12/30/2025
🌲 Welcome Our New Providers to Northern Pines Health Center! 🌲
We are excited to welcome Abby St. Louis, FNP-C and Tessa Sprague, PA-C to the Northern Pines Health Center team!
Abby St. Louis, FNP-C is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than nine years of healthcare experience, primarily in cardiac intensive care. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Michigan University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Michigan–Flint. Abby has also served as a clinical nursing instructor at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, mentoring future nurses.
Born and raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Abby values accessible rural healthcare and is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to help patients stay healthy and thrive. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, traveling, cheering on sports teams, and spending time outdoors with her husband and their Golden Retriever, Breck.
Tessa Sprague, PA-C is a nationally certified Physician Assistant. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Michigan Technological University and her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Central Michigan University. Tessa began her career practicing rural medicine in Georgia, where she cared for both adult and pediatric patients.
Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tessa now resides in Traverse City and is excited to continue serving patients in a rural healthcare setting.
Please join us in welcoming Abby and Tessa to Northern Pines Health Center—we’re proud to have them caring for our community!