John Merrill Paris, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
John Merrill Paris, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1871512293, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301119233, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Merrill Paris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 4301119233 MI
01027134A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 221 Michigan St NE Ste 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 459-7258
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 221 Michigan St NE Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elizabeth Balaj, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104659051
- Mallorie Bleka, FNP, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801388277
- Laura Bose, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1326448341
- Sara Brechting, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215220009
Verify John Merrill Paris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301119233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $4,125.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
John Merrill Paris among 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan
John Merrill Paris, MD is one of 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Michigan
There are 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan.
All 208 in Michigan → Every provider in Grand Rapids → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Osama Eltayeb, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031336111681
- Justin Fanning, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031700908522
- James Hammel, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031063461317
- John Heiser, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031174596639
- Neal Hillman, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031073583126
- Robert Hooker, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031265405765
- Marzia Leacche, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031154478980
- Edward Murphy, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031124090808
Common questions
What is John Merrill Paris, MD's NPI number?
John Merrill Paris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871512293, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Merrill Paris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 Michigan St NE Ste 300, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 459-7258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Merrill Paris, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301119233, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
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.