NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Birmingham, AL

15,795 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Birmingham, 1st of 241 Alabama cities. The largest group is students in training: 2,038, 13% of the city's records, against 7% across Alabama. Page 114 of 316.

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Birmingham in Alabama

  • Rank in Alabama1st of 241 cities by records
  • Share of the state23.4% of Alabama's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups22.2% of all records
  • Students in training rank1st of the 10 Alabama cities with the most

Compared with Alabama as a whole, Birmingham has 2× the state's share of acute care nurse practitioner records and 0.39× its share of family medicine physician records.

Providers in Birmingham, alphabetically

  1. Jared HalstromStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659952463
  2. Katherine HamOccupational Therapist1831994599
  3. Ross Ham, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275200404
  4. Dawn Hamby, RNRegistered Nurse1477791374
  5. Debbie Hamby, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770621872
  6. Thurston Hamby, LMT, NMTMassage Therapist1386354272
  7. Anam HameedGastroenterology Physician1861808263
  8. Reeman HameedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760362800
  9. Wilda Hameen, CRNPFamily Medicine Physician1437715265
  10. Anna Hamel, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639142193
  11. Mary Hamel, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912939612
  12. Juliana Hamer, NCC, ALCMental Health Counselor1821949710
  13. Brittany HamiltonMassage Therapist1336600337
  14. Courtney Hamilton, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1265739262
  15. Hope Hamilton, CPMMidwife1679243620
  16. James Hamilton, PHARM DPharmacist1881970796
  17. Jennie Hamilton, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295438521
  18. Jillian Hamilton, PHDClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1831977289
  19. Patricia Hamilton, LPC PSYDProfessional Counselor1528106341
  20. Omar Hamki, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265287148
  21. Joseph Hamm, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1295754950
  22. Taylor Hamm, ALCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114848223
  23. Cecille Hammer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871566422
  24. Alvin Hammers, RPHPharmacist1447340328
  25. Linda Hammett, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1699885699
  26. Erin Hammock, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1720521248
  27. James Hammock, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1700382462
  28. John HammondPsychiatry Physician1154766905
  29. Katherine Hammond, M.D.Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician1962646216
  30. Nicholas HammondStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861347445
  31. Robert Hammond, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821792565
  32. Stephanie Hammond, CRNPOccupational Health Nurse Practitioner1184949794
  33. Virginia Hammond, RBTBehavior Technician1629607452
  34. Suzana HammondsCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1720904204
  35. T. Hammonds, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1639393549
  36. Mohammad HamoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376402776
  37. Andrea Hampton, ALCCounselor1073720603
  38. Brianna HamptonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841184157
  39. Jane Hampton, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619617271
  40. Laura Hampton, LMSWSocial Worker1245942176
  41. Megan Hampton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649869827
  42. Zacchaeus Hampton, PHARMDPharmacist1760245203
  43. Judy Hamrick, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730379884
  44. Richard Hamrick, LICSWClinical Social Worker1093280182
  45. Stanley HamrickRegistered Nurse1750224648
  46. Jingnan HanCardiovascular Disease Physician1134689219
  47. Michael Han, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477528545
  48. Xiaosi HanNeurology Physician1538376488
  49. Mary HanawayPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1750707907
  50. Michael HanawaySurgery Physician1134138035

The largest Alabama cities

  1. Mobile6,309
  2. Huntsville5,555
  3. Montgomery3,661
  4. Tuscaloosa2,313
  5. Dothan2,099

All of Alabama →

How to read this directory

Birmingham, Alabama appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 15,795 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Birmingham - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Birmingham practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Birmingham is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (2,038 clinicians, followed by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with 812 and Registered Nurse with 661). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Alabama's population, Birmingham reports roughly 309.2 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Birmingham patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Birmingham, AL?

There are 15,795 registered healthcare providers in Birmingham, AL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Birmingham?

The most common specialties in Birmingham are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 2,038.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.