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 253 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. Deborah Sema, D.M.D, M.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1265659601
  2. Leo Semes, O.D.Optometrist1134139587
  3. Michael Semon, ED.D.Pastoral Counselor1194931246
  4. Aslihan Sen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881215747
  5. Mitali Sen, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1386029262
  6. Melissa SentellAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1932166634
  7. Stephen Sentenn, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1689621351
  8. Hanna Sepsick, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649961020
  9. Ashley Serafini, PHARMDPharmacist1255685087
  10. Courtney Serio, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1437608262
  11. Juan SernaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891484754
  12. Cynthia Serota, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942313762
  13. Rae Sesanto, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881272151
  14. Harold Settle, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1609951862
  15. Fred Setzer, ODOptometrist1053396465
  16. Timothy Sevcik, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811638125
  17. Sarah-Elizabeth Sewak Nichols, PAPhysician Assistant1366957896
  18. Jamie Sewell, C.P.N.P.Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1326396359
  19. Ginger Sexton, CRNPNurse Practitioner1124369566
  20. Melissa Sexton, PTPediatric Physical Therapist1255469615
  21. Macy SeymourRegistered Nurse1982309589
  22. Monica Sfakianos, R.PH.Pharmacist1083701353
  23. Moses Sghayyer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700581667
  24. Alesia ShaabanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326817792
  25. Savanna Shackelford, LICSWClinical Social Worker1558009902
  26. Margaret ShadixPhysician Assistant1154828473
  27. Nurit Shadmi, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154635167
  28. Katie Shaffer, RBTBehavior Technician1144147463
  29. Robert Shaffer, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1528002151
  30. Aliyah ShahPhysician Assistant1417747494
  31. Ashish Shah, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1972832467
  32. Ayush Shah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699616243
  33. Brandi ShahFamily Medicine Physician1689802860
  34. Charmee Hiten ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952281099
  35. Jai ShahGeneral Practice Dentistry1871284257
  36. Maryum ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912899568
  37. Monjri Shah, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1275791592
  38. Niharika Shah, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1497460620
  39. Rakesh Shah, M.D., D.M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1609037449
  40. Ruchit ShahClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1871883900
  41. Vipul Shah, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1790948545
  42. Elizabeth Shahid, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1326583683
  43. Michael Shahid, P.A.Physician Assistant1538533591
  44. Amir Shahien, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1376930800
  45. Faheem Shaikh, MD PHDHospitalist Physician1609038561
  46. Namra Qadeer ShaikhStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952147068
  47. Niraja Shainoju Korremla, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1760839872
  48. Shazia Shakil, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518607050
  49. Azarious Shakir-Lawry, RBTBehavior Technician1669279220
  50. Anath Shalev, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1457305484

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.