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 289 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. Christos Vaklavas, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1154649440
  2. Hardik Valand, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1164004818
  3. Vivian Valcarce Luaces, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1164963377
  4. Raymund Valderrama, PTPhysical Therapist1538341581
  5. Rodrigo Valderrama, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1144240656
  6. Melanie Valdez, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1376142364
  7. Elizabeth ValentinePhysician Assistant1699503730
  8. Emma Valentino, MSN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1649994294
  9. Meghana Vallabhaneni, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1215516505
  10. John Vallas, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649973157
  11. Patricio Valle, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1649504713
  12. Andrew VanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205519006
  13. Elizabeth Van Blommesteyn Stahl, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1770511198
  14. Olivia Van Gerwen, MDInfectious Disease Physician1487072393
  15. Nahomy Van Kampen, PAPhysician Assistant1851985758
  16. Melissa Van Kooten, OTOccupational Therapist1871184366
  17. Stacey Van Norman, RPHPharmacist1891271516
  18. Eric Van NostrandAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1205374386
  19. Chase Van Riper, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053252023
  20. Elizabeth Van Swol, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497558019
  21. Lauren Van Wagner, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1861997173
  22. Nicholas Van WagonerInfectious Disease Physician1891816690
  23. Karl Vanbergen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871439232
  24. Catherine Vance, CRNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1013570068
  25. Christopher VanceStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043007040
  26. Katisha Vance, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1467526442
  27. Marc Vance, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1700185824
  28. Robin Vanchina, MSPTPhysical Therapist1023101037
  29. Cherie Vandenberghe, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538231790
  30. Ross Vander Noot, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1144350349
  31. Natalie Vanderbleek, CNRPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1861033508
  32. Kyle Vanderford, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689715336
  33. Alexa Vanderhill, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1669291852
  34. Makayla Vanderpoorten, DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1366144891
  35. Kenneth Vandervoort, D.M.D.Dentist1023361896
  36. Nathanael Vankampen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982307104
  37. Kylie VanlandinghamPhysician Assistant1770311805
  38. Jennifer VannAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1184987133
  39. Michael Vann, DMDPediatric Dentistry1639251713
  40. Michael Vaphiades, DONeurology Physician1316953847
  41. Mark Vaporean, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003812140
  42. Vnss Sailaja Radha Varanasi, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1871925909
  43. Mary VardamanRegistered Nurse1639048515
  44. Kathryn Varden, PHARMDPharmacist1194446443
  45. Jose Vargas, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003971441
  46. Lindsay Vargas, MCDSpeech-Language Pathologist1649554981
  47. Valerie VargasAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1790297091
  48. Kevin Varghese, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992447072
  49. Neelu VargheseStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619705654
  50. Amanda VarleyAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1891275236

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.