NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurology Physician in Alabama

259 NPPES records list neurology physician with a practice address in Alabama, 5.1 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Birmingham and Mobile have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alabama license search. Page 6 of 6.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2084N0400X · 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, 107

  1. Birmingham107
  2. Mobile52
  3. Huntsville22
  4. Montgomery13
  5. Dothan9

Neurology Physician records in Alabama

  1. Jessie Walker, MDAuburn, AL 368301760056501
  2. J Watts, D.O.Albertville, AL 359511205889581
  3. Ray WattsBirmingham, AL 352331427071273
  4. David WhiteHuntsville, AL 358011871882357
  5. Judy White, M.D.Florala, AL 364421417932229
  6. Talene YacoubianBirmingham, AL 352331952369704
  7. Sadik Yesil, MDAndalusia, AL 364201760471817
  8. Aubrey Young, MDHuntsville, AL 358011902425580
  9. Rusheng Zhang, MDBirmingham, AL 352551750408266

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084N0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alabama ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Louisiana5.3
  2. Iowa5.2
  3. Indiana5.1
  4. Alabama5.1
  5. Kentucky5.0
  6. Georgia4.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2084N0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.2% 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. Alabama85.3%
  2. United States81.2%

Neurology Physician records in Alabama, measured

  • In a Medicare file221 of 259 · 85.3% here, 81.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file189 · 73.0% here, 68.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more104 · 40.2% here, 50.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 189 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2084N0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

259 NPPES records list neurology physician (2084N0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alabama: 5.1 per 100,000 residents against 6.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Birmingham has 107 of them (41%).

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. Louisiana242
  2. Oregon287
  3. Kentucky225
  4. Utah195

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Indiana5.1
  2. Iowa5.2
  3. Georgia4.9
  4. Tennessee5.3

The largest states

  1. California2,339
  2. New York1,778
  3. Florida1,530
  4. Texas1,382
  5. Pennsylvania1,077

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.