NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Big Rapids, MI

485 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Big Rapids, 91st of 515 Michigan cities. The largest group is optometrist: 55, 11% of the city's records, against 1% across Michigan. Page 2 of 10.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Big Rapids

  1. Optometrist55
  2. Clinical Social Worker45
  3. Pharmacist30
  4. Social Worker27
  5. Physician Assistant22
  6. Physical Therapist22
  7. Students in training17
  8. Family Medicine Physician16

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 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 groups26.8% of all records
  • Optometrist rank3rd of the 10 Michigan cities with the most

Compared with Michigan as a whole, Big Rapids has 16.5× the state's share of optometrist records and 0.13× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Big Rapids, alphabetically

  1. Christy Bourdlais, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1225420136
  2. Amanda BouvretteClinical Social Worker1568750404
  3. Andrea BouwknegtOccupational Therapy Assistant1144019134
  4. Dawn Boven, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1578712972
  5. Brooklynn BoydSocial Worker1538961537
  6. Matthew Bradley, LLMSWClinical Social Worker1013794585
  7. Kristi Brege, PHARMDPharmacist1487164927
  8. Kara Bremer, ATCAthletic Trainer1538587621
  9. Rebecca Brinks, OTRLOccupational Therapist1164925608
  10. Emily Bromley Castaneda, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558712232
  11. Cordy BrophyBehavior Technician1912412305
  12. Kyle Brown, AUDAudiologist1366970634
  13. Charles Brummeler, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1952321556
  14. Robert Buckingham, ODOptometrist1851312573
  15. Heather Buist, ODOptometrist1275554990
  16. Dwight Bull, LMSWClinical Social Worker1780801522
  17. Marcia Bull, MSWClinical Social Worker1538386289
  18. Meshelle Burrows, LPCProfessional Counselor1073966214
  19. Jessica BuscainoCommunity Health Worker1184488231
  20. Sara Bush, ODOptometrist1821301763
  21. Brenda Byl, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1295062479
  22. Guiseppe Calandrino, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1124763487
  23. Nicole Campbell, PHARMDPharmacist1518193705
  24. Skylar CampbellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801740105
  25. Theresa Canterbur, LBSWSocial Worker1316368871
  26. Cassandra Cao, D.D.S.Dentist1720490303
  27. Sophia Capo, ODPediatric Optometrist1366119141
  28. Gabe CarpenterPharmacist1083581326
  29. Robert Carter, ODOptometrist1073534798
  30. Alyssa Castle, CHWCommunity Health Worker1891586236
  31. Kara Catalano, LLMSWClinical Social Worker1558035535
  32. Samantha CavottaPharmacist1528722774
  33. Gabrielle CerutiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568329092
  34. Jasmine ChakkourStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033081658
  35. Marie Chapman, LLMSWSocial Worker1548403884
  36. Kristi Chipman, MS, RDN, LDRegistered Dietitian1750932828
  37. Erin Clark, LLBSWSocial Worker1861841413
  38. James Clark, H.I.SHearing Instrument Specialist1720322795
  39. Daniel Clevenger, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649150186
  40. Emily Coles, O.D.Optometrist1316196504
  41. Maia Conlon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154201994
  42. Jerome Conrad, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1851307052
  43. Nichole CooleyDoula1215891676
  44. Inez CrandellPharmacist1831540996
  45. Ralph Crew, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1639281934
  46. Jonathan Crimm, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1043195779
  47. Bonnie Cripe, PHD LMSW ACSW DAPAClinical Social Worker1821219882
  48. Shelly CrippsSpecialist1780905752
  49. Jill Crosby, PTPhysical Therapist1306964341
  50. Melinda Cusack, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932580909

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 (55 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 45 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 55.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.