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 189 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. Savannah MeredithPhysician Assistant1457043598
  2. Matthew MerkelPhysician Assistant1821829805
  3. David Merkley, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003556796
  4. Jasmine MerletteBehavior Technician1437815149
  5. Kathryn Merola, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1548004815
  6. Brandon Merrill, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811839384
  7. Christian Merrill, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1962899849
  8. Mellanie Merrit, PAPhysician Assistant1386979821
  9. Nikkalus Merritt, L.M.S.W.Social Worker1598454407
  10. Melinda Merry, MSHI, RN, CDCESDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1639003932
  11. Amy Messer, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1215301130
  12. Anna Messer, MSNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1730742354
  13. Anna Messersmith, LICSWClinical Social Worker1386527026
  14. Shannon Messina, LCSW, PIPClinical Social Worker1114188299
  15. Mary Mestayer, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154114783
  16. Roland Mestayer, MDFamily Medicine Physician1245973478
  17. Jose Mestre, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1508885559
  18. Angela Metcalf, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124621594
  19. Heather Metcalf, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134468242
  20. Laura Metrock, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1235456567
  21. Gabrielle Metz, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1992920680
  22. Allison MetzlerDentist1750703203
  23. Eileen Meyer, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1053694729
  24. Justin MeyerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831534791
  25. Mallory MeyerRegistered Nurse1013703594
  26. Richard MeyerOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1487605218
  27. Whitney Meyer, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1649883612
  28. Maria Meyers, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1821051053
  29. Stacey Mezrano, NPNurse Practitioner1871173401
  30. Francisca Mgbodile, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1124057963
  31. Hayat MhannayehStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851275069
  32. Aban Masaud Mian, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679491864
  33. Jessi MiceliRegistered Nurse1811706815
  34. Kent Michael, M.ED., LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1013469337
  35. Kiara MichaelNurse Practitioner1982096145
  36. Max Michael, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043255425
  37. Taylor MichaelisCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114692340
  38. Elaine Michaels, RPHPharmacist1073187746
  39. Katherine Michaels, LPCMental Health Counselor1275375636
  40. John Michaud, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1255912689
  41. Jennifer Michelson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1508205162
  42. Marc Michelson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1720081961
  43. Gail Mick, M.D.Pediatric Endocrinology Physician1306959523
  44. Cristina Miesch, MDPediatrics Physician1528558368
  45. Matthew Miesch, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1356847057
  46. Leanne Mihata, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1376835496
  47. Fady Mikhail, MD, PHDClinical Cytogenetics Physician1518705722
  48. Margaret Miklic, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1710177183
  49. Elizabeth Milazzo, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427376755
  50. Juliano Milczewsky ScolaroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376415000

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.