NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Alabama

340 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Alabama, 6.7 per 100,000 residents, the 45th highest rate of 51. Birmingham and Mobile have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Alabama license search. Page 7 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Birmingham has the most, 104

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Alabama

  1. Charlie Talbert, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352441629026158
  2. Burt Taylor, MDMobile, AL 366081528026697
  3. Shane Taylor, MDBirmingham, AL 352051689294407
  4. Thomas Terral, MDFairhope, AL 365321992703235
  5. Steven TheissBirmingham, AL 352331922050715
  6. Samuel Thomas, D.O.Phenix City, AL 368671538588769
  7. Thomas Thomasson, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011962603084
  8. Kevin Thompson, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354011396954749
  9. Donald Thornbury, MDMontgomery, AL 361061144207291
  10. Aaron TillmanPhenix City, AL 368671245783976
  11. Randall Tindell, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021134172638
  12. Duane Tippets, MDAnniston, AL 362071043209513
  13. Duane Tippets, D.O.Anniston, AL 362071093011991
  14. Kendall Vague, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011114925237
  15. Kenneth Vandervoort, MDAnniston, AL 362071912996158
  16. Loy VaughanPelham, AL 351241639532146
  17. Vikram Venkateswaran, MD, FRCSCBirmingham, AL 352051518270081
  18. Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, MBBSBirmingham, AL 352491760909170
  19. Nguyen Vu, DOPhenix City, AL 368671619711454
  20. Jeffrey Wade, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352431114967775
  21. Milton Wallace, MDMobile, AL 366081912964057
  22. Murphy Walters, MDMobile, AL 366041043707532
  23. Robert Ward, M.D.Cullman, AL 350551457468399
  24. Daniel Warren, MDMobile, AL 366171124768296
  25. Jared Watson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051043898091
  26. Matthew Watterson, MDMobile, AL 366041982408175
  27. Keith Weaver, MDBirmingham, AL 352111629007968
  28. James Whatley, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011427009349
  29. Suanne White-Spunner, MDMobile, AL 366081235139668
  30. Michael Wiedmer, MDAnniston, AL 362071225027790
  31. Bradley WillsHuntsville, AL 358011427477686
  32. Glenn Wilson, MDGadsden, AL 359031750479754
  33. Trenton Wilson, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011093918088
  34. Robert Wolf, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352431487694188
  35. Ronit Wollstein, MDBirmingham, AL 352491366418659
  36. James Worthen, MDBirmingham, AL 352051922217215
  37. Jonathan Wright, M.D.Florence, AL 356301134447204
  38. John Young, MDFlorence, AL 356301437119765
  39. Jonathan YuHuntsville, AL 358021518345362
  40. Joseph Zarzour, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041235424896

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Alabama ranks 45 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi6.7
  2. Arkansas6.7
  3. New Mexico6.7
  4. Alabama6.7
  5. Tennessee6.6
  6. Florida6.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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. Alabama82.9%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Alabama, measured

  • In a Medicare file282 of 340 · 82.9% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file230 · 67.6% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more186 · 54.7% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 230 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

340 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Alabama: 6.7 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Birmingham has 104 of them (31%).

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. Louisiana336
  2. Oregon335
  3. Connecticut348
  4. Kentucky364

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico6.7
  2. Arkansas6.7
  3. Mississippi6.7
  4. Tennessee6.6

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

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.