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 28 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
- Theres Bolus, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1669418117
- Tamsin BomarSocial Worker1740393404
- Ekkehard Bonatz, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1164470381
- Kristina Bond, DPTPhysical Therapist1033618756
- Logan BondStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912430539
- Tammy Bond, LCSWSocial Worker1770852121
- Winkler Bond, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1710085279
- Cara Bondly, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1588637250
- Deborah Bonds, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104075233
- William BondurisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659163640
- Anthony Bonner, DNP, CRNA, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124698956
- Emily Bonner, M.S., OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1912235367
- Henry Bonner, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386386712
- James Bonner, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1962442533
- Jessica BonnerSpeech-Language Pathologist1174403497
- Leslie Bonner, PHARMDPharmacist1053698308
- Sonya Bonner, RNRegistered Nurse1033792189
- Steven Bonner, MDPsychiatry Physician1053334417
- Sydney BonnerPharmacy Technician1629998455
- Terry Bonville, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194897439
- Kenneth Boockvar, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497723845
- Andrea Boohaker, N.P.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1780849232
- Emily Boohaker, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639126923
- Hikel BoohakerDiagnostic Radiology Physician1588955579
- Louis Boohaker, MDInfectious Disease Physician1689316515
- George Booker, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1760692834
- Jasper Booker, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1194720631
- Oscar Booker, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1922252691
- Samantha BookmanProfessional Counselor1588420087
- Amy Boone, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1306280946
- Meredith Boone, MSPTPhysical Therapist1871686899
- Neal Boone, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1477086023
- Daniel Booth, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1982051223
- Elizabeth Booth, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1699804070
- Heather Booth, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1134591837
- James Booth, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1942434709
- Wendy Booth, RN, MSN, FNPCommunity Health Registered Nurse1457497596
- Leighann Boothe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295538353
- Brittney BootonSpeech-Language Pathologist1184945065
- Jason Booton, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1649598624
- Margaret BoozerObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1578731329
- Cedrick Bopda-WaffoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689467367
- Suresh Boppana, MDPediatrics Physician1265429419
- James Bor, P.T.Physical Therapist1124200969
- Lisa Bor, PTSpecialist1851394563
- Richard BorakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922836949
- Samuel Borak, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1174781025
- Polly Borasino, CRNPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1831603588
- Santiago Borasino, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1770787848
- Ginette Bordcoch De Martino, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831030683
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.