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 263 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. Michael Smith, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1982710679
  2. Mimi Smith, M.D.Surgery Physician1750341756
  3. Morgan SmithRegistered Nurse1679434062
  4. Myracle SmithBehavior Technician1578390969
  5. Nathan SmithPsychiatry Physician1821009044
  6. Nathan Smith, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1750462214
  7. Nathaniel Smith, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588425326
  8. Nicholas Smith, MDOtolaryngic Allergy Physician1437368602
  9. Nicole Smith, CRNPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1871846535
  10. Octavius SmithRecreation Therapist1346723350
  11. P. Stafford SmithClinical Social Worker1184483406
  12. Pamela Smith, RNCPsychiatry Physician1285658534
  13. Pamela SmithAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1811313968
  14. Patricia SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336159011
  15. Patty Smith, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1952413429
  16. Perry SmithAnesthesiology Physician1427077809
  17. Phillip SmithGastroenterology Physician1235158114
  18. Phillip Smith, MDPsychiatry Physician1427404193
  19. Rebecca Smith, PHARM DPharmacist1811272412
  20. Rebecca Smith, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1013484278
  21. Rebecca Smith, NURSE PRACTITIONERCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1396470423
  22. Rebekkah Smith, LICSWClinical Social Worker1487403945
  23. Renee Smith, PHARMDPharmacist1699714162
  24. Rhonda Smith, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1619234895
  25. Richard Smith, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1235158973
  26. Robert Smith, M.D.Specialist1407871452
  27. Ronald Smith, PHARMD.Pharmacist1033250865
  28. Roy SmithGeneral Practice Dentistry1114017522
  29. Russell SmithDentist1912236241
  30. Sally Smith, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598032310
  31. Sara SmithAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346878063
  32. Sarah Smith, RDN, LDNObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1447844055
  33. Sasha Smith, CRNP-BCRegistered Nurse1699136333
  34. Shadora Smith, ALCCounselor1285264481
  35. Shauntee Smith, NBC-HWCHealth & Wellness Coach1104692995
  36. Shawn Smith, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033271994
  37. Shaya Smith, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1558131979
  38. Shea Smith, CNPNurse Practitioner1063829315
  39. Sonia Smith, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1922501006
  40. Staci Smith, LICSWClinical Social Worker1467073080
  41. Stancey Smith, CRNPNurse Practitioner1841757150
  42. Stephanie Smith, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801590666
  43. Steven Smith, MDHospitalist Physician1235116971
  44. Sydney Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134834625
  45. Tanekia Smith, LPCMental Health Counselor1497393581
  46. Tedra Smith, DNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1831336445
  47. Terry Smith, M.D.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1447694823
  48. Theolishia SmithAthletic Trainer1316698251
  49. Thomas Smith, LMSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548008261
  50. Thomas SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609712033

The largest Alabama cities

  1. Mobile6,309
  2. Huntsville5,555
  3. Montgomery3,661
  4. Tuscaloosa2,313
  5. Dothan2,099

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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.