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 315 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. Elizabeth ThompsonSocial Worker1306229927
  2. Elizabeth ThompsonClinical Social Worker1528516028
  3. Eutaijah ThompsonPersonal Care Attendant1578414801
  4. Felicia ThompsonBehavior Technician1245910629
  5. Glenda Thompson, MHA,MASpecialist1235614702
  6. Heather Thompson, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1588982748
  7. Heidi Thompson, PHARMDPharmacist1760920698
  8. James Thompson, MDOtolaryngology Physician1003235755
  9. Jason ThompsonPhysician Assistant1902215114
  10. Jessica Thompson, M.D.Surgery Physician1982055349
  11. Joanne Thompson, MA, LLPCProfessional Counselor1245566439
  12. Kalissa ThompsonPeer Specialist1497514921
  13. Karen Thompson, MDPediatrics Physician1669688008
  14. Katharine Thompson, PTPhysical Therapist1003318783
  15. Kelli Thompson, MSPTPhysical Therapist1770086951
  16. Kimberly Thompson, LMSWSocial Worker1932450350
  17. Kristina ThompsonProfessional Counselor1346090040
  18. Kyle Thompson, MDSurgery Physician1740032986
  19. Leah ThompsonNurse's Aide1427848746
  20. Leo Thompson, O.D.Optometrist1124330394
  21. Lucy ThompsonNurse Practitioner1851922405
  22. Mattie ThompsonBehavior Technician1740159029
  23. Michaela ThompsonPersonal Care Attendant1255255048
  24. Renee ThompsonOccupational Therapy Assistant1134543465
  25. Shelly Thompson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679689707
  26. Tracy ThompsonProfessional Counselor1023488848
  27. Wade Thompson, MDEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1447278866
  28. Angela Thompson-Busch, M.D.,PH.DPediatrics Physician1952384372
  29. Ashley ThomsMental Health Counselor1962385989
  30. Mark Thomson, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1598286551
  31. Mark Thomson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1528587573
  32. Osta ThomsonOther Technician1962976126
  33. Brenda Thorington, LMSWClinical Social Worker1538899950
  34. Lauren Thorington, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1609549773
  35. Matthew ThoringtonBehavior Technician1881361251
  36. Einer Thorlund, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730126988
  37. Martha Thormeier, LMSWClinical Social Worker1720222748
  38. Kathleen Thorn, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1942815238
  39. Barbara Thornburg, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1578589644
  40. Elizabeth Thornburg, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1437615085
  41. Cal Thorne, LLCMental Health Counselor1275373052
  42. James ThornePersonal Care Attendant1639868037
  43. Judith Thorne, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1720597446
  44. David Thornsen, PSYDClinical Psychologist1356303556
  45. Mary ThornsenProfessional Counselor1033714308
  46. Catrice Thornton, LMTMassage Therapist1831624626
  47. Clare ThorntonOccupational Therapist1801399571
  48. Faith Thornton, LLMSWClinical Social Worker1427976943
  49. Kate Thornton, LMSWClinical Social Worker1154947331
  50. Savannah Thornton, LLMSWClinical Social Worker1396604997

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.