NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Michigan

286,926 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Michigan, 2,859 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 428 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is Michigan's largest physician specialty

41,274 records in Michigan list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Michigan list:

  1. Family Medicine6,013
  2. Internal Medicine5,735
  3. Emergency Medicine3,083
  4. Pediatrics2,180
  5. Obstetrics & Gynecology1,776
  6. Psychiatry1,729
  7. Anesthesiology1,720
  8. Diagnostic Radiology1,584

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Behavior Technician is the largest group

  1. Behavior Technician63,468
  2. Clinical Social Worker17,644
  3. Physical Therapist9,592
  4. Social Worker9,114
  5. Pharmacist8,370
  6. Students in training8,265
  7. Physician Assistant6,989
  8. Family Medicine Physician6,013

Farmington Hills has the most records

  1. Farmington Hills36,305
  2. Detroit19,832
  3. Grand Rapids18,005
  4. Ann Arbor15,616
  5. Novi7,641
  6. Kalamazoo6,553
  7. Flint6,073
  8. Saginaw6,008

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

What's distinctive here

The specialties Michigan has more, and fewer, of than the nation

Relative to its size, Michigan has about 7.8× the national share of other technicians and only 0.35× the share of mental health counselors. These gaps reflect how each state licenses and classifies professions, not how much care is available.

More common in Michigan

Less common in Michigan

Each multiple is Michigan's share of that specialty divided by its national share, among specialties with at least 3,000 providers in-state. Source: CMS NPPES, current release.

1,572 Michigan entries on the federal exclusion list

15.7 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Michigan: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. Conviction for a program-related crime677
  2. License revoked, suspended or surrendered325
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect220
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud100
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance94

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Michigan address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Michigan cities with the most records

  1. Farmington Hills36,305
  2. Detroit19,832
  3. Grand Rapids18,005
  4. Ann Arbor15,616
  5. Novi7,641
  6. Kalamazoo6,553
  7. Flint6,073
  8. Saginaw6,008
  9. Southfield5,689
  10. Dearborn5,481
  11. Lansing5,276
  12. Livonia4,733
  13. Royal Oak3,887
  14. Troy3,809
  15. Ypsilanti3,625
  16. Traverse City3,536
  17. Plymouth3,452
  18. Jackson3,310
  19. Sterling Heights2,991
  20. Warren2,799
  21. Muskegon2,646
  22. Bingham Farms2,499
  23. Bay City2,380
  24. Clinton Township2,379
  25. Midland2,324
  26. East Lansing2,305
  27. Holland2,124
  28. Battle Creek2,117
  29. Pontiac1,951
  30. West Bloomfield1,897

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Michigan?

286,926 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Michigan, under 604 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.

What is the most common physician specialty in Michigan?

Family Medicine, with 6,013 records, followed by internal medicine (5,735). Across every provider type the largest group is Behavior Technician (63,468 records).

How do I find a doctor in Michigan?

Open a physician specialty above for its Michigan list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to MI. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.

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.