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Healthcare providers in Alabama
94,056 active providers practise in Alabama, which is 1.0% of the national registry and makes it the 31st largest state by provider count.
Largest specialties
By primary taxonomy, counting practice location. A provider who lists several taxonomies appears once, under the one they flagged primary.
| Specialty | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 4,687 | |
| Pharmacist | 4,615 | |
| Family Nurse Practitioner | 4,479 | |
| Physical Therapist | 3,329 | |
| Family Medicine Physician | 3,117 | |
| Behavior Technician | 3,065 | |
| Mental Health Counselor | 2,663 | |
| Internal Medicine Physician | 2,251 | |
| Professional Counselor | 2,226 | |
| Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 2,215 | |
| Clinical Social Worker | 2,096 | |
| General Practice Dentistry | 1,974 | |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,957 | |
| Chiropractor | 1,524 | |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1,505 | |
| Registered Nurse | 1,483 | |
| Optometrist | 1,466 | |
| Occupational Therapist | 1,311 | |
| Community/Retail Pharmacy | 1,202 | |
| Dentist | 1,176 | |
| Physician Assistant | 1,156 | |
| Public Health or Welfare Agency | 1,056 | |
| Counselor | 1,039 | |
| Pediatrics Physician | 1,025 | |
| Specialist | 1,015 |
Neighbouring states by size
- Utah94,436
- Nebraska90,370
- West Virginia89,945
- Arkansas85,280
- Connecticut104,574
- Kentucky112,140
- South Carolina115,211
- Oklahoma116,170
Looking up one provider
Counts are from the monthly file. For a specific provider, the lookup reads the live registry, which is the only way to know whether an identifier was deactivated in the last few weeks.
Counts from npidata_pfile_20050523-20260712.csv, built 2026-08-09. Practice location, primary taxonomy only, deactivated identifiers excluded.