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 168 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. Rachele LipskyPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1457741217
  2. Elizabeth LiptrapNeurological Surgery Physician1548553035
  3. Stephen Lirette, PHARM.D.Oncology Pharmacist1114383049
  4. Allie Lisby, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1518725712
  5. Tonya Lisenba, NPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1770836462
  6. Wesley Lister-Winebrenner, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659326478
  7. Silvio LitovskyAnatomic Pathology Physician1710916010
  8. Joseph Litrel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962343558
  9. Brooke LittlePrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1710429378
  10. Candice LittleProsthetics Case Management1912316720
  11. Cynthia Little, LCSWClinical Social Worker1093801862
  12. Fletcher Little, PAPhysician Assistant1841570751
  13. Gregory Little, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003228438
  14. Jessica Little, LGSWSocial Worker1154568129
  15. Lawanna Little, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1720851397
  16. Lisa Little, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1154365260
  17. Marcus LittleBehavior Technician1235024845
  18. Mark LittleDiagnostic Radiology Physician1679788525
  19. Nia LittleBehavior Technician1942038864
  20. William LittleStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376277160
  21. Jillian Littlefield, ALC, NCCCounselor1285155309
  22. Peter Littlefield, PASurgical Physician Assistant1639128838
  23. Lauren Littleton, PAMedical Physician Assistant1184082406
  24. Michael Littleton, MDSurgery Physician1891761557
  25. Mary Littrell, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1306208723
  26. Claire LitvakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104770791
  27. Jacqueline LitwiniecPharmacist1508479031
  28. Matthew LitzPeriodontics1134314289
  29. Evan Liu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477496719
  30. Hongli LiuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033716857
  31. Justin LiuRegistered Nurse1740124015
  32. Meimei Liu, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821456310
  33. Stephen Liu, DMDProsthodontics1497396303
  34. Toby LiuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134803257
  35. Yishu Liu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861333189
  36. Anna LivelyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962231217
  37. Amanda Livingston, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1538492061
  38. Jaimie Livingston, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174194054
  39. Jami LivingstonWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1366290173
  40. Taylor Livingston, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841094984
  41. Elena Llivina, MDDermatology Physician1144389586
  42. Audrey Lloyd, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1295122281
  43. Karson LloydStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720931447
  44. Kristie LloydRegistered Nurse1912640780
  45. Lewis Lloyd, MDUrology Physician1235149907
  46. Linsley Lloyd, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1225876295
  47. Sarah LloydStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003769720
  48. Steven LloydCardiovascular Disease Physician1629008008
  49. Mina LobbousNeurology Physician1063832046
  50. Jeremy Loberger, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1568801363

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.