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 18 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. Larezia Williams, ODAthens, AL 356111952969859
  2. Michael Williams, O.D.Pelham, AL 351241962561746
  3. Richard Williams, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352431851489744
  4. Katie Willis, ODAlabaster, AL 350071679458335
  5. Emily Wilson, ODCullman, AL 350551679501233
  6. Mary Wilson, O.D.Mobile, AL 366951396090163
  7. Myron Wilson, O.D.Centre, AL 359601922110758
  8. Kenneth Winton, O.D.Owens Cross Roads, AL 357631316936487
  9. Allison Wirt, OD, MSBirmingham, AL 352421942928791
  10. Carrie Wolfe, ODBirmingham, AL 352351841399227
  11. Audrey Wood, O.D.Valley, AL 368541154441525
  12. Shonda Wood, O.D.Ashville, AL 359531245441641
  13. Lorie Woods, ODEnterprise, AL 363301174510614
  14. Ashley Wright, ODMadison, AL 357581023785573
  15. Barbara Wright, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352421225151871
  16. Franklin Wright, O. D.Gulf Shores, AL 365421538290317
  17. Jane Wright, O.D.Huntsville, AL 358111588606685
  18. Mallory Wright, ODBirmingham, AL 352941700633641
  19. Martha Wright, O.D.Foley, AL 365351154392736
  20. Christopher Yarbrough, O.D.Gardendale, AL 350711396153524
  21. Yancy York, ODHuntsville, AL 358011437121928
  22. Holly Young, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352131326359886
  23. Richard Zhou, O.D.Northport, AL 354731134675960
  24. Jillian Ziemanski, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941225383979

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.