The 20 Best High Potassium Level Doctors Near Me in Birmingham, AL

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The 20 Best High Potassium Level Doctors near Birmingham, AL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 95 doctor with experience in High Potassium Level near Birmingham, AL. Of these, 78 are Experienced and 17 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    833 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 300, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Frank Malensek is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Malensek is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis, Fumarase Deficiency, Erdheim-Chester Disease, and Gracile Syndrome. Dr. Malensek is currently accepting new patients.

    Timothy Williams
    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    35 W Lakeshore Dr Ste 200, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Williams is an Internal Medicine provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, and Renovascular Hypertension.

    Theodore Feely
    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    35 W Lakeshore Dr Ste 200, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Theodore Feely is an Internal Medicine provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Feely is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Acute Kidney Failure, and Endoscopy.

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    Phillip Madonia
    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Advanced in High Potassium Level

    Office

    35 W Lakeshore Dr Ste 200, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Phillip Madonia is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Madonia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Nephrosclerosis.

    Efren A. Chavez Morales
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    University Of Alabama At Birmingham

    1720 2nd Ave S, ZRB 614, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    6+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Efren Chavez is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He is also a certified hypertension specialist by the AHSCP. He is a faculty member at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Nephrology. He is a consultant in the UAB Rare Genetic Kidney Disease Clinic and the UAB Polycystic Kidney Disease Center of Excellence. He has a clinical and research interest in Alport syndrome. He is a member of the Alport Syndrome Foundation Medical Advisory Committee. He has authored review articles on Alport syndrome and has authored book chapters in other hereditary kidney diseases. He has participated as principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous industry-sponsored clinical trials for Alport syndrome, including those from Bayer, Enyo and River 3 Renal Corp. Currently, he is a participant of the ALPREG study which aims to evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Alport syndrome; and he is a member of the ASF data mining and statistics workgroup. Dr. Chavez Morales is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Acute Tubular Necrosis.

    Eric Wallace
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology

    Office

    2000 6th Ave S Fl 4, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Eric Wallace is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Wallace is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Fabry Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts, Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency, and Thrombectomy.

    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    833 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 300, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Craig Rich is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rich is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Anemia, Hypertension, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

    David Tharpe
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology

    Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home

    35 W Lakeshore Dr Ste 105, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Tharpe is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Tharpe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

    Thomas Ozbirn
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    Fresenius Medical Care Birmingham Home

    35 W Lakeshore Dr Ste 105, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Ozbirn is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Ozbirn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology

    Office

    300 22nd St S Ste 300B, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gaurav Jain is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Jain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, and Frasier Syndrome.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC

    2000 6th Ave S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ashita Tolwani is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Tolwani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are Infantile Low Calcium Level, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Failure, Necrosis, and Kidney Transplant.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC

    2000 6th Ave S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Allon is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Allon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Calcinosis, and Angioplasty.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC

    2000 6th Ave S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Denyse Thornley is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Thornley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Lupus Nephritis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology

    University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC

    2000 6th Ave S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Emmy Bell is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Bell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Nephrosclerosis. Dr. Bell is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology

    Mary Lewis Skilled Nursing Facility

    1717 6th Ave S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shikha Mehta is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Mehta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are MAGIC Syndrome, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine

    University Of Alabama At Birmingham

    500 22nd St S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alan Gruman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Gruman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Sitosterolemia, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Internal Medicine

    University Of Alabama At Birmingham

    500 22nd St S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Vigil is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Vigil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency, and Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology
    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Nephrology

    UAB Hospital Birmingham

    619 19th St S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alian Al is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Al is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    University Of Alabama Hospital

    619 19th St S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mariam Charkviani is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Charkviani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are High Potassium Level, Hypercalcemia, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, and Interstitial Nephritis.

    Experienced in High Potassium Level
    Experienced in High Potassium Level

    UAB Hospital Birmingham

    619 19th St S, 
    Birmingham, AL 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vineeta Kumar is a Nephrologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Potassium Level. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Cytomegalovirus Infection, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of High Potassium Level?

    A high potassium level is a problem in which the amount of potassium in the blood is higher than normal. The medical name of this condition is hyperkalemia.

    When should I see a High Potassium Level doctor near Birmingham, AL?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a High Potassium Level doctor near Birmingham, AL?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank High Potassium Level doctors near Birmingham, AL?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by High Potassium Level doctors near Birmingham, AL?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a High Potassium Level doctor near Birmingham, AL?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the High Potassium Level doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different High Potassium Level doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a High Potassium Level doctor near Birmingham, AL?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my High Potassium Level doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my High Potassium Level doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female High Potassium Level doctors near Birmingham, AL?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the High Potassium Level doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a High Potassium Level doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the High Potassium Level doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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