There are 28 physician-owned rheumatology practices in Alabama, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
Most PGY-Final-Year physicians sign their first rheumatology contract in Alabama without knowing what else is out there. This directory shows the 39 groups they were never told about.
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Most rheumatology physicians sign their first contract without knowing how many other groups exist within driving distance. This is the single largest source of leverage you give away in your career, and you give it away because nobody told you the information was out there. The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
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Tribal health programs
Alabaster, AL
Serving Alabaster and surrounding Alabama communities, Dr. Nop Unnoppet: Shelby Advanced Arthritis Care is a private rheumatology medical practice. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
1010 1st St N Suite 210, Alabaster, AL 35007
Alabaster, AL
Nopporn Unnoppet, DO brings rheumatology expertise to patients in Alabaster, Alabama through a physician-owned practice. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1010 1st St N Suite 210, Alabaster, AL 35007
Albertville, AL
Marshall Rheumatology - Surabhi Jong maintains a private rheumatology practice in Albertville, Alabama, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
11491 US-431, Albertville, AL 35950
Birmingham, AL
Patients in Birmingham, Alabama can receive rheumatology care at Articularis Rheumatology Specialists Birmingham, a private medical practice. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
4902 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242
Birmingham, AL
Board Certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. Master of the American College of Rheumatology. Symposium Director of the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East (Destin, FL) and West (San Diego). Besides Dr. McLain, there are two Nurse Practitioners (CRNP).
2229 Cahaba Valley Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242
Birmingham, AL
Dr. John Morgan, MD provides rheumatology services from a privately held practice in Birmingham, Alabama. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
832 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Gene Watterson is a board-certified, fellowship-trained rheumatologist at OrthoAlabama Spine & Sports whose area of expertise includes general rheumatology and metabolic bone disorders. He specializes in diagnosing and providing care for a wide range of systemic and musculoskeletal disorders, including fibromyalgia. Dr. Watterson is available to see patients at our offices in Birmingham and Hoover, Alabama. Schedule, confirm, or manage your appointments anytime, day or night, with our 24/7 vir
1801 Gadsden Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35235
Birmingham, AL
An independently operated rheumatology practice in Birmingham, Alabama, Grandview Medical Group - Rheumatology serves the local community. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
4600 US-280 #210, Birmingham, AL 35242
Birmingham, AL
Patients in Birmingham, Alabama can receive rheumatology care at Metro West Medical Group, a private medical practice. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers outpatient medical care, internal medicine, and autoimmune and joint disease care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
801 Princeton Ave SW # 406, Birmingham, AL 35211
Birmingham, AL
Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Centers of Alabama provides outpatient rheumatology care from its office in Birmingham, Alabama. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
3000 Meadow Lake Dr STE 101, Birmingham, AL 35242
Birmingham, AL
Offering rheumatology services in Birmingham, Alabama, Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Centers of Alabama, Archana Jain, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides autoimmune and joint disease care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
3000 Meadow Lake Dr STE 101, Birmingham, AL 35242
Birmingham, AL
Thao Nguyen Tran provides outpatient rheumatology care from its office in Birmingham, Alabama. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers outpatient medical care and autoimmune and joint disease care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
833 St Vincents Dr # 300, Birmingham, AL 35205
Cullman, AL
Cullman Regional Medical Group Rheumatology delivers rheumatology services from Cullman, Alabama, operating as a private practice. Services extend to outpatient medical care and autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1930 AL-157, Cullman, AL 35058
Gordo, AL
Pereztires#2 provides outpatient rheumatology care from its office in Gordo, Alabama. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers outpatient medical care and autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
24517 US-82, Gordo, AL 35466
Homewood, AL
Grandview Medical Group - Rheumatology is a Homewood-based rheumatology practice serving patients across the Alabama region. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
3525 Independence Dr, Homewood, AL 35209
Homewood, AL
Grandview Medical Group Primary Care - Homewood is a Homewood-based rheumatology practice serving patients across the Alabama region. Additional capabilities include family medicine, hormonal and metabolic care, and autoimmune and joint disease care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
3525 Independence Dr, Homewood, AL 35209
Hoover, AL
Rheumatology Care Center serves the Hoover, Alabama community with rheumatology care as a privately run practice. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
5356 Stadium Trace Pkwy # 200, Hoover, AL 35244
Huntsville, AL
Dr. Vijayanarayana R. Jampala, MD provides rheumatology services from a privately held practice in Huntsville, Alabama. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
400 Whitesport Dr SW UNIT 101, Huntsville, AL 35801
Mobile, AL
Based in Mobile, Alabama, Daren Scroggie, MD runs an independently owned rheumatology practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. The practice also provides autoimmune and joint disease care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
1700 SpringHill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
Mobile, AL
Offering rheumatology services in Mobile, Alabama, Dr. Kumar Deepak operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care and internal medicine. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
101 Memorial Hospital Dr, Mobile, AL 36608
Mobile, AL
Dr. Gino DiVittorio is board certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in Rheumatology. He practices at USA Mobile Diagnostic Center - University Commons.
