NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurological Surgery Physician in Alabama

107 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Alabama, 2.1 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. Birmingham and Mobile have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alabama license search. Page 2 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207T00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Birmingham has the most, 52

  1. Birmingham52
  2. Mobile21
  3. Huntsville10
  4. Montgomery6
  5. Dothan4

Neurological Surgery Physician records in Alabama

  1. James Johnston, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331154544401
  2. John Kast, MDCullman, AL 350581376579383
  3. Brandon Kaye, MDMobile, AL 366171104711696
  4. F. Kendrick, MDMontgomery, AL 361161760598999
  5. Mehdi Khaleghi, MDMobile, AL 366171073317533
  6. Gordon Kirschberg, MDBirmingham, AL 352091588645535
  7. Sarah Larson, MDBirmingham, AL 352331316400351
  8. Elizabeth LiptrapBirmingham, AL 352331548553035
  9. Philip Maher, MDHomewood, AL 352091831286863
  10. Marc Manix, MDMobile, AL 366041861719817
  11. James MarkertBirmingham, AL 352331760413645
  12. Anthony Martino, MDMobile, AL 366041841238011
  13. Rick McKenzie, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011710927694
  14. Joshua Menendez, M.D.Homewood, AL 352091780905380
  15. Richard Menger, MDMobile, AL 366041205128790
  16. Troy Middleton, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061831190024
  17. Richard Morawetz, MDBirmingham, AL 352331841221546
  18. Enoch Morris, MDBirmingham, AL 352091851341226
  19. Rhett Murray, MDHuntsville, AL 358011740281880
  20. Ichiro Nakano, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL 352331497905442
  21. Carl Nechtman, M.D.Homewood, AL 352091366839235
  22. Tuan Nguyen, MDBirmingham, AL 352091629257365
  23. Walter Oakes, MDBirmingham, AL 352331003846791
  24. Mamerhi OkorBirmingham, AL 352331205044005
  25. Sean Omalley, MDAlabaster, AL 350071629034111
  26. Nidal OmarMobile, AL 366071639565294
  27. Thomas Ostergard, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011588921969
  28. Blake Pearson, MDBirmingham, AL 352431912115718
  29. Matthew Pearson, MDMobile, AL 366041891894234
  30. Joel Pickett, MDHuntsville, AL 358011023019445
  31. Patrick PritchardBirmingham, AL 352331619901253
  32. John Rainer, M.D.Auburn, AL 368301689074825
  33. Thomas Rigsby, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361061316013451
  34. Kristen RileyBirmingham, AL 352331598780777
  35. Robert Robinson, MDBirmingham, AL 352091851331698
  36. Brandon Rocque, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331043272644
  37. Andrew Romeo, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041699064329
  38. Juan Ronderos, M.D.Fairhope, AL 365321407875016
  39. Lauren RotmanMobile, AL 366071124448519
  40. Curtis Rozzelle, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331356310916
  41. Patrick Ryan, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361061649346784
  42. Arsalaan Salehani, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331891158366
  43. Stephen Sandwell, MDHuntsville, AL 358011477525970
  44. Philip Schmalz, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352331255774899
  45. William Scott, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041922178656
  46. Brandon Sherrod, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011679077101
  47. Swaid Swaid, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091437101185
  48. Cheng Tao, MDHuntsville, AL 358011467453886
  49. Jai Thakur, MDMobile, AL 366041477998532
  50. Jasmine Thum, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331063875524

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alabama ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Texas2.2
  2. Iowa2.2
  3. Mississippi2.1
  4. Alabama2.1
  5. North Carolina2.1
  6. New Jersey2.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Alabama85.0%
  2. United States78.8%

Neurological Surgery Physician records in Alabama, measured

  • In a Medicare file91 of 107 · 85.0% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file81 · 75.7% here, 65.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more52 · 48.6% here, 52.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 81 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

107 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician (207T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alabama: 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 2.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Birmingham has 52 of them (49%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Connecticut108
  2. Kentucky111
  3. Oklahoma99
  4. Indiana125

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina2.1
  2. Mississippi2.1
  3. New Jersey2.0
  4. Iowa2.2

The largest states

  1. California929
  2. Texas669
  3. Florida644
  4. New York529
  5. Pennsylvania447

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.