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 83)
| Name |
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| Rachel Falkner, M.D. Dermatology Physician |
| Karson Fallin, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Richard Fallin, M.DIV. Professional Counselor |
| Kenneth Fallon, M.D. Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Blessing Falola, MD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Pohoey Fan, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| William Fancher Allergy Physician |
| Andrew Fang, MD Urology Physician |
| Hua Fang Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jessica Fann, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Lee Fant, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Muhammad Ehsan Faquih, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Farzam Farahani Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Crayton Fargason, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Rachel Fargason, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Sandra Fariyike, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Andi Farley, MSN,WHNP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| John Farley, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Scott Farley, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vicki Farley, RN, LPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Brianna Farmer, CRNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| John Farmer, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Hareem Farooq Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shereen Farooq, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Patrick Farr, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| David Farrar, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Virginia Farrar, PA Physician Assistant |
| Kapi Farrell, OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Susan Farrell, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Ashleigh Farren Clinical Social Worker |
| Syble Farringer, PHARM.D. Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist |
| Crystal Farrington, DO Nephrology Physician |
| Clayton Farris, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Deidra Farris, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Ellen Farris, RN Registered Nurse |
| Hilina Farris Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| Joseph Farris, PHARMD. Pharmacist |
| Lisa Farris, CRNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Alireza Farrokhroo Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Stacy Farry Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Angela Farthing, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Nicholas Fasanello, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Hassan Fathallah-Shaykh Neurology Physician |
| Sahar Fathallah-Shaykh, MD Pediatric Nephrology Physician |
| Huma Fatima Anatomic Pathology Physician |
| Ramona Faucett, M.A.,CCC Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Caroline Faught, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Chelsea Faught, MS, ALC, NCC Mental Health Counselor |
| Ellen Faught, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Jesslynn Faught, MCD, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
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