Our Providers
Upper Cumberland Family Physicians is truly a community medical practice. Each member of our team has strong roots in our community. Dr. Gotcher and Dr. Buchanan both graduated from Tennessee Tech University. We are proud to serve the community that we call home.
Katherine Little, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified
Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Master of Science in Nursing; 2015
Katie joined Upper Cumberland Family Physicians in 2022 as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is pleased to be serving patients of her hometown and the Upper Cumberland area.
S. Austin Billingsley, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified
Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Master of Science in Nursing; 2017
As a Family Nurse Practitioner born and raised in Baxter, Austin began caring for patients at Upper Cumberland Family Physicians in 2023.
Abby Thornton, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified
Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Master of Science in Nursing; 2021
A native of Cookeville, Abby began serving patients at Upper Cumberland Family Physicians in 2023 as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Jane Anne Gotcher, M.D. Family Physician - Board Certified
University of Tennessee – Memphis, Doctor of Medicine; 1991
Dr. Gotcher and her husband, Carroll, have two children, Kira and Vance.
Ernest G. Buchanan IV, M.D. Family Physician - Board Certified
University of Tennessee – Memphis, Doctor of Medicine; 1997
Dr. Buchanan is a native of Cookeville and enjoys caring for patients in his hometown.
Margaux Maynard, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified
Tennessee Tech. University - Cookeville Masters of Science, Nursing; 2014
Marguax is a native of Jamestown, TN and has resided in Cookeville since 2008. She has been providing quality patient care at Upper Cumberland Family Physicians since 2014 as a Family Nurse Practitioner.