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 139 of 316.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Kyela JacobsBehavior Technician1669309738
  2. Tracy JacobsFamily Medicine Physician1245498989
  3. Josette JacobyPharmacist1194192690
  4. Amanda Jaeger, RBTBehavior Technician1972093037
  5. Adam JaffeHospitalist Physician1982101671
  6. Melissa JaffePharmacist1497284632
  7. Harshadayani Jagadish KumarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427781400
  8. Adam Jagen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790588341
  9. Mahbod Jahanbakhsh, R.PHPharmacist1902998305
  10. Wally Jaimes Garces, M.B.B.S.Family Medicine Physician1972813871
  11. Gaurav JainNephrology Physician1750584843
  12. Rishabh JainNephrology Physician1679887822
  13. Tejeshwar Jain, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689314296
  14. Viral Jain, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1912348236
  15. Zeenat JaisaniNeurology Physician1215223938
  16. Mohammad Raheel N JajjaTransplant Surgery Physician1659799690
  17. Ahmad Jallad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1760997050
  18. Nasra JalladStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154214922
  19. Mariama JallohBehavior Technician1235988023
  20. Asif JamalDiagnostic Radiology Physician1881216356
  21. Alexandra James, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1225448038
  22. Amy James, CRNPNurse Practitioner1750894382
  23. Anna James, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1598148926
  24. Brandon JamesBehavior Technician1831847102
  25. Carol James, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1720096183
  26. Franklin JamesMental Health Counselor1255687729
  27. Gregory James, M.D.Neurology Physician1760590905
  28. Lindsay JamesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396428975
  29. Madelyn JamesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851183065
  30. Madison James, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740859545
  31. Pamela JamesFamily Nurse Practitioner1285189217
  32. Samone James, SWClinical Social Worker1275170177
  33. Scott James, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1851580880
  34. Wesley James, DPTPhysical Therapist1639475189
  35. Carly JamisonSpeech-Language Pathologist1326859851
  36. Jodel Jampayas, MDGeneral Practice Physician1841480993
  37. Omer JamyHematology & Oncology Physician1407297864
  38. Muhammad Jan, PAPhysician Assistant1861124380
  39. Hartwig Jander, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1346245545
  40. Claire Janecek, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346035508
  41. Aditi Jani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750844916
  42. Kavina JaniPsychiatry Physician1295344851
  43. Mark Janich, MDGastroenterology Physician1679557763
  44. Cal Jansen, ODStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821920695
  45. Caroline JansenSchool Social Worker1265226104
  46. Jan JansenTrauma Surgery Physician1164935672
  47. Taylor JansenAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1194274506
  48. Erin Jansonius, RNRegistered Nurse1124966262
  49. Amelia Jantz, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1568860575
  50. Maria JaramilloBehavior Technician1659182384

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.