Doctors in East Lansing, MI
Active healthcare providers in East Lansing sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
East Lansing ranks 25th among 509 Michigan cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.8% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 2,273
- NPPES providers in city
- 25th
- of 509 MI cities
- 0.8%
- of Michigan providers
- 20.6%
- in top 3 specialties
East Lansing ranks #11 of 10 Michigan cities for Behavior Technician.
Where East Lansing ranks among Michigan cities
Provider count vs every Michigan city in CMS NPPES (509 cities)
2,273 Top 5% higher than 95% of 509 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in East Lansing
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
216 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
142 providers
- Personal Care Attend…
Personal Care Attendant
111 providers
- Physical Therapist 82
Physical Therapist
82 providers
- Athletic Trainer 78
Athletic Trainer
78 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 73
Psychiatry Physician
73 providers
- Student in an Organi… 72
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
72 providers
- Social Worker 72
Social Worker
72 providers
- Massage Therapist 63
Massage Therapist
63 providers
- Physician Assistant 61
Physician Assistant
61 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (216 providers, 9.5% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties East Lansing has more, and fewer, of than Michigan average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Michigan , East Lansing over-indexes personal care attendant at 7× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.44×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Michigan average
- Personal Care Attendant 7×
- Psychiatry Physician 5.7×
- Athletic Trainer 5.5×
- Massage Therapist 4.1×
Less common here than Michigan average
- Behavior Technician 0.44×
- Registered Nurse 0.61×
- Pharmacist 0.67×
How to read this directory & data limitations
East Lansing, Michigan appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,273 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in East Lansing - 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 East Lansing 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in East Lansing is weighted toward Behavior Technician (216 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 142 and Personal Care Attendant with 111). 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, East Lansing reports roughly 22.6 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 East Lansing 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.
Which specialties are most common in East Lansing
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 216 | 9.5% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 142 | 6.2% |
| 3 | Personal Care Attendant | 111 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 82 | 3.6% |
| 5 | Athletic Trainer | 78 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Psychiatry Physician | 73 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 72 | 3.2% |
| 8 | Social Worker | 72 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Massage Therapist | 63 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Physician Assistant | 61 | 2.7% |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physician | 60 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 59 | 2.6% |
| 13 | Occupational Therapist | 56 | 2.5% |
| 14 | Psychologist | 53 | 2.3% |
| 15 | Pharmacist | 46 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 6)
| Name |
|---|
| Karah Bucknam Behavior Technician |
| Colin Buday, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rebecca Budde Registered Nurse |
| Michael Bueche, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Brianna Buehler, LLMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Yuriy Bukavyn, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Kathleen Bulick Behavior Technician |
| Stacy Bull, MD Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| Harvey Bumpers, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Michael Bunker, LMSW Social Worker |
| Lena Bunting, RN Home Health Aide |
| Mariah Burch Behavior Technician |
| Katherine Burdick, L.P.C. Professional Counselor |
| Anthony Burgess, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Elizabeth Burgess Professional Counselor |
| Howard Burgess, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Jeanine Burgess, N.P. Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Tyson Burghardt, MD Neurology Physician |
| Madelyn Burke, MA, CF-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Keneya Burks Behavior Technician |
| Bret Burlingame, D.O. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Samantha Burns Behavior Technician |
| Carly Burry Behavior Technician |
| Amy Burton, LMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Nichole Busch, LMSW Social Worker |
| James Buswinka, D.O. Neurology Physician |
| Kimberly Buta-Blair, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Lindsey Butash Behavior Technician |
| Timothy Butcko, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Rokita Butler Rehabilitation Practitioner |
| Sandra Butler, LLP Professional Counselor |
| Margaret Byers, D.O. Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician |
| Christopher Byrne Personal Care Attendant |
| Corinthia Calhoun Home Health Aide |
| Samuel Calhoun Behavior Technician |
| Christina Callaghan, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Elle Callahan, MSW Social Worker |
| Becky Callender, LPC School Counselor |
| Alexander Cam, DO Psychiatry Physician |
| Keith Camann, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Rachel Cameron, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Marlie Campbell, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ebony Cannon Doula |
| Octavia Cannon, D.O. Specialist |
| Sean Cannon Personal Care Attendant |
| Zana Cannon Personal Care Attendant |
| Ashlea Cantu Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| Emma Carlson Behavior Technician |
| John Carlson, PHD Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist |
| Joseph Carlson, R.D. Registered Dietitian |
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