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 22 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. Abigail Bennett, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1861079493
  2. Alisha Bennett, DOFamily Medicine Physician1346536141
  3. Amari BennettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962269381
  4. Carmen Bennett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205858636
  5. Joseph BennettOccupational Therapist1003437252
  6. Marian BennettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659205029
  7. Stevie Bennett, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1275927634
  8. Tabetha BennettAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1003750704
  9. Tammie Bennett, LPCProfessional Counselor1326343963
  10. Trista BennettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912832114
  11. Victoria BennettPhysical Therapy Assistant1497398101
  12. Brice BennickStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275224347
  13. Branden Benningfield, MDPsychiatry Physician1518429794
  14. Virginia Bensinger, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821342007
  15. Charles BensonPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1760729198
  16. Gayle Benson, PTPhysical Therapist1427452796
  17. Paul Benson, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1659835148
  18. Rosalind Benson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1952975203
  19. Jessica Bentley, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1598084394
  20. Kathryn Bentley, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1598023632
  21. Matthew Bentley, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1316144280
  22. Melissa BentleyContractor1609168335
  23. Elizabeth Benton, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1710907753
  24. Jodie Benton, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1497775548
  25. Melissa Benton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1356416564
  26. Stacie Berck, MS, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1467606343
  27. Courtney Berg, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1366850489
  28. Abigail BergerBehavior Technician1528773454
  29. Chelsea Berger, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700463544
  30. Julia BergerRegistered Dietitian1770058968
  31. Michael Berger, MD, PHDPediatric Surgery Physician1417362583
  32. Stephanie Berger, MDPediatrics Physician1013125459
  33. Suzanne Bergman, MDNephrology Physician1174578439
  34. Matthew Berke, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1841268885
  35. Brittany Berkopec, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1285192187
  36. Patricia Berkow, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1922376474
  37. Dan BerkowitzAnesthesiology Physician1689639585
  38. Lincoln Berland, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1013962497
  39. Nancy Berland, PHDClinical Psychologist1912956343
  40. Eric Bern, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477702264
  41. Juan Bernal, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1003007980
  42. David Bernard, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1861489924
  43. Mark Berndt, PASurgical Physician Assistant1063300465
  44. Elizabeth BernierPhysical Therapist1285743401
  45. Jon Bernreuter, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1306880364
  46. Wanda Bernreuter, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1144275686
  47. Barbara Bernstein, MA LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1366505547
  48. Paula Bernstein, RNRegistered Nurse1235079484
  49. Emily Bernstein Tidwell, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124311899
  50. Lauren BerrierStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205627452

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.