Doctors and health care providers in Grand Rapids, MI
18,005 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Grand Rapids, 3rd of 515 Michigan cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,849, 10% of the city's records, against 22% across Michigan. Page 293 of 361.
The 8 largest groups in Grand Rapids
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Grand Rapids in Michigan
- Rank in Michigan3rd of 515 cities by records
- Share of the state6.3% of Michigan's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups25.4% of all records
- Behavior Technician rank3rd of the 10 Michigan cities with the most
Compared with Michigan as a whole, Grand Rapids has 6.3× the state's share of personal care attendant records and 0.46× its share of behavior technician records.
Providers in Grand Rapids, alphabetically
- Lin Slot, BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANBehavior Technician1558149542
- Patricia Slota, NPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1639231178
- Patrick Slotman, PTPhysical Therapist1912336272
- Jennifer Slovernick, LLMSWSocial Worker1184479073
- Victoria Sluga, LMSWSocial Worker1942693627
- Theresa SluiterPhysical Therapist1932774239
- Miranda SlujaPersonal Care Attendant1144849001
- Amy Slywka, RPHPharmacist1053651646
- Bradley Slywka, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1477574739
- Keith Smart, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1164809067
- Kyler SmeadSocial Worker1669346144
- Jennifer Smeage, LMSWClinical Social Worker1598388100
- Vicki Smeby, MA LLPCounseling Psychologist1720152119
- William SmedaBehavior Technician1619632775
- Richard Smedley, RMAPersonal Care Attendant1003327313
- Stephanie Smedley, LMSWClinical Social Worker1538890116
- Patricia Smeelink, RPHPharmacist1124454095
- Annika Smeenge, LLMSWSocial Worker1184314726
- Rachel Smestad, MS, AT, ATCStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346704590
- Matthew Smetts, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1558674689
- Alicia Smiley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245546134
- Aubrey Smiley, M.S.Behavior Analyst1699310698
- Christopher Smiley, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1649293929
- Colette Smiley, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1528030962
- Drew Smiley, OTROccupational Therapist1033782198
- Abigail Smith, MA, LLPC, DP-CAADCProfessional Counselor1538725320
- Achia SmithCommunity Health Worker1164299707
- Adam SmithPhysical Therapist1396301362
- Alaina SmithProfessional Counselor1467845016
- Alaina SmithPersonal Care Attendant1235770322
- Alexandra SmithBehavior Technician1023715711
- Alexis SmithMental Health Counselor1588145866
- Alexis SmithBehavior Technician1962117846
- Allison SmithSocial Worker1588029995
- Allison SmithPersonal Care Attendant1467928143
- Allison Smith, MA, LLPCCounselor1144940826
- Allison Smith, PAPhysician Assistant1861387771
- Alyssa Smith, LMSWClinical Social Worker1922490465
- Amy Smith, MAPsychologist1992329650
- Andrea Smith, PHDSocial Worker1396182697
- Angela Smith, LLPC, LLMFTProfessional Counselor1477056257
- Anita SmithPersonal Care Attendant1376289645
- Aric Smith, DDS, MSEndodontics1043438286
- Arriel SmithRehabilitation Practitioner1104286954
- Ashleigh Smith, LMSWClinical Social Worker1003462961
- Austin Smith, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1518719319
- Ayanna SmithClinical Social Worker1801697933
- Bo Smith, DPTPhysical Therapist1316796006
- Brady Smith, PTPhysical Therapist1386100956
- Breanna Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700011731
The largest Michigan cities
- Farmington Hills36,305
- Detroit19,832
- Ann Arbor15,616
- Novi7,641
- Kalamazoo6,553
How to read this directory
Grand Rapids, Michigan appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 18,005 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 Grand 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 Grand 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 Grand Rapids is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,849 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,604 and Social Worker with 1,121). 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, Grand Rapids reports roughly 179.4 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.
Of Michigan's most common specialties, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Grand Rapids practice address, a coverage gap Grand Rapids patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Grand 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 Grand Rapids, MI?
There are 18,005 registered healthcare providers in Grand Rapids, MI, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Grand Rapids?
The most common specialties in Grand Rapids are Behavior Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Social Worker, Physician Assistant, Personal Care Attendant. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,849.
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.