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 262 of 316.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

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. Jeffrey Smith, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790744282
  2. Jennifer SmithAudiologist1134173107
  3. Jennifer Smith, PTPhysical Therapist1033138862
  4. Jennifer Smith, M.S. CCC-AAudiologist1477728137
  5. Jennifer Smith, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1154778181
  6. Jeremiah Smith, PHARMDPharmacist1033525613
  7. Jeremy Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558574715
  8. John Smith, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1831272855
  9. Johnece SmithMental Health Counselor1922561232
  10. Joicelyn Smith, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1124991310
  11. Joseph SmithDiagnostic Radiology Physician1003835463
  12. Joshua Smith, MDAnesthesiology Physician1013131770
  13. Joshua Smith, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1679927883
  14. Julie Smith, R.PH.Pharmacist1225139009
  15. Kaitlin Smith, PA-C, ATCPhysician Assistant1982757167
  16. Katherine SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962177956
  17. Kathleen Smith, SPEECH THERAPTIST LASpeech-Language Pathologist1972908267
  18. Kathryn Smith, LCSWSocial Worker1023121514
  19. Katie Smith, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1285146100
  20. Katrina Smith, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851696025
  21. Kayla Smith, AU.D.Audiologist1821495672
  22. Kelcie SmithBehavior Technician1104776251
  23. Kelsey Smith, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1487283156
  24. Kenneth Smith, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1225152192
  25. Kenneth Smith, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1609439611
  26. Kimitria Smith, LICSWSocial Worker1902669286
  27. Kristen SmithClinical Psychologist1750941365
  28. Lacey Smith, MSN, CRNP, PNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1124734686
  29. Laura Smith, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1588009104
  30. Laura Smith, RDRegistered Dietitian1346114709
  31. Lauren Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801288253
  32. Lauren Smith, CRNPRegistered Nurse1578109781
  33. Laurie Smith, ED.S, NCSPSchool Psychologist1851681761
  34. Leah SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275327645
  35. Leigh Smith, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1629183389
  36. Logan Smith, MDOphthalmology Physician1356385777
  37. Lori Smith, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1598722373
  38. Lucy SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487347357
  39. Macy Smith, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1902942006
  40. Madelyn Smith, CRNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396212239
  41. Marcus Smith, RNRegistered Nurse1154189298
  42. Margaret Smith, LCSW BCDClinical Social Worker1841389442
  43. Maria Smith, MS, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1558156125
  44. Marilyn SmithAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1518409168
  45. Mark SmithHospitalist Physician1699921031
  46. Mark SmithPharmacist1982148565
  47. Mary Smith, RNRegistered Nurse1568925758
  48. Megan Smith, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1629745955
  49. Melanie SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962949305
  50. Menthola SmithFamily Nurse Practitioner1558987990

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.