 1993
Argus Medical Supplies Entity Controlled Entity
Lebanon, TN · Entities controlled by a sanctioned individual · Exclusion date Jul 4, 1993
William Kenneth Emerson Individual Drug Misdemeanor
Kingsport, TN · Misdemeanor conviction relating to controlled substance · Exclusion date Apr 12, 1993
Debra Ann Perkins Individual Patient Abuse
Beech Bluff, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Mar 10, 1993
Chester Douglas Barron Individual Fraud
Madison, TN · Conviction relating to fraud · Exclusion date Mar 10, 1993
Annie M Lee Individual Patient Abuse
Mason, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Feb 11, 1993
Wesley H Williams Individual Patient Abuse
Memphis, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Feb 1, 1993
Abdoul Edward Komeh Individual Program Crime
Nashville, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Dec 6, 1992
Douglas Allan Mcmullin Individual Revocation
Madison, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Sep 13, 1992
Elite Medical Company Entity Revocation
Nashville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Sep 13, 1992
Tammy Lynn Sheldon Individual Revocation
Jefferson City, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 25, 1992
Roy Andrew III Dean Individual Revocation
Powell, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 25, 1992
Paul Lewis Stewart Individual Program Crime
Madison, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1992
Ruth Shelby Individual Patient Abuse
Jackson, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1992
Rondy Nixon Individual Patient Abuse
Ripley, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1992
Joyce I Farley Individual Patient Abuse
Nashville, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Aug 3, 1992
Harry Liventals Individual Revocation
Knoxville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Jul 30, 1992
Patsy L Parker Individual Patient Abuse
Hartsville, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Jun 24, 1992
Linda Dale Givens Individual Patient Abuse
Carthage, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Jun 24, 1992
Allen Jay Ross Individual Revocation
Knoxville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Apr 30, 1992
Creighton Rhea Individual Revocation
Eaglesville, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Apr 30, 1992
Evelyn Clifton Individual Fraud
Camden, TN · Conviction relating to fraud · Exclusion date Apr 30, 1992
Lorenzo Enrique Enriquez Individual Fraud
Bartlett, TN · Conviction relating to fraud · Exclusion date Mar 5, 1992
Linda Gail Wilson Individual Patient Abuse
Murfreesboro, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Jan 9, 1992
Robbie Dale Mcbroom Individual Patient Abuse
Whitehouse, TN · Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect · Exclusion date Nov 26, 1991
Marie U Nance Individual Program Crime
Madison, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Nov 13, 1991
Donald Leatherwood Individual Program Crime
Nashville, TN · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Nov 13, 1991
Caring Home Health Agency Entity Controlled Entity
Nashville, TN · Entities controlled by a sanctioned individual · Exclusion date Nov 13, 1991
Linneus Paul III Norfleet Individual Drug Misdemeanor
Clarksville, TN · Misdemeanor conviction relating to controlled substance · Exclusion date Aug 31, 1991
Richard Winn Henderson Individual Obstruction
Knoxville, TN · Conviction relating to obstruction of an investigation or audit · Exclusion date Aug 26, 1991
Tammy D Cunningham Individual Fraud
Nashville, TN · Conviction relating to fraud · Exclusion date Aug 26, 1991
Andrew H Cheng Individual Revocation
Lavergne, TN · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date Aug 11, 1991
Alfred L Schrader Individual Quality of Care
Trenton, TN · Failure to meet professionally recognized standards (QIO) · Exclusion date Jun 30, 1991
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