NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Alabama

68,446 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Alabama, 1,340 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 276 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is Alabama's largest physician specialty

13,923 records in Alabama list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Alabama list:

  1. Family Medicine1,996
  2. Internal Medicine1,705
  3. Pediatrics817
  4. Emergency Medicine678
  5. Anesthesiology581
  6. Diagnostic Radiology550
  7. Obstetrics & Gynecology525
  8. Psychiatry517

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Students in training is the largest group

  1. Students in training4,671
  2. Pharmacist4,531
  3. Family Nurse Practitioner4,393
  4. Behavior Technician3,117
  5. Physical Therapist2,896
  6. Mental Health Counselor2,243
  7. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist2,120
  8. Family Medicine Physician1,996

Birmingham has the most records

  1. Birmingham15,795
  2. Mobile6,309
  3. Huntsville5,555
  4. Montgomery3,661
  5. Tuscaloosa2,313
  6. Dothan2,099
  7. Hoover1,246
  8. Madison1,201

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

1,884 Alabama entries on the federal exclusion list

36.9 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Alabama: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. License revoked, suspended or surrendered1,224
  2. Conviction for a program-related crime290
  3. Felony conviction for health care fraud132
  4. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect103
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance58

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Alabama address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Alabama cities with the most records

  1. Birmingham15,795
  2. Mobile6,309
  3. Huntsville5,555
  4. Montgomery3,661
  5. Tuscaloosa2,313
  6. Dothan2,099
  7. Hoover1,246
  8. Madison1,201
  9. Decatur1,185
  10. Florence1,138
  11. Auburn1,054
  12. Cullman960
  13. Gadsden903
  14. Vestavia874
  15. Anniston816
  16. Opelika797
  17. Fairhope729
  18. Bessemer584
  19. Guntersville577
  20. Daphne552
  21. Pelham533
  22. Athens506
  23. Jasper500
  24. Fort Rucker480
  25. Auburn University470
  26. Northport462
  27. Enterprise460
  28. Foley449
  29. Alabaster433
  30. Prattville429

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Alabama?

68,446 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Alabama, under 501 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.

What is the most common physician specialty in Alabama?

Family Medicine, with 1,996 records, followed by internal medicine (1,705). Across every provider type the largest group is Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (4,671 records).

How do I find a doctor in Alabama?

Open a physician specialty above for its Alabama list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to AL. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.

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.