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 273 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. Leah StricklandFamily Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1720918246
  2. Stephen Strickland, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1801133574
  3. Howard Strickler, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659344406
  4. Apryl StringerSocial Worker1811466287
  5. Ashley Stringer, LICSWClinical Social Worker1134605256
  6. Jeffrey StringerMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1831109339
  7. Kimberlly Stringer, M.D.Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1114110210
  8. Lindsay Stringer, RNRegistered Nurse1548880602
  9. Stephanie StringerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508616129
  10. Erica Stringer-ReasorHematology & Oncology Physician1467629006
  11. Joshua Stripling, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1558507871
  12. Kristi Stripling, NNPNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1699251561
  13. Shane StromSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1326571290
  14. Jackson StrongEmergency Medicine Physician1700572666
  15. James Strong, MDNeurology Physician1619970290
  16. Jonathan Strong, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1104238575
  17. Karrissa Strong, MSN, RNDriver1982384426
  18. Katharyn Strong, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033813308
  19. Mary Strong, CRNA, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437571080
  20. Ellyn StrotherStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306558366
  21. Brooks Stroud, MDSurgery Physician1326899600
  22. Nicole Stroud, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417631631
  23. Ronald Stroud, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1376519256
  24. Anneliese Stroup, LPCMental Health Counselor1043644255
  25. Brianna Stroup, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1245736917
  26. Michael Strycker, RNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043085327
  27. Kelly Stuart, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1528398641
  28. Kinsley StuartStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972353548
  29. Sara Stuart, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588368443
  30. Stephen Stuart, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1790131951
  31. Rachel Stubbs, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881488138
  32. Toihunta Stubbs, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1538143524
  33. Brianna Studer, O.D.Optometrist1871470245
  34. Sarah Stull, PHARMDPharmacist1982004248
  35. Robert Stuman, MDAnesthesiology Physician1750330148
  36. Marsha Sturdevant, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1821027806
  37. Susan SturdivantSpeech-Language Pathologist1538289111
  38. Vickie Sturdivant, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1629091657
  39. Alvin Sturgis, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1265442966
  40. Kathy Stutsman, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1114706900
  41. Meredith Stutts, LICSWMental Health Counselor1841829942
  42. Damian Suarez, MDHospitalist Physician1154959302
  43. Sandy SublettNurse Practitioner1932202728
  44. Sylvia Subong-Chambers, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1891791620
  45. Akila SubramaniamMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1639330905
  46. Sunil SudarshanUrology Physician1295931996
  47. Claire Suddarth, LICSWClinical Social Worker1508725151
  48. Carrie SudderthRegistered Nurse1497490437
  49. Steven Sugg, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1750308193
  50. Verbena Sugg, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1306806591

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.