Doctors in Birmingham, AL
Active healthcare providers in Birmingham sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
15,247 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Birmingham, Alabama appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 15,247 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 (2,279 clinicians, followed by Registered Nurse with 799 and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with 732). 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 298.5 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.
Within Alabama, Birmingham ranks #1 of 235 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 23.4% of the state's registered providers.
For Birmingham patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 245)
| Name |
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| Adnan Shahid, MBBS Neurocritical Care Physician |
| Elizabeth Shahid, LMFT Counselor |
| Michael Shahid, P.A. Physician Assistant |
| Amir Shahien, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Faheem Shaikh, MD PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Namra Qadeer Shaikh Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Niraja Shainoju Korremla, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shazia Shakil, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Azarious Shakir-Lawry, RBT Behavior Technician |
| Anath Shalev, MD Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| John Shallcross, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Anna Shamblin, MS, RDN, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Corey Shamley Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jamie Shamp, OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Terrence Shaneyfelt, MD, MPH Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jonathan Shank, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Brett Shankles Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ryan Shanley Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alicia Shannon, LCSW, PIP Clinical Social Worker |
| Kaitlan Shannon Behavior Technician |
| Sory Shannon Pediatric Dentistry |
| Connie Shao Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Angela Shapshak Vascular Neurology Physician |
| Dag Shapshak Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Kedar Sharbidre, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Abby Sharff Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Malika Shariff Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aditi Sharma, M.D. Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Andrea Sharma, CRNP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Deepti Sharma, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Jitendra Sharma, M.B.B.S Vascular Neurology Physician |
| Kanika Sharma Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Radhika Sharma, MD Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Physician |
| Soumit Sharma Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rebecca Sharman Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| Charles Sharp, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Heather Sharp, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Karah Sharp, APRN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Whitney Sharp Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner |
| Abbie Sharpe Pediatrics Physician |
| Berkeley Sharpe, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Eddie Sharpe Professional Counselor |
| Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson, CERTIFIED LIFE COACH Health & Wellness Coach |
| Adriana Sharples Registered Nurse |
| Erin Shaughnessy, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Joanne Shaughnessy Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Rebecca Shaughnessy, M.A., M.S. Mental Health Counselor |
| Christopher Shaver, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Logan Shaver Internal Medicine Physician |
| Allison Shaw Speech-Language Pathologist |
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