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 25 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. David Black, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1457324352
  2. Jonathan Black, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1801234018
  3. Jonathan Black, MDPsychiatry Physician1710564539
  4. Kathryn Black, CNSRegistered Nurse1568403590
  5. Keisha BlackSpeech-Language Pathologist1760362073
  6. Max BlackStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780375873
  7. Meghan Black, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932547148
  8. Melissa Black, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114931284
  9. Meredith BlackRegistered Dietitian1083954499
  10. Nathan Black, MAT, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1295392629
  11. Robert Black, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891804969
  12. Sheldon Black, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1922012699
  13. Susan Black, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689629735
  14. William Black, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1053722413
  15. Bayleigh Blackard, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1518850767
  16. Danielle Blackard, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013458694
  17. Michael Blackburn, ODOptometrist1538144399
  18. Reaford Blackburn, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1376800409
  19. Sherri Blackerby, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1326557034
  20. Alexandra BlacklidgeCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1144975897
  21. Alexis BlackmonBehavior Analyst1669128336
  22. Ashley BlackmonBehavior Technician1821745407
  23. Ellen Blackmon, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1972723179
  24. Hunter BlackmonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134812241
  25. Lee Ann Blackmon, MDPsychiatry Physician1891741567
  26. Mary BlackmonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366887002
  27. Joel Blackstock, MSW, LGSWSocial Worker1790154490
  28. Belinda Blackstone, MS, CCC-AAudiologist1952511156
  29. Michael Blackstone, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073720702
  30. Brent BlackwellPhysician Assistant1194180331
  31. Colton BlackwellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619800380
  32. Jessica Blackwell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447716766
  33. Kimberly BlackwellClinical Social Worker1750175931
  34. Savannah BlackwellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396573317
  35. Timothy Blackwell, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912693706
  36. Shane Blackwell MillerRegistered Nurse1417568676
  37. Elena BlainStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104767011
  38. Abigail Blair, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306171988
  39. Analyn Blair, NPNurse Practitioner1336493691
  40. Elizabeth Blair, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1538201553
  41. Isabella BlairStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831992536
  42. Jammie Blair, CRNPSurgical Critical Care Physician1003444993
  43. Lauren Blair, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1831563006
  44. Nicholas Blair, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1134621972
  45. Sarah Blair, CRNPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1699032870
  46. Shelby BlairStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629963954
  47. Stephen Blair, MDPediatrics Physician1164434353
  48. Virginia BlairClinical Social Worker1275490567
  49. Donaye Blake, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1316214596
  50. Julie Blake, O.D.Optometrist1033192240

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.