Physician-Owned Private Practices in Alabama
This directory lists physician-owned private practices in Alabama across 28 medical specialties. Every listing is pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry and cross-referenced against the Alabama Medical Board and individual practice websites. Hospital-employed groups, private equity-backed practices, and academic faculty positions are not included.
Select a specialty below to see verified practices in that discipline. Each specialty page includes practice addresses, phone numbers, websites, and a physician-facing market analysis written specifically for physicians evaluating independent practice in Alabama.
Alabama courts generally enforce non-compete clauses in physician contracts if they are reasonable in geographic scope and duration, though Alabama Code Section 8-1-190 imposes some limits. What makes Alabama distinctive is its relatively thin independent practice layer outside Birmingham and Huntsville, which gives large health systems disproportionate leverage in contract negotiations. Physicians entering large-system contracts in Alabama face non-competes that can realistically foreclose private practice options across an entire metro area. Do not assume a 10-mile radius is reasonable because it sounds small, in a metro where most of the independent practices are clustered within that radius, a 10-mile restriction is effectively a statewide restriction. Have a physician contract attorney licensed in Alabama review the specific geographic scope before signing. The Real Contract course covers how to evaluate and negotiate non-compete terms.
Select a specialty to see physician-owned practices in Alabama for that discipline.
Understand Your Alabama Contract Before You Sign
Knowing the practice landscape is step one. Knowing your contract is step two.
How many physician-owned private practices are in Alabama?
This directory covers 28 medical specialties in Alabama. Each specialty page lists physician-owned practices verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. Select a specialty above to see listings for that discipline.
Are non-compete clauses enforceable in Alabama?
Non-compete enforceability in Alabama depends on contract terms, geographic scope, duration, and applicable state law. See the callout in the intro above for a summary specific to Alabama. Always have a physician contract attorney licensed in Alabama review your agreement before signing.
What does NPPES Verified mean?
NPPES stands for the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI (National Provider Identifier) record in NPPES, which confirms it is a registered medical practice in the United States.
What specialties have physician-owned practices in Alabama?
This directory covers 28 specialties in Alabama: Allergy Immunology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, ENT, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, OBGYN, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Radiology, Rheumatology, Urology, and Vascular Surgery.
What is excluded from this directory?
Hospital-employed physician groups, corporate-owned medical practices, private equity-backed groups, academic faculty positions, government and VA positions are excluded. Every listing is independently physician-owned and operates a practice website.
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About this directory: Maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, a physician and independent practice advocate. All data is sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry, the Alabama Medical Board, and individual practice websites. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, or any state medical board. For corrections, use the contact form at danielaragon.me.