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Alabama

17,190 individual providers in 85 specialties, 2024 · 26 metro and micro areas

Market Comparisons are prepared for one specialty in one metro area (or the state's area outside metro areas). View sample report

Individual providers by data year: 2020: 15,224 · 2021: 15,797 · 2022: 16,262 · 2023: 16,753 · 2024: 17,190.

Specialties practicing in Alabama, 2024

Specialty	Individual providers
Nurse Practitioner	4,044
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)	1,486
Internal Medicine	1,263
Family Practice	1,250
Physical Therapist in Private Practice	1,134
Physician Assistant	835
Emergency Medicine	504
Optometry	498
Anesthesiology	446
Diagnostic Radiology	407
Chiropractic	404
Obstetrics & Gynecology	372
General Surgery	346
Orthopedic Surgery	334
Cardiology	236
Psychiatry	213
Neurology	208
Ophthalmology	191
Pulmonary Disease	167
Gastroenterology	163
Pathology	161
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice	159
Dermatology	156
Otolaryngology	141
Hospitalist	136
Urology	133
Nephrology	128
Podiatry	117
Hematology-Oncology	107
Licensed Clinical Social Worker	106
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	89
Audiologist	81
Infectious Disease	76
Neurosurgery	73
Rheumatology	73
Radiation Oncology	68
Interventional Cardiology	66
Psychologist, Clinical	64
Endocrinology	57
General Practice	48
Medical Oncology	43
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	42
Vascular Surgery	42
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	34
Thoracic Surgery	33
Sports Medicine	32
Critical Care (Intensivists)	31
Speech Language Pathologist	30
Pain Management	28
Allergy/ Immunology	27
Licensed Professional Counselor	26
Surgical Oncology	21
Pediatric Medicine	20
Cardiac Surgery	18
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)	18
Interventional Pain Management	18
Interventional Radiology	17
Anesthesiology Assistant	16
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	16
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional	16
Hospice and Palliative Care	15
Geriatric Medicine	14
Gynecological Oncology	13
Maxillofacial Surgery	13
Hand Surgery	10
Sleep Medicine	9
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology	8
Nuclear Medicine	6
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist	4
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy	4
Medical Genetics and Genomics	3
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	3
Preventive Medicine	3
Unknown Supplier/Provider Specialty	3
Certified Nurse Midwife	2
Medical Toxicology	2
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	2
Addiction Medicine	1
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	1
Clinic or Group Practice	1
Geriatric Psychiatry	1
Neuropsychiatry	1
Peripheral Vascular Disease	1
Undefined Physician type	1
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	1

Metro areas and non-metro Alabama, 2024

Area	Type	Individual providers	Physicians
Albertville, AL	Micro	236	92
Alexander City, AL	Micro	89	38
Anniston-Oxford, AL	Metro	292	126
Auburn-Opelika, AL	Metro	408	187
Birmingham, AL	Metro	6,095	3,120
Columbus, GA-AL (crosses a state line)	Metro	933	489
Cullman, AL	Micro	303	120
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	Metro	703	305
Decatur, AL	Metro	330	137
Dothan, AL	Metro	750	353
Enterprise, AL	Micro	96	39
Eufaula, AL-GA (crosses a state line)	Micro	31	8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	Metro	580	217
Fort Payne, AL	Micro	116	38
Gadsden, AL	Metro	365	165
Huntsville, AL	Metro	2,097	949
LaGrange, GA-AL (crosses a state line)	Micro	231	121
Mobile, AL	Metro	1,779	970
Montgomery, AL	Metro	1,165	538
Ozark, AL	Micro	46	17
Russellville, AL	Micro	43	17
Scottsboro, AL	Micro	90	39
Selma, AL	Micro	69	34
Talladega-Sylacauga, AL	Micro	121	47
Troy, AL	Micro	64	18
Tuscaloosa, AL	Metro	741	341
Alabama outside metro areas	Non-metro	511	195

Areas are Census CBSAs with at least one county in Alabama; provider counts cover the whole area, including any part across a state line. See geography.

Largest cities in Alabama

Birmingham (4,369 clinicians)
Mobile (1,699 clinicians)
Huntsville (1,607 clinicians)
Montgomery (986 clinicians)
Dothan (717 clinicians)
Tuscaloosa (550 clinicians)
Florence (361 clinicians)
Cullman (291 clinicians)
Gadsden (291 clinicians)
Decatur (281 clinicians)

All 322 cities in Alabama

Largest hospitals in Alabama

University Of Alabama Hospital (2,048 affiliated clinicians)
Huntsville Hospital (1,439 affiliated clinicians)
Grandview Medical Center (757 affiliated clinicians)
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center (701 affiliated clinicians)
Baptist Medical Center South (689 affiliated clinicians)
St Vincent's Birmingham (586 affiliated clinicians)
Thomas Hospital (559 affiliated clinicians)
Dch Regional Medical Center (557 affiliated clinicians)
Southeast Health Medical Center (522 affiliated clinicians)
Crestwood Medical Center (515 affiliated clinicians)

All 99 hospitals in Alabama

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data year 2024. Largest by the count of clinicians.