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 15 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. Jack Schaeffer, O.D.Hoover, AL 352161598730582
  2. Mark Schaeffer, O.D.Hoover, AL 352161194005850
  3. Lisa Schifanella, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941245240696
  4. Paul Schifanella, O.D.Helena, AL 350801750470902
  5. Joseph Schnorbus, O.D.Talladega, AL 351601730142167
  6. Duane Schrock, O.D.Fairhope, AL 365321114013166
  7. Cameron SchroederDothan, AL 363011407619034
  8. Tracy Schroeder Swartz, OD, MSHuntsville, AL 358061306973417
  9. Dean Schultz, O.D.Montgomery, AL 361121003191875
  10. Bonnie-Kim Schwertz, O.D.Homewood, AL 352091891147773
  11. Bernard Scott, ODDaphne, AL 365261942254917
  12. Gina Scott, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358011841290152
  13. Ronald Sealock, ODDothan, AL 363011558346973
  14. Leo Semes, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941134139587
  15. Fred Setzer, ODBirmingham, AL 352091053396465
  16. Joe Shackelford, O.D.Mobile, AL 366951255468997
  17. Adam Shaikh, O.D.Sylacauga, AL 351501528245180
  18. David Sheffield, ODDothan, AL 363011518049980
  19. Mark Shirey, O.D.Mobile, AL 366081740274885
  20. Melissa Shotts, O.D.Hamilton, AL 355701306156484
  21. Mark Shulman, ODMuscle Shoals, AL 356611629144340
  22. Keith Silliman, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352431770686776
  23. Isabella Simmons, ODBirmingham, AL 352331427943935
  24. Suzanne Simms, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941699785055
  25. Gerald Simon, O.D.Trussville, AL 352351386654739
  26. Natalie Simons, ODHoover, AL 352441841033487
  27. Steven Simpson, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358101750394276
  28. Andrea Sims, O.D.Jasper, AL 355011750447017
  29. Calvin Sims, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421811399330
  30. Janene Sims, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941356351712
  31. Chandler Singletary, ODVestavia, AL 352431811539596
  32. Ernest Sisneros, O.D.Montgomery, AL 361171619942612
  33. Melanie Sivley, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941407859531
  34. James Skoney, ODBirmingham, AL 352351568450195
  35. Linda Slade, ODMobile, AL 366951477526606
  36. Heather Small, O.D.Athens, AL 356131164736583
  37. Sarah Small, O.D.Mobile, AL 366951487978813
  38. Carrie Smith, O.D.Hoover, AL 352161043617285
  39. Hillary Smith, O.D.Gadsden, AL 359011457787772
  40. Jacob Smith, ODAthens, AL 356111427672450
  41. Julie Smith, ODSylacauga, AL 351501881675387
  42. Justin Smith, ODHoover, AL 352441881976025
  43. Lydia SmithAthens, AL 356111225913924
  44. Taryn Smith, O.D.Hoover, AL 352421932548385
  45. Lindsay Snow, ODIrondale, AL 352101063132694
  46. Marsha Snow, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941457361826
  47. Albert Snyder, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941023028487
  48. Hunter Snyder, O.D.Madison, AL 357581548576416
  49. Edward Sonak, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358091316089907
  50. Frank Spalla, Jr., O.D.Huntsville, AL 358021053386052

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.