The 20 Best Chronic Pain Doctors Near Me in Traverse City, MI

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The 20 Best Chronic Pain Doctors near Traverse City, MI

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 33 doctor with experience in Chronic Pain near Traverse City, MI. Of these, 31 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    John J. Gorman
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Experienced in Chronic Pain

    Munson Family Practice Center - Preceptors

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    25+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Gorman is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Gorman has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Infant Hyperglycemia, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma. Dr. Gorman is currently accepting new patients.

    Michael F. Carroll
    Advanced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Advanced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Crystal Lake Health Center

    4025 Chums Village Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    30+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Carroll is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Carroll has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Carroll is currently accepting new patients.

    Roger K. Gerstle
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Munson Healthcare Flex Team

    1105 Sixth Street, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Experience:
    37+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roger Gerstle is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Gerstle has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Lymphangitis, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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    Ryan M. Urbonas
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Neurosurgery

    Munson Neurosurgery

    3537 West Front Street, Suite I, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Urbonas is a Neurosurgery provider in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Urbonas has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Stenosis, and Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Dr. Urbonas is currently accepting new patients.

    Justine D. Pearl
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Experienced in Chronic Pain

    Munson Neurosurgery

    3537 West Front Street, Suite I, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Justine Pearl is a Neurosurgery provider in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Pearl has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Brain Abscess, Septoplasty, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Pearl is currently accepting new patients.

    Curt J. Schubert
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Experienced in Chronic Pain

    Northern Michigan Medicine And Pediatrics

    3643 West Front Street, Suite C, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    23+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Curt Schubert is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Schubert has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Fragile XE Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Obesity in Children. Dr. Schubert is currently accepting new patients.

    Scott E. Selle
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Experienced in Chronic Pain

    Northern Michigan Medicine And Pediatrics

    3643 West Front Street, Suite C, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    15+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Scott Selle is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Selle has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Bloom Syndrome, Obesity in Children, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Dr. Selle is currently accepting new patients.

    Tobin J. Fraser
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Munson Family Practice Center - Preceptors

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    30+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tobin Fraser is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Fraser has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

    Jeffrey C. Magnatta
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Munson Family Practice Center

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jeffrey Magnatta is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Magnatta has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Vertigo, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Magnatta is currently accepting new patients.

    Timothy R. Lambert
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Munson Family Practice Center - Preceptors

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    38+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Lambert is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Lambert has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hypertension, and Ureteroscopy.

    J W. Rawlin
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Munson Family Practice Center

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    30+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    J Rawlin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Rawlin has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Burkitt Lymphoma, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, and Ureteroscopy.

    Kelly J. Clark
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine | Urology
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine | Urology

    Munson Family Practice Center

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Kelly Clark is a primary care provider, practicing in Urology and Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Clark has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Lymphocytic Colitis, Glossitis, and Pernicious Anemia.

    David K. Klee
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Munson Family Practice Center

    1400 Medical Campus Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    29+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Klee is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Klee has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Migraine, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Elizabeth L. Hughes
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    Grand Traverse Internal And Family Medicine

    5015 North Royal Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    25+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elizabeth Hughes is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Hughes has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Hypothyroidism, High Cholesterol, and Hypercalcemia.

    Drew B. Parkhurst
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Experienced in Chronic Pain

    Physical Medicine Associates Of Northern Michigan

    3988 West Royal Drive, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    9+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Drew Parkhurst is a Physiatrist in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Parkhurst has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis, Infantile Axonal Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, and Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction. Dr. Parkhurst is currently accepting new patients.

    Mark D. Richardson
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    West Front Primary Care

    4290 Copper Ridge Drive, Suite 200, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    43+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Mark Richardson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Richardson has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Sitosterolemia. Dr. Richardson is currently accepting new patients.

    Charles J. Vandenberg
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Internal Medicine

    Munson Healthcare Manistee Primary Care

    5085 Anna Drive, Suite C, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    14+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Charles Vandenberg is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Vandenberg has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Barrett Esophagus, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Vandenberg is currently accepting new patients.

    Thomas C. Walbridge
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    West Front Primary Care

    4290 Copper Ridge Drive, Suite 200, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    9+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Thomas Walbridge is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Walbridge has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Obesity, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Walbridge is currently accepting new patients.

    Tara D. Bournay
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine | Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine | Radiation Oncology

    Partners In Family Practice

    3601 West Front Street, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    13+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tara Bournay is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Radiation Oncology in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Bournay has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Cystitis, Hyperventilation, Autonomic Neuropathy, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Nathan E. March
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Chronic Pain
    Family Medicine

    West Front Primary Care

    4290 Copper Ridge Drive, Suite 200, 
    Traverse City, MI 
     (4.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    24+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nathan March is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. March has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, High Cholesterol, Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Chronic Pain?

    Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than three months, in contrast to acute pain which is limited. Chronic pain may be the result of injury, infection, or chronic disease and can manifest as low back pain, migraines, arthritis, neuralgias or neurological diseases affecting various nerves, cancer, and even psychogenic pain where no physical cause can be found. Chronic pain more commonly affects older adults and can be unrelenting (without relief) or intermittent (continuing to come and go).

    When should I see a Chronic Pain doctor near Traverse City, MI?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Chronic Pain doctor near Traverse City, MI?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Chronic Pain doctors near Traverse City, MI?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Chronic Pain doctors near Traverse City, MI?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Chronic Pain doctor near Traverse City, MI?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Chronic Pain doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Chronic Pain doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Chronic Pain doctor near Traverse City, MI?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Chronic Pain doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Chronic Pain doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Chronic Pain doctors near Traverse City, MI?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Chronic Pain doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Chronic Pain doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Chronic Pain doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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