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 252 of 316.
The 8 largest groups in Birmingham
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Nora Seals, RDNRegistered Dietitian1467087775
- Allison Seamon, PASurgical Physician Assistant1871818229
- Hannah Sears, RNRegistered Nurse1447985817
- Sabrina SearsNurse Practitioner1750892519
- Brynn SeatonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285437335
- Brandi SeawoodStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225729247
- Ivory SeayAttendant Care Provider1982331039
- Le'Derius SeayAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1871055814
- Norman Seay, M.D.Nephrology Physician1871911057
- Mariel SebastianStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568158111
- Kyle SeckingerRegistered Nurse1356046809
- Laura SecordNurse Practitioner1780695494
- Christina Sedaros-Szymkowiak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407650732
- Peggy Sedlacek, PT, MSPediatric Physical Therapist1407189491
- Amy Sedlak, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1134874829
- James Sedlis, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1730176553
- Raees Seedat, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1932773397
- Ryan Seeley, DMDDentist1003378274
- Jay Segal, P.T.Physical Therapist1265462824
- Alana Segers, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033525969
- Corie Segrest, CRNPRegistered Nurse1487919775
- Evan SegrestStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598698227
- Jere SegrestGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1124132964
- Magdalen Segura-DowdyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023962776
- William SeibertStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639514409
- Anna Seidenburg, MDPediatrics Physician1386384899
- Madison SeierBehavior Technician1609460260
- Michael Seifert, MDPediatric Nephrology Physician1043471618
- Daniel Seigel, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1720323900
- Balasundaram Sekar, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1265495378
- Marleigh SelbyRegistered Dietitian1679301717
- Griffin Selch, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457092595
- Lindsay Selden, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1346916228
- Crystal Self, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164984035
- Joshua Self, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417651407
- Nancy Self, LPCSpecialist1588852297
- Ian Sellars, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376471938
- Alethia SellersAnesthesiology Physician1154543197
- Alyssa Sellers, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1932768413
- Andrew Sellers, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144353418
- Claire SellersRegistered Nurse1366324733
- Fouress Sellers, LICSWClinical Social Worker1164221446
- Heather Sellers, M.S. PTPediatric Physical Therapist1851527865
- James Sellers, LICSWClinical Social Worker1407430325
- Jennifer SellersPhysician Assistant1407248750
- Leslie Sellers, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801389002
- Robert SellersPediatrics Physician1891181178
- Samantha SellersRegistered Nurse1891630349
- Samuel Sellers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003355256
- Weston SelmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235063470
The largest Alabama cities
- Mobile6,309
- Huntsville5,555
- Montgomery3,661
- Tuscaloosa2,313
- Dothan2,099
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.