NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Alabama

874 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Alabama, 17 per 100,000 residents, the 36th highest rate of 51. Birmingham and Huntsville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alabama license search. Page 13 of 18.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · 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, 168

  1. Birmingham168
  2. Huntsville55
  3. Mobile39
  4. Montgomery36
  5. Hoover34

Optometrist records in Alabama

  1. Kenneth Pair, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354051164519666
  2. Jessica Palmer, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421972597102
  3. Patti Palmer, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358011366458580
  4. Justin Pao, O.D.Fort Rucker, AL 363621033497748
  5. David Parker, O.D.Madison, AL 357581427116607
  6. Michael Parker, ODFort Payne, AL 359671477521698
  7. Michele Parker, O.D.Madison, AL 357581912065186
  8. Nathan Parvin, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941689765794
  9. Caroline Pate, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941912936071
  10. Jennifer Pate, O.D.Hoover, AL 352441689707754
  11. Michael Pate, ODHoover, AL 352441427245612
  12. Janakkumar Patel, O.D.Attalla, AL 359541487088944
  13. Rena Patel, O.D.Talladega, AL 351601245548270
  14. Sarika Patel, ODMontgomery, AL 361061932958253
  15. Shilpa Patel, OD, MS, PHDPell City, AL 351281407856438
  16. Shreya Patel, ODHoover, AL 352161821789710
  17. Ellen Patton, O.D.Vestavia, AL 352161962617670
  18. Alan Peaslee, ODHuntsville, AL 358011346211281
  19. Timothy Pellett, ODFoley, AL 365351962562348
  20. Benjamin Pendergrass, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358011396030912
  21. Baylee PendleyHuntsville, AL 358061457024499
  22. Elizabeth Perkins, O.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352431053609859
  23. Bruce Perry, O.D.Fayette, AL 355551801884879
  24. Felton Perry, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941285644666
  25. James Perry, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241326527904
  26. Sierra Perry, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061679989248
  27. Samara Perryman, ODGreenville, AL 360371063941631
  28. Susan Persall, ODHartselle, AL 356401861494841
  29. Brian Pettie, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352061891802120
  30. Tram Pham, ODOxford, AL 362031033648183
  31. Taylor Phillips, OD, MBADemopolis, AL 367321003438904
  32. David Pickrell, O.D.Talladega, AL 351601740341445
  33. Samuel Pierce, O.D.Trussville, AL 351731801877311
  34. William Pittenger, ODHuntsville, AL 358011417935156
  35. Andrew Plaxco, ODBirmingham, AL 352111467185595
  36. Erika Poikey, ODTroy, AL 360791366964496
  37. Cheryl Polinsky, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354041619604808
  38. James Poole, O.D.Alexander City, AL 350101811979982
  39. Jodie Pope, ODCentreville, AL 350421053167239
  40. Randy Posey, O.D.Athens, AL 356111154400869
  41. Dale Potter, O.D.Decatur, AL 356031245218767
  42. Philip Potts, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358021952449837
  43. Hayden Powell, O.D.Hoover, AL 352261104840115
  44. Jerbrea Powell, ODBirmingham, AL 352941073442208
  45. Whitney Powell, ODHuntsville, AL 358011619629599
  46. Ellen Prewitt, O.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354041972016624
  47. Ashley Price, ODTuscaloosa, AL 354041508744079
  48. Ryan Price, O.D.Piedmont, AL 362721205264405
  49. Angela Prince, ODJasper, AL 355011801908546
  50. Andrew Pucker, OD, PHDBirmingham, AL 352941457648842

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alabama ranks 36 of 51 per resident

  1. Kentucky18
  2. Arkansas17
  3. Nevada17
  4. Alabama17
  5. Virginia17
  6. New Jersey17
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

874 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alabama: 17 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Birmingham has 168 of them (19%).

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. Oklahoma892
  2. Maryland924
  3. Oregon944
  4. Kentucky803

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nevada17.2
  2. Arkansas17.3
  3. Virginia16.9
  4. New Jersey16.6

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.