How to check Tennessee Medicaid exclusions
Screen every provider on your Tennessee roster against the Tennessee Medicaid exclusion list — published by the Tennessee TennCare, Office of Program Integrity — plus the federal OIG LEIE and SAM.gov, and document each check with its date. Here is the process, the source, and a free way to clear every list at once.
Published June 19, 2026 · Last reviewed June 19, 2026 · Fonteum Research
The Tennessee Medicaid exclusion list, at the source
- List
- Tennessee TennCare Terminated Provider List
- Authority
- Tennessee TennCare, Office of Program Integrity
- Tier
- Tier-1
- Primary source
- Tennessee TennCare →
Source: Tennessee TennCare, Office of Program Integrity. Fonteum mirrors this list as a screening aid; cross-check every match at the primary source before any adverse action.
How to screen a Tennessee provider roster
- Open the Tennessee Medicaid exclusion listThe list is published by the Tennessee TennCare, Office of Program Integrity. The primary source is at Tennessee TennCare. Always treat that page as the authority of record.
- Match every provider by NPI, then by nameCheck each provider on your Tennessee roster against the list by NPI where the source publishes one, and by name where it does not. Confirm any hit against the primary list before any adverse action.
- Screen the federal lists tooA Tennessee match is necessary but not sufficient. Screen the same roster against the OIG LEIE and SAM.gov, because a federal exclusion may not appear on a state list and vice versa.
- Screen every other state your providers touchA provider excluded in Tennessee can relocate and bill elsewhere — and one excluded in another state can show up on your Tennessee roster clean. For a multi-state roster, screen all 17 state Medicaid lists Fonteum mirrors, not just Tennessee.
- Document the screen and repeat monthlyKeep a dated record of which list you checked, the snapshot date, and any match. Re-run the Tennessee screen on a monthly cadence, aligned to how often the source republishes.
Tennessee exclusion screening — common questions
- How do I check the Tennessee Medicaid exclusion list?
- The Tennessee Medicaid exclusion list is published by the Tennessee TennCare, Office of Program Integrity. Screen each provider on your roster against it by NPI and name, confirm any match at the primary source, and document the check with its date. Fonteum mirrors the Tennessee list alongside the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, and 16 other state lists so you can clear it in one pass with a signed attestation.
- Who publishes the Tennessee Medicaid exclusion list?
- Source: Tennessee TennCare, Office of Program Integrity. Fonteum mirrors that list as a source-traced screening aid and links back to the authority of record; the absence of a match means “nothing found in the list Fonteum currently holds,” never a guarantee that none exists.
- Is screening Tennessee enough on its own?
- No. A provider excluded by Tennessee Medicaid may not appear on the federal OIG LEIE, and a provider your Tennessee roster shows as clean may be excluded by another state. A defensible screen covers the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, and every applicable state Medicaid list — the “excluded-anywhere” approach — not a single jurisdiction.
- How often should I re-screen Tennessee providers?
- Monthly. The OIG recommends monthly screening against the LEIE, the penalty for employing an excluded provider accrues per item or service, and state lists update on their own schedules. Re-running the Tennessee screen monthly and keeping a dated record is the defensible cadence.
- Can Fonteum screen a Tennessee roster for free?
- Yes. Upload your roster and Fonteum runs a free same-day screen against the Tennessee Medicaid list, the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, and every other state list it mirrors, returning a signed, hash-chained attestation PDF in which each match traces to its source file and snapshot date. Public data only; no PHI, no demo — start at pilot intake.
- What does a Tennessee exclusion mean for payment?
- An in-force exclusion means the program may not pay for items or services the excluded party furnishes, orders, or prescribes. Employing or contracting with an excluded individual can expose the organization to civil monetary penalties — up to $24,947 per item or service under Section 1128A of the Social Security Act — plus repayment (see OIG guidance). Confirm every match at the source before acting.
Screen your Tennessee roster against every list — free.
Upload your provider roster and get a free same-day full-roster screen across OIG-LEIE + SAM + all 17 state Medicaid lists, plus a signed attestation PDF. No PHI, no demo. The pilot is published at $2,500–$5,000/mo with a 30-day no-penalty exit.
- /screening → The full guide to OIG, SAM, and state Medicaid exclusion screening.
- /data/state-exclusions/tennessee → The Tennessee exclusion records Fonteum mirrors.
- /data/state-exclusions → Every state + federal “excluded anywhere” list.
- /tools/oig-exclusion-search → Search the OIG LEIE by name or NPI.