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 5 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. Dennis Brindley, O.D.Sault Sainte Marie, MI 497831932117280
  2. Andrew Bringard, ODWalker, MI 495341316599707
  3. Robert Brinker, ODRoseville, MI 480661861417933
  4. Christine Brisson, ODWaterford, MI 483281255464848
  5. Spenser Brittain, O.D.Temperance, MI 481821063420768
  6. Aimee Bronson, O.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495481225126345
  7. Julie BrooksCadillac, MI 496011043000839
  8. Megan Brooks, O.D.Dundee, MI 481311679923015
  9. Aileen Brouwer, O.D.Norway, MI 498701487614012
  10. Pamela Brown, ODDearborn Heights, MI 481271649310616
  11. Priya Brown, ODWest Bloomfield, MI 483221497314066
  12. Ryan Brown, O.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495051679802029
  13. Scott Brown, O.D.Coldwater, MI 490361497709216
  14. Kristen Browski, ODTroy, MI 480831568770782
  15. Sarah BrozzoMidland, MI 486421356757926
  16. Leah Bruder, O.D.Sterling Heights, MI 483121285042994
  17. Matthew BryantMonroe, MI 481621891103594
  18. Amy Buchanan, ODGrand Rapids, MI 495461922209451
  19. Robert Buckingham, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071851312573
  20. Scott Buckingham, ODMidland, MI 486401467457051
  21. William Buckingham, O.D.Jackson, MI 492021366437675
  22. James Budge, O.D.Okemos, MI 488641013918069
  23. Sarah Budnick, O.D.Saint Johns, MI 488791821301953
  24. Douglas Buehler, O.D.Pigeon, MI 487551679618946
  25. Heather Buist, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071275554990
  26. Bruce Bullion, O.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495081003814492
  27. Arnold Bulos, O.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481081164590303
  28. Kelly Bulow, ODWest Branch, MI 486611003829177
  29. Alicia Bultsma, ODSaint Joseph, MI 490851992442792
  30. Morgan BurchBattle Creek, MI 490371013709716
  31. Christopher Burgess, O.D., MPHMonroe, MI 481621023182573
  32. Heather Burgess-Peterson, O.D.Muskegon, MI 494451720071798
  33. Allegra Burgher, ODGrand Rapids, MI 495031881237873
  34. Michelle Burkhardt Bullion, O.D.North Muskegon, MI 494451871676304
  35. Steven Burmeister, O.D.Norton Shores, MI 494411962402883
  36. David Burnett, O.D.Grand Ledge, MI 488371912981028
  37. Carder Burns, O.D.Saginaw, MI 486041609871870
  38. Leann Burns, ODAlpena, MI 497071316599764
  39. Claire Burrill, ODTraverse City, MI 496841457174740
  40. James Burton, O.D.Grandville, MI 494181942271036
  41. Bricker Buseth, O.D.Jackson, MI 492011356329338
  42. Brianna Bush, ODDavison, MI 484231750679809
  43. David Bush, ODFlint, MI 485051427339472
  44. David Bush, ODBurton, MI 485291902017007
  45. Sara Bush, ODBig Rapids, MI 493071821301763
  46. John Bushaw, ODBirmingham, MI 480091871084723
  47. Melissa Bussey, O.D.Taylor, MI 481801245528363
  48. Courtney ButlerGrand Rapids, MI 495481639868961
  49. Lindsay Buurma, ODHolland, MI 494241477265478
  50. Joshua Byers, O.D,Saint Joseph, MI 490851417499823

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.