NPI Lookup Alabama — Find AL Healthcare Providers
Search Alabama healthcare providers in the official NPPES registry — free, instant results
About Alabama Healthcare Providers in NPPES
The NPPES registry contains approximately 29,000 active NPI records for Alabama healthcare providers. These include individual practitioners (physicians, nurses, dentists, therapists, and more) and organizational providers (hospitals, group practices, clinics, and pharmacies). Major healthcare institutions in Alabama include UAB Medicine, Huntsville Hospital, Mobile Infirmary. Provider records are updated by providers themselves within 30 days of any change, and the registry is refreshed daily.
How to Find an NPI Number in Alabama
The search tool above is pre-filtered to show Alabama providers by default. Enter a provider's last name in the "By Provider Name" tab for the fastest results. For specific providers, entering both first and last name narrows results quickly. To find hospitals, clinics, or pharmacies operating in Alabama, use the "By Organization" tab and enter the facility or practice name. To look up a known NPI number and verify it belongs to a Alabama provider, use the "By NPI Number" tab.
Alabama Healthcare Provider Overview
Healthcare in Alabama is served by a network of providers across major cities including Birmingham, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile. Alabama providers span all medical specialties — from primary care physicians and family medicine to specialized surgical centers, behavioral health providers, and long-term care facilities. All providers who accept insurance, bill Medicare or Medicaid, or participate in electronic health record systems are listed in the NPPES NPI registry with active NPI records.
Alabama Medical Board
The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is the state regulatory authority that issues and oversees medical licenses in Alabama. For license status verification, disciplinary actions, and medical board certification, visit the official website at https://www.albme.org. While this NPI lookup tool confirms a provider's federal NPPES enrollment, state license verification through the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is a separate but equally important step in complete provider credential verification. Both NPPES and state board data should be checked during credentialing workflows.
Common Healthcare Specialties in Alabama
Healthcare providers in Alabama cover the full spectrum of medical specialties. The most commonly registered specialties in the NPPES registry for Alabama include internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, orthopedics, psychiatry, neurology, and radiology. Alabama also has significant numbers of advanced practice nurses (NPs, CRNAs, CNMs), physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and clinical psychologists — all of whom have NPI records in NPPES.
NPI Lookup for Alabama Medicaid and Medicare
Verifying NPI enrollment for Alabama providers who participate in state Medicaid or federal Medicare programs requires checking multiple databases. This NPPES tool provides the foundational identity verification. For Alabama Medicaid enrollment, check with the state Medicaid agency directly. For Medicare enrollment, use the CMS PECOS system (see our PECOS NPI Lookup tool). For DEA prescribing authority verification for Alabama providers, see our DEA License Lookup by NPI tool.
Related Alabama Healthcare Resources
Additional resources for Alabama provider verification: the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.org for license verification; the OIG LEIE exclusion database at oig.hhs.gov for Medicaid/Medicare exclusion checks; the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) for malpractice and disciplinary history; and CMS Medicare Physician Compare for Medicare enrollment verification. Using all these resources together constitutes a comprehensive provider credential verification process.
Frequently Asked Questions — Alabama NPI Lookup
How many healthcare providers are in Alabama?
The NPPES registry contains approximately 29,000 active NPI records for Alabama. This includes individual practitioners across all medical specialties and organizational providers such as hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.
Can I look up a Alabama provider by license number?
The NPPES registry does not support search by license number directly. However, NPI results include the provider's state license number, allowing you to cross-reference. To search by license number, use the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners website at https://www.albme.org.
Is Alabama NPI data publicly available?
Yes. All NPPES data, including Alabama provider records, is publicly available under federal law (45 CFR Part 162). There is no registration required and no cost to access this information.
How do I verify a Alabama physician's credentials?
A complete credential verification includes: (1) NPI verification in NPPES using this tool; (2) state medical license verification through the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; (3) Medicare enrollment check via PECOS; (4) DEA registration verification for prescribing providers; and (5) NPDB query for malpractice history.
What if a Alabama provider doesn't appear in NPPES?
Providers not found in NPPES either do not have an NPI (very rare for practicing providers), have an NPI under a different name or address, or may have a deactivated NPI. Try searching by last name only, or contact the provider directly to confirm their NPI number.
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