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 206 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. Laura NyeHospitalist Physician1093005381
  2. Lauren Nye, MS, CCC-AAudiologist1164696142
  3. Sarah O Kelley, PH.D.Psychologist1467607424
  4. Emily O'Brien, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1275152969
  5. Kevon O'Brien, RBTBehavior Technician1154995330
  6. Michael O'Brien, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1093394082
  7. Sheridan O'Brien, BCBABehavior Analyst1962947440
  8. Callie O'Bryant, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1912757063
  9. Slaine O'Bryant, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023868189
  10. Lauren O'Connor, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457641474
  11. Brennan O'HareStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447185483
  12. Lanier O'HareAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1649681453
  13. Heather O'Hern, RDHDental Hygienist1215368709
  14. Kevin O'KeefeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912648965
  15. David O'Leary, O.D.Optometrist1578539334
  16. Janis O'MalleyDiagnostic Radiology Physician1952332397
  17. Abigail O'Neal, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1245173202
  18. Amy O'NealCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013345461
  19. Brandilyn O'Neal, RN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1013739630
  20. Emma O'Neal, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215412952
  21. Katherine O'Neal, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659749794
  22. Miranda O'Neal, LICSW, PIPClinical Social Worker1942724604
  23. Sara O'NealRegistered Nurse1295294726
  24. Wendy O'Neal, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1013646116
  25. Mary Evelyn O'Neil, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1982865820
  26. Aerrin O'QuinnStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821787532
  27. Darian O'RearNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1083488985
  28. Philip O'ReillyCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1245263466
  29. Hugh O'Shields, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669412466
  30. Rebecca O'Shields, LCSWClinical Social Worker1710570940
  31. Brenna O'Steen, RBTBehavior Technician1255802906
  32. Allen Oak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760915078
  33. Hannah OakesMusic Therapist1629892708
  34. Jean Oakes, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1487606240
  35. Walter Oakes, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1003846791
  36. Ingrid Oakley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1073554705
  37. Ann Oaks, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1659347078
  38. Edith Oaks Sitzler, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1366960874
  39. Stephen Obaro, M.D.Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1982800132
  40. Hannah Obayangban, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568998169
  41. Ayah Obeid, MDGastroenterology Physician1922794494
  42. Ayman Obeid, M.D.Surgery Physician1760755821
  43. Anne Marie Oberheu, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1346278918
  44. Haley Oberholzer, ALCProfessional Counselor1275260416
  45. Madeleine OberkirchStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356024988
  46. Matthew Oberkirch, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851235592
  47. David ObertDiagnostic Radiology Physician1689085573
  48. John ObertEmergency Medicine Physician1316392103
  49. Chigozie Obiaka, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1770987927
  50. Nicholas ObremskeyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306586870

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.