Physical & Occupational Therapy in Alabama

Physical therapists and occupational therapists registered with a practice address in this area, including their board-recognised specialty areas.

4,552

Registered providers

292

Places with providers

34th

National rank

of 56

Licence types

How density varies inside Alabama

Each bar is the number of places at that level of provider density. A long right tail means a few places carry far more providers per resident than the rest of the state.

Distribution across 249 places in Alabama.

There are 4,552 licensed therapists registered in Alabama. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (2,907) and occupational therapist (1,244).

Alabama ranks 34th of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.

The largest single group is physical therapist, at 2,907 providers or 64% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Alabama licenses its providers.

No single licence type dominates here — physical therapist and occupational therapist are within reach of each other. For most common reasons to seek therapy, the distinction between those licences matters less than availability and cost.

Providers are registered in 292 distinct places across Alabama. The map shows the ZIP codes with the highest counts.

These counts come from the federal NPI registry. A provider appears here if they hold an active NPI with a practice address in this area — it does not mean they are currently accepting new clients, and the registry does not record insurance, fees or availability.

How Alabama got here

new registrations per year

Each registration carries the year it was issued, so the registry doubles as a record of when this workforce grew in Alabama. A rising line means the constraint is easing; a flat one means today's shortage is likely to be next year's too.

New registrations per year. licensed therapists in Alabama. Annual registrations in 2025 were 44% higher than in 2008. The final bar is faded because 2026 is still in progress. Starts at 2008 on purpose. The NPI system launched in 2006– 2007 and the whole profession registered at once, so those two years are an artefact of the rollout rather than a measure of anything. Including them would make the following year look like a collapse.

Who they are

self-reported to CMS

71.7% of registered licensed therapists in Alabama are women. Nationally the figure varies a great deal by licence type — occupational therapy at one end, psychiatry at the other. See the national breakdown.

You can filter any city list on this site by gender. We show it because it is one of the most common things people search for and, for some kinds of work, a real need — but it is only ever a filter here, never a ranking.

Where they are registered

circle size = providers in that ZIP code

The highest-count ZIP codes for licensed therapists in Alabama. Circle position is the ZIP code centroid, not a street address.

