NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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 294 of 361.

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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 Grand Rapids

  1. Behavior Technician1,849
  2. Clinical Social Worker1,604
  3. Social Worker1,121
  4. Physician Assistant913
  5. Personal Care Attendant771
  6. Physical Therapist651
  7. Internal Medicine Physician451
  8. Professional Counselor439

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

  1. Bria SmithSocial Worker1578296646
  2. Carmen Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477669505
  3. Charla Smith, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1548811201
  4. Clare Smith, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1699435909
  5. Claudia SmithBehavior Technician1811694466
  6. Courtney SmithProfessional Counselor1053617100
  7. Dana SmithOccupational Therapist1679076350
  8. David Smith, D.P.M.Podiatrist1740282409
  9. David Smith, RPHPharmacist1336383249
  10. David SmithPersonal Care Attendant1528867173
  11. Dean Smith, MDSurgery Physician1811990252
  12. Douglas Smith, DOInternal Medicine Physician1447003561
  13. Elizabeth Smith, N.P.Gerontology Nurse Practitioner1770546632
  14. Emma SmithOccupational Therapist1588475735
  15. Eric Smith, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942767470
  16. Eric SmithBehavior Technician1316834203
  17. Felicia SmithPersonal Care Attendant1508721788
  18. Fiona Smith, LMSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1518374362
  19. Gabrielle SmithBehavior Technician1902507247
  20. Harmonie SmithPersonal Care Attendant1851030621
  21. Holly Smith, LMSWSocial Worker1912203449
  22. Jaclyn Smith, LLMSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477271484
  23. Jalisa Smith, LLMSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003631862
  24. James Smith, O.D.Optometrist1841374386
  25. James Smith, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1245595123
  26. Jane Smith, BARespiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist1326301037
  27. Jennafer Smith, DPTPhysical Therapist1558619445
  28. Jennifer Smith, NCPTPhlebotomy Technician1114761228
  29. Jessica Smith, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1588047229
  30. Jessica Smith, LMSW, CAADCClinical Social Worker1932610565
  31. Joanne SmithRegistered Nurse1366817520
  32. Jordan Smith, LLMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1003229246
  33. Joshua Smith, M.D.Surgery Physician1184006124
  34. Judy Smith, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1154302172
  35. Julia SmithCommunity Health Worker1063278224
  36. Julia SmithBehavior Technician1386582286
  37. Julie Smith, LMSWClinical Social Worker1295854883
  38. Julie SmithMarriage & Family Therapist1346817046
  39. Justice SmithPersonal Care Attendant1912873738
  40. Justin Smith, PAPhysician Assistant1851109144
  41. Katie SmithSocial Worker1992633085
  42. Keanna Smith, BTBehavior Technician1063132165
  43. Kenneth Smith, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1184125783
  44. Kristen SmithSpeech-Language Pathologist1467811471
  45. Kristie SmithSocial Worker1255071841
  46. Lacey SmithClinical Social Worker1841840568
  47. Laila Smith SmithBehavior Technician1336939388
  48. Laura Smith, LMSW CAADCClinical Social Worker1265725139
  49. Laura Smith, RPHPharmacist1104426592
  50. Lauren Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336511021

The largest Michigan cities

  1. Farmington Hills36,305
  2. Detroit19,832
  3. Ann Arbor15,616
  4. Novi7,641
  5. Kalamazoo6,553

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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.