Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1740490200, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 4301088600, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Lee Whitford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 4301088600 MI
MD2011-0109 NM
13667 NV
72214 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Michigan St NE # MC-71, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 391-5310
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2023
- Fax
- (616) 391-5343
- Medicaid ID
- 1740490200 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090924000298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Lee Whitford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301088600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
260 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl11 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
5 hospitals and group practices
- Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch, MI · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma, MI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena, MI · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Mymichigan Medical Center ClareMt Pleasant, MI · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Cep America LLCSaginaw, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Michelle Lee Whitford among 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan
Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D. is one of 3,083 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 1,931 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 192 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740490200, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Michigan St NE # MC-71, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 391-5310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301088600, 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.
How much does Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Lee Whitford, M.D. had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.