By licence type

Physical Therapist

2,907

63.9%

Occupational Therapist

1,244

27.3%

Pediatric Occupational Therapist

169

3.7%

Orthopedic Physical Therapist

1.8%

Places in Alabama

179 of 179 have their own page so far

Place	Providers	Population	Per 10k
Birmingham	663	195,893	33.8
Huntsville	412	233,627	17.6
Mobile	327	200,824	16.3
Montgomery	222	195,300	11.4
Hoover	158	93,550	16.9
Pelham	150	25,664	58.4
Vestavia Hills	115	38,306	30.0
Tuscaloosa	115	114,316	10.1
Dothan	113	72,060	15.7
Daphne	103	31,396	32.8
Madison	99	67,968	14.6
Auburn	78	85,113	9.2
Decatur	75	58,056	12.9
Gadsden	69	33,367	20.7
Gardendale	62	16,425	37.7
Florence	58	42,581	13.6
Homewood	57	28,118	20.3
Anniston	56	20,930	26.8
Prattville	51	40,582	12.6
Fairhope	50	26,625	18.8
Athens	50	34,209	14.6
Ozark	47	14,269	32.9
Bessemer	45	24,984	18.0
Pell City	43	14,320	30.0
Opelika	43	35,765	12.0
Jasper	42	14,585	28.8
Cullman	39	20,799
Trussville	37	27,273	13.6
Rainbow City	36	10,406	34.6
Foley	36	30,354	11.9
Northport	35	31,648	11.1
Muscle Shoals	33	17,666	18.7
Irondale	30	13,545	22.1
Alabaster	29	34,748	8.3
Mountain Brook	28	21,661	12.9
Enterprise	28	31,211	9.0
Hueytown	26	16,159	16.1
Scottsboro	24	16,123	14.9
Gulf Shores	24	17,394	13.8
Clanton	24	9,289	25.8
Fort Payne	21	15,189	13.8
Center Point	21	15,538	13.5
Oxford	20	22,199	9.0
Wetumpka	19	7,535	25.2
Moody	17	13,559	12.5
Jackson	17	4,452	38.2
Hartselle	17	16,312	10.4
Chelsea	17	17,716	9.6
Alexander City	17	14,515	11.7
Spanish Fort	16	11,203	14.3
Albertville	16	23,710	6.7
Phenix City	15	38,344	3.9
Andalusia	15	8,763	17.1
Tuskegee	14	8,644
Troy	14	18,022	7.8
Talladega	14	14,840	9.4
Selma	14	16,077	8.7
Owens Cross Roads	14	3,334	42.0
Oneonta	14	7,022	19.9
Haleyville	13	4,303	30.2
Greensboro	13	2,195	59.2
Bay Minette	13	8,555	15.2
Winfield	12	4,842	24.8
Orange Beach	12	8,798	13.6
Demopolis	12	6,641	18.1
Calera	12	18,992	6.3
Sylacauga	11	12,055	9.1
Moulton	11	3,436	32.0
Tallassee	10	4,738	21.1
Russellville	10	10,904	9.2
Leeds	10	12,831	7.8
Eufaula	10	12,437	8.0
Tuscumbia	9	9,332	9.6
Robertsdale	9	7,761	11.6
Guntersville	9	9,394
Fultondale	9	9,307	9.7
Arab	9	9,061	9.9
Pinson	8	7,830	10.2
Jacksonville	8	14,400	5.6
Ashland	8	1,952	41.0
Saraland	7	16,652	4.2
Rogersville	7	1,434	48.8
Pike Road	7	11,899	5.9
Millbrook	7	17,623	4.0
Fort Novosel	7
Thomasville	6	3,545	16.9
Monroeville	6	5,758	10.4
Livingston	6	3,242	18.5
Lincoln	6	8,110	7.4
Lake View	6	3,969	15.1
Hazel Green	6
Elmore	6	1,382	43.4
Columbiana	6	5,106	11.8
Boaz	6	10,619	5.7
Bayou La Batre	6	2,068	29.0
Atmore	6	8,360	7.2
Theodore	5
Semmes	5	6,259	8.0
Luverne	5	2,690	18.6
Helena	5	23,388	2.1
Centre	5	3,912	12.8
Carrollton	5	966	51.8
Brook Highland	5
Warrior	4	3,320	12.0
Valley	4	10,294	3.9
Roanoke	4	5,440	7.4
Opp	4	6,738	5.9
Moundville	4	3,628	11.0
Harvest	4
Hamilton	4	6,769	5.9
Brewton	4	5,113	7.8
Brent	4	4,414	9.1
Sheffield	3	9,416	3.2
Rainsville	3	6,020	5.0
Piedmont	3	4,696	6.4
Odenville	3	6,023	5.0
Meridianville	3
Lineville	3	2,473	12.1
Gurley	3	853	35.2
Grove Hill	3	1,708	17.6
Greenville	3	6,912	4.3
Geneva	3	4,307	7.0
Evergreen	3	3,272	9.2
Deatsville	3	1,715	17.5
Citronelle	3	3,897	7.7
Childersburg	3	4,571	6.6
Centreville	3	2,709	11.1
Camden	3	1,646	18.2
Attalla	3	5,807	5.2
Aliceville	3	2,024	14.8
Abbeville	3	2,378	12.6
Union Springs	2	3,091	6.5
Springville	2	5,597	3.6
Pleasant Grove	2	9,346	2.1
Midland City	2	2,298	8.7
Marion	2	2,602	7.7
Loxley	2	6,131	3.3
Lillian	2
Killen	2	1,039	19.2
Hartford	2	2,801	7.1
Fort Deposit	2	1,114	18.0
Florala	2	1,963	10.2
Fayette	2	4,060	4.9
Falkville	2	1,121	17.8
Chatom	2	1,054	19.0
Wilsonville	1	2,015	5.0
Vernon	1	1,823	5.5
Trinity	1	2,638	3.8
Thorsby	1	2,203	4.5
Sweet Water	1	214	46.7
Summerdale	1	1,724	5.8
Sumiton	1	2,511	4.0
Sterrett	1
Southside	1	9,718	1.0
Snead	1	1,052	9.5
Redstone Arsenal	1
Point Clear	1
Notasulga	1	876	11.4
New Hope	1	3,054	3.3
Nauvoo	1	183
Munford	1	1,371	7.3
Morris	1	2,360	4.2
Lanett	1	6,781	1.5
Headland	1	5,603	1.8
Hayneville	1	751
Hanceville	1	3,390	2.9
Guin	1	2,136	4.7
Gordo	1	1,553	6.4
Eldridge	1	134
Elberta	1	2,183	4.6
Dutton	1	336	29.8
Dora	1	2,223	4.5
Cottondale	1
Butler	1	1,698	5.9
Brookwood	1	2,467	4.1
Brantleyville	1
Anderson	1	257	38.9
Altoona	1	948	10.5
Addison	1	669	14.9

6 places have no per-resident figure. Those are office districts inside a larger urban area, rural towns whose practices serve a whole region, or places where most registrations share one employer's address — dividing by the resident population there produces a number that looks precise and describes nothing. The provider counts are unaffected; the test is described in the methodology.