NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Michigan

1,963 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Michigan, 20 per 100,000 residents, the 27th highest rate of 51. Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Michigan license search. Page 38 of 40.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Grand Rapids has the most, 103

  1. Grand Rapids103
  2. Ann Arbor57
  3. Big Rapids55
  4. Troy44
  5. Saginaw41

Optometrist records in Michigan

  1. Holly Wall, O.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495251518146356
  2. Michael Wallace, O.D.Flushing, MI 484331689615346
  3. Philip Walling, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071003837733
  4. Edwin Wallington, O.D.Lapeer, MI 484461972638724
  5. Christopher WalshRoyal Oak, MI 480731578973814
  6. Dawn Walsh, ODAuburn Hills, MI 483261396886339
  7. Dawn Walt, ODCoopersville, MI 494041639210164
  8. Robert Walt, ODHudsonville, MI 494261568554251
  9. Marie Walters, ODDetroit, MI 482281891841912
  10. Cindy Wang, O.D.Dearborn, MI 481261679552525
  11. Samuel Wapner, O.DPontiac, MI 483411104954924
  12. Kenneth Ward, O.D.Fraser, MI 480261467134841
  13. Marian Wardell, O.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481041457584328
  14. Michael Warmuskerken, ODWayne, MI 481841144412735
  15. David Warsh, O.D.Waterford, MI 483281265649446
  16. William Waterbury, O.D.Springfield, MI 490371043274327
  17. Megan Waters, O.D.Livonia, MI 481541902843212
  18. Angela Watkins, ODJackson, MI 492021659421253
  19. Craig Watson, O.D.Lapeer, MI 484461083606073
  20. Kristy Watson, O.D.Monroe, MI 481621861645731
  21. Ronald Watson, O.D.Sandusky, MI 484711881683407
  22. Lindsay Weatherhead, O.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495251346573987
  23. Kristine Weaver, ODSaginaw, MI 486031699939751
  24. Eric Webb, O.D.Chesterfield, MI 480511437154564
  25. Jon Webb, ODMarquette, MI 498551992712129
  26. Anthony Wecker, O.D.Big Rapids, MI 493071225148026
  27. Curtis Wee, ODMadison Heights, MI 480711154346005
  28. Sarah Weeks, O.D.Lowell, MI 493311710290507
  29. Sara Weidmayer, O.D., F.A.A.O.Adrian, MI 492211801106208
  30. Fred Weiser, ODWalled Lake, MI 483901023175841
  31. Michael Weishaus, O.D.Bloomfield Hills, MI 483011275511867
  32. Randall Weishaus, O.D.Rochester, MI 483071518945104
  33. Brian Weller, O.D.Hastings, MI 490581841477783
  34. Molly Welty, ODAnn Arbor, MI 481041649700444
  35. Ashley Wesley, ODBuchanan, MI 491071265006522
  36. Thomas Westerfield, O.D.West Branch, MI 486611518988971
  37. Alyssa Westrate, ODGrand Haven, MI 494171467005595
  38. Kelsey Whitcomb, ODGrand Rapids, MI 495031326711615
  39. Amber White, ODBattle Creek, MI 490371073483004
  40. Andrew White, O.D.Novi, MI 483751407232879
  41. Jessica White, O.D.Troy, MI 480831871926196
  42. Mark White, ODSaint Johns, MI 488791962491902
  43. Kimberly Whitely, ODByron Center, MI 493151386907152
  44. Garrett Whitmore, ODAlma, MI 488011437468352
  45. David Whitney, O.D.Lansing, MI 489111003980483
  46. Aaron Whitsett, ODKalamazoo, MI 490081720128895
  47. Autumn Wicke, O.D.Chesaning, MI 486161770552671
  48. Donna Wicker, ODAnn Arbor, MI 481051073667820
  49. Jon Wieringa, O.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495461518977230
  50. Wayne Wilde, O.D.Waterford, MI 483271104890342

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Michigan ranks 27 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri20
  2. Minnesota20
  3. Wisconsin20
  4. Michigan20
  5. Idaho19
  6. Connecticut19
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

69.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Michigan69.0%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Michigan, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,354 of 1,963 · 69.0% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,121 · 57.1% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,337 · 68.1% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2009 · the 1,121 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,963 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Michigan: 20 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Grand Rapids has 103 of them (5%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Washington1,641
  2. Indiana1,578
  3. New Jersey1,542
  4. Massachusetts1,501

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin19.6
  2. Minnesota19.9
  3. Missouri20.0
  4. Idaho18.8

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.