Doctors in Birmingham, AL
Active healthcare providers in Birmingham sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
15,247 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Birmingham, Alabama appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 15,247 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 (2,279 clinicians, followed by Registered Nurse with 799 and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with 732). 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 298.5 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.
Within Alabama, Birmingham ranks #1 of 235 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 23.4% of the state's registered providers.
For Birmingham patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 48)
| Name |
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| Pamela Chandler Edwards, RN Registered Nurse |
| James Chaney, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Jennifer Chaney, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Jessalyn Chaney, CRNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Anna Chang, CNM Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Rachel Chang, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Joshua Chansa Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| April Chapel, LPC, CPC, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Abbey Chapman Behavior Technician |
| Anna Chapman Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Geordan Chapman, CRNP Pediatrics Physician |
| Lucy Chapman, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Madeline Chapman Registered Nurse |
| Malcolm Chapman, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Philip Chapman, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Crystal Chapman Lambert, CRNP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Allison Chappell, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Brenda Chappell, RPT Physical Therapist |
| Karen Chappell, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Logan Chappell Pharmacist |
| Mariam Charkviani, MD Nephrology Physician |
| Rachel Charles, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mason Chasteen, PA Physician Assistant |
| Janie Chatham, CRNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Sally-Marie Chatman, LMT Massage Therapist |
| Arka Chatterjee, MD Interventional Cardiology Physician |
| Sanjiv Chatterji, MD PHD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Yen Chau, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Srushti Chaudhari Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aleena Chaudhry Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Raghuram Chava, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ramakiran Chavali, B.D.S. Prosthodontics |
| Oswaldo Chavez, LPC-S, LMFT-S, LCDC Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Efren Chavez Morales, MD Hypertension Specialist Physician |
| Kelli Chaviano, D.O. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Harshvardhan Chawla Ophthalmology Physician |
| Kadejia Cheatom, RN Registered Nurse |
| Susan Cheatwood, NURSE PRACTITIONER Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Emma Chee-How, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Hugh Cheek, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Alina Cheeks Behavior Technician |
| Simran Cheema, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Skiiler Cheesman Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bo Chen Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Cathy Chen, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Erica Chen, DMD, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Eunise Chen Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gregory Chen, C.A. Acupuncturist |
| Herbert Chen Surgery Physician |
| Mike Chen, MD Pediatric Surgery Physician |
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