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 224 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. Mimie Player, LPCMental Health Counselor1851467856
  2. Brittaney PleasantDoula1013520246
  3. Edward Plemons, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982658696
  4. Phillip PlemonsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1871840199
  5. Katie Pless, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710123484
  6. Kirbyanne Plessala, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013659341
  7. Mason PlotnerOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1538863014
  8. Emily Plumage Boyd, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164226700
  9. Vance PlumbClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1376578195
  10. Taylor Plumer, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1831489897
  11. Mary Plummer, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1134704695
  12. Charles Plunkett, RBTBehavior Technician1477445534
  13. Kristine PlylerPediatric Physical Therapist1922331594
  14. Laura Poage, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1427704667
  15. Karol Poczatek, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1023320769
  16. Lacey Pody, CRNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1629581517
  17. Taylor PodyRegistered Nurse1508609876
  18. Ashley Poe, CRNPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1508543745
  19. Christopher Poe, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1609257377
  20. Donna Poe, NBC-HWC A-3882303Health & Wellness Coach1841053238
  21. Mallory Poe, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467050591
  22. Steven PogwizdCardiovascular Disease Physician1730293093
  23. Laura Pointer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851323455
  24. Michael Polcari, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1568807378
  25. Filip PolenakovikStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538747720
  26. Elise Polio, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1144082645
  27. Javaris Polk, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1699654079
  28. Ethan Pollack, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750022539
  29. Avonna PollardAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1215851597
  30. Katherine Pollard, CRNPPediatrics Physician1962019034
  31. Alyssa Polson, MDPersonal Emergency Response Attendant1366885790
  32. Andrew Pomeroy, LCSWClinical Social Worker1447579107
  33. Peggy PonderPastoral Counselor1073845145
  34. Erin Ponds, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295257764
  35. Angela Pontius, FNP-CGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1255720348
  36. Jay Ponto, MD, DDSOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1568845949
  37. Carmen Ponton, M.D.Nuclear Cardiology Physician1194831719
  38. Stephanie Pool, MDPediatrics Physician1154940989
  39. Abby PooleClinical Social Worker1073430880
  40. Cherisse PooleAttendant Care Provider1285285056
  41. Michalyn Poole, RNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1073256129
  42. Miranda PooleAssistant Behavior Analyst1245195189
  43. Cynthia Poore, MSN, CRNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1851696991
  44. Thomas Poore, MDPediatric Pulmonology Physician1376963595
  45. Eduard PopaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942904750
  46. Laurentiu Popa, DDS, CDTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053000802
  47. Alexis Pope, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1538942008
  48. Jennifer Pope, CRNPCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1154688232
  49. Ladona Pope, PHARM DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1306371141
  50. Lisa Pope, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1952800641

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.