75 S University Blvd Suite 6500, Mobile, AL 36608
Mobile, AL
Practicing rheumatology in Mobile, Alabama, Hamdy Ahmed offers care through an owner-operated medical office. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
75 S University Blvd Suite 6500, Mobile, AL 36608
Mobile, AL
Ray McLaughlin sees patients at a private rheumatology office in Mobile, Alabama, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1700 SpringHill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
Mobile, AL
Sonia Savani MD operates a physician-owned rheumatology practice in Mobile, Alabama, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include autoimmune and joint disease care, internal medicine, and children's healthcare. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
75 S University Blvd Suite 6500, Mobile, AL 36608
Mobile, AL
Thomas McGee, M.D. operates a physician-owned rheumatology practice in Mobile, Alabama, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond rheumatology, the office offers autoimmune and joint disease care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1700 SpringHill Ave Ste. 100, Mobile, AL 36604
Mobile, AL
Dr. Thomas Myers is board certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in Rheumatology. He practices at USA Mobile Diagnostic Center - University Commons.
75 S University Blvd Suite 6500, Mobile, AL 36608
Mobile, AL
Practicing rheumatology in Mobile, Alabama, Yanming Xing MD offers care through an owner-operated medical office. Services extend to autoimmune and joint disease care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
75 S University Blvd Suite 6500, Mobile, AL 36608
Montgomery, AL
Fallahi Sohrab MD provides rheumatology services from a privately held practice in Montgomery, Alabama. Additional capabilities include autoimmune and joint disease care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
1421 Narrow Ln Pkwy, Montgomery, AL 36111
Then PGY-Final arrives. Suddenly there is no syllabus, no advisor telling you which clause to push back on, no upperclassman who has done this before. There is only a contract and a clock.
Nobody is telling you what other rheumatology practices exist in Alabama, what the contract really says, or which lawyer to call. The senior people in your program signed without reading because they had no guide either. This directory is the first page of the map.
You're looking at 28 physician-owned rheumatology practices in Alabama. I sourced all of them from the NPPES NPI Registry and filtered out everything that doesn't meet the standard of independent physician ownership. Hospital systems, academic centers, staffing agencies, and corporate-acquired practices are not on this list. Each entry includes the practice address, phone, website, and NPI number. The coverage spans 10 cities statewide.
The reason this matters is that job boards don't distinguish between an independent rheumatology practice and a corporate medical group. They list them side by side, identical formatting, identical apply buttons. But the compensation model, the call schedule, the equity path, and the long-term upside are completely different depending on who owns the practice. This page separates the two. You can work through the list, contact practices directly, and skip the recruiter entirely.
Alabama's physician-owned rheumatology directory lists 28 practice locations across 10 cities. The largest group is Grandview Medical Group - Rheumatology (2 locations).
None of the rheumatology practices listed in Alabama carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices span 10 cities including Alabaster, Albertville, Birmingham, and Cullman.
The Directory is step one. The course teaches you what the contract actually says. The lawyer makes sure you sign the right one.
You are already here. 28 physician-owned rheumatology groups in Alabama, vetted against NPPES.
The Real Contract walks you through every clause that matters: non-compete, productivity, tail coverage, partnership track.
A vetted directory of physician-contract attorneys in Alabama. The person on your side should be one who actually does this work.
Know what else is around. Read every clause. Get a physician-contract lawyer to second-read it. The Directory is step one.
“You are not behind. The page after training was never written down.”
Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 28 physician-owned rheumatology private practices in Alabama, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
Alabama's physician-owned rheumatology practices include Alabama Rheumatology Associates (Birmingham) and North Alabama Rheumatology (Huntsville).
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
White-bagging is a payer policy requiring the drug to be dispensed by a specialty pharmacy and shipped to the physician's office rather than purchased directly by the practice. This eliminates the buy-and-bill drug margin, the practice bills only for administration, not for the drug itself. Brown-bagging requires the patient to pick up the drug from the pharmacy and bring it to the office. Both policies significantly reduce infusion revenue in private rheumatology practices. Ask any prospective practice what percentage of their commercial contracts allow traditional buy-and-bill versus requiring white-bagging.
| Physician-Owned | Hospital-Employed | Corporate / PE-Backed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who controls the practice | Physicians | Health system | Non-physician entity |
| Non-compete scope | Narrower, negotiable | Broad | Very broad |
| Partnership / buy-in path | Common | Rare | Rare |
| Call schedule flexibility | Higher | Variable | Lower |
| Productivity bonus upside | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| Included in this directory | Yes | No | Flagged |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
Built by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path.
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