NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Obstetrics Physician in Alabama

14 NPPES records list obstetrics physician with a practice address in Alabama, 0.3 per 100,000 residents, the 44th highest rate of 51. Birmingham and Sheffield have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alabama license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207VX0000X · 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, 5

  1. Birmingham5
  2. Sheffield2
  3. Albertville1
  4. Dothan1
  5. Fairhope1

Obstetrics Physician records in Alabama

  1. Lisa Christian, MDSheffield, AL 356601467405787
  2. Kenneth Farmer, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011962458380
  3. Jack Freeman, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091295704831
  4. Zachary Gentry, MDBirmingham, AL 352331124657341
  5. Alison Hollis, DOFairhope, AL 365321215499876
  6. John Morgan, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352091942279534
  7. Kathryn Santoro, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431861792913
  8. Julie Sawyer, DOMadison, AL 357581043898216
  9. Erin Showalter, DOBirmingham, AL 352431417484676
  10. Steven Snyder, MDSheffield, AL 356601285894618
  11. Felicia Beth Stella, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081689863938
  12. Eric Tallent, MDHuntsville, AL 358011801883715
  13. Melvin Thornbury, M.D.Albertville, AL 359501386683902
  14. Valerie Waddell, M.D.Montgomery, AL 361171598973612

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207VX0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alabama ranks 44 of 51 per resident

  1. Idaho0.3
  2. Connecticut0.3
  3. Colorado0.3
  4. Alabama0.3
  5. Alaska0.3
  6. Delaware0.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207VX0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

14 NPPES records list obstetrics physician (207VX0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alabama: 0.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Birmingham has 5 of them (36%).

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. Arkansas15
  2. Kansas13
  3. Iowa12
  4. Oklahoma16

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Colorado0.3
  2. Connecticut0.3
  3. Nevada0.3
  4. South Carolina0.3

The largest states

  1. California174
  2. New York118
  3. Texas103
  4. Florida85
  5. Georgia64

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.