Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Big Rapids, MI

485 individual NPPES records list a Big Rapids practice address, 91st of 515 Michigan cities. The largest group is optometrist: 53, 11% of the city's records, against 1% across Michigan.

CMS NPPES registry, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

The 8 largest groups in Big Rapids

  1. Optometrist53
  2. Clinical Social Worker43
  3. Pharmacist30
  4. Social Worker27
  5. Physician Assistant22
  6. Physical Therapist21
  7. Students in training19
  8. Family Medicine Physician17

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, loaded Aug 27, 2026.

Big Rapids in Michigan

  • Rank in Michigan91st of 515 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.2% of Michigan's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups26% of all records
  • Optometrist rank3rd of the 10 Michigan cities with the most

Compared with Michigan as a whole, Big Rapids has 16.1× the state's share of optometrist records and 0.13× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Big Rapids, alphabetically

  1. Kelly Adams, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1982293478
  2. Myriah AdamsPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1255980702
  3. Bassima Al-DelaiganOptometrist1083847321
  4. Christopher AlbrightOptometrist1063073294
  5. Julie Alexander, LPCProfessional Counselor1457124497
  6. Kati Alexander, NPNurse Practitioner1184481566
  7. Kevin Alexander, OD PHDOptometrist1144241969
  8. Brooke Allen, LBSW, QMRP, QMHPClinical Social Worker1932521754
  9. Kathryn Anason, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1427020908
  10. Edwin Anderson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1538237052
  11. Joanna Anderson, RNRegistered Nurse1518896869
  12. Shawn Andrus, ODOptometrist1255696852
  13. Zarin AnjumOptometrist1841184819
  14. Covita Ankney, LMSWClinical Social Worker1396227666
  15. Karlen Annett Stark, LLPCMental Health Counselor1700622727
  16. Mujahid Anwar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1588358865
  17. Tiffani ArendsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780415380
  18. Teresa Aris, O.D.Optometrist1962519702
  19. Emily AslaksonOptometrist1457748048
  20. Beth AsplundLicensed Practical Nurse1780036012
  21. Belinda AtchisonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1245319524
  22. Peter Baar, P.A.C.Physician Assistant1467471581
  23. Robert Bach, DOFamily Medicine Physician1275581373
  24. Jaycee BakerBehavior Technician1629701073
  25. Natasha Bancroft, LMSWClinical Social Worker1487108221
  26. John Banish, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1265520266
  27. Shannon Barstow, RNRegistered Nurse1457904369
  28. Gregory Barton, LBSWMental Health Counselor1629415583
  29. Laura Bastian, MA, LBSW, QMRPSocial Worker1306267877
  30. Gabrielle Bays, AGPCNP-BC, RN-BCHome Health Registered Nurse1760677223
  31. Catherine Beagle, LMSWClinical Social Worker1073697835
  32. Kathryn BeanBehavior Technician1982410239
  33. Jeriel Beard, MDFamily Medicine Physician1669588919
  34. Andrew Beemer, LBSWSocial Worker1316384340
  35. Shannon Behling, AGCNS-BCClinical Nurse Specialist1275018533
  36. Lori Bekkering, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1194927343
  37. Claire BelkeBehavior Technician1013674241
  38. Amberly BendallBehavior Technician1336736040
  39. Lyndsay Bendall Bloomfield, D.C.Chiropractor1194052597
  40. John Bennie, MA LBSW QMHPClinical Social Worker1942714951
  41. Michael BerghoefMental Health Counselor1063398048
  42. Stephen Bhandarkar, MDAnesthesiology Physician1700191509
  43. Henry Birchmeier, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497442271
  44. Warren Black, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1073722013
  45. Michael Blackburn, ATCAthletic Trainer1205057296
  46. Kathryn Blank, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1023621349
  47. Bradley Bloomfield, D.C.Chiropractor1083948616
  48. Rudy Bogoian, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1588772990
  49. Emily Bongard, LMSWClinical Social Worker1851618672
  50. Julie Boss, DOOphthalmology Physician1740392059

The largest Michigan cities

  1. Farmington Hills36,305
  2. Detroit19,832
  3. Grand Rapids18,005
  4. Ann Arbor15,616
  5. Novi7,641

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How to read this directory

Big Rapids, Michigan appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 485 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Big Rapids - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Big Rapids practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Big Rapids is weighted toward Optometrist (53 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 43 and Pharmacist with 30). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Michigan's population, Big Rapids reports roughly 4.8 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Big Rapids patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Big Rapids, MI?

There are 485 registered healthcare providers in Big Rapids, MI, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Big Rapids?

The most common specialties in Big Rapids are Optometrist, Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist, Social Worker, Physician Assistant. Optometrist has the most providers with 53.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.