diff --git a/pkg/nvlib/device/api.go b/pkg/nvlib/device/api.go
index c2a6517..1b823e3 100644
--- a/pkg/nvlib/device/api.go
+++ b/pkg/nvlib/device/api.go
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ type Interface interface {
 	GetMigDevices() ([]MigDevice, error)
 	GetMigProfiles() ([]MigProfile, error)
 	NewDevice(d nvml.Device) (Device, error)
+	NewDeviceByIdentifier(Identifier) (Device, error)
 	NewDeviceByUUID(uuid string) (Device, error)
 	NewMigDevice(d nvml.Device) (MigDevice, error)
+	NewMigDeviceByIdentifier(Identifier) (MigDevice, error)
 	NewMigDeviceByUUID(uuid string) (MigDevice, error)
 	NewMigProfile(giProfileID, ciProfileID, ciEngProfileID int, migMemorySizeMB, deviceMemorySizeBytes uint64) (MigProfile, error)
 	ParseMigProfile(profile string) (MigProfile, error)
diff --git a/pkg/nvlib/device/device.go b/pkg/nvlib/device/device.go
index 5e1510c..d866e21 100644
--- a/pkg/nvlib/device/device.go
+++ b/pkg/nvlib/device/device.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package device
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvml/pkg/nvml"
 )
@@ -49,6 +50,31 @@ func (d *devicelib) NewDevice(dev nvml.Device) (Device, error) {
 	return d.newDevice(dev)
 }
 
+// NewDeviceByIdentifier builds a new device from a device identifier.
+func (d *devicelib) NewDeviceByIdentifier(id Identifier) (Device, error) {
+	switch {
+	case id.IsGpuUUID():
+		return d.NewDeviceByUUID(string(id))
+	case id.IsGpuIndex():
+		idx, err := strconv.Atoi(string(id))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert device index to an int: %w", err)
+		}
+		return d.NewDeviceByIndex(idx)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid device identifier: %v", id)
+	}
+}
+
+// NewDeviceByIndex builds a new Device for the specified index.
+func (d *devicelib) NewDeviceByIndex(index int) (Device, error) {
+	dev, ret := d.nvmllib.DeviceGetHandleByIndex(index)
+	if ret != nvml.SUCCESS {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting device handle for index '%v': %v", index, ret)
+	}
+	return d.newDevice(dev)
+}
+
 // NewDeviceByUUID builds a new Device from a UUID.
 func (d *devicelib) NewDeviceByUUID(uuid string) (Device, error) {
 	dev, ret := d.nvmllib.DeviceGetHandleByUUID(uuid)
diff --git a/pkg/nvlib/device/mig_device.go b/pkg/nvlib/device/mig_device.go
index 7145a06..cccc94c 100644
--- a/pkg/nvlib/device/mig_device.go
+++ b/pkg/nvlib/device/mig_device.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package device
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvml/pkg/nvml"
 )
@@ -45,6 +47,42 @@ func (d *devicelib) NewMigDevice(handle nvml.Device) (MigDevice, error) {
 	if !isMig {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a MIG device")
 	}
+	return d.newMigDevice(handle)
+}
+
+// NewMigDeviceByIdentifier builds a new MigDevice for the specified identifier.
+// If the identifier is not a valid MIG identifier, an error is raised.
+func (d *devicelib) NewMigDeviceByIdentifier(id Identifier) (MigDevice, error) {
+	switch {
+	case id.IsMigUUID():
+		return d.NewMigDeviceByUUID(string(id))
+	case id.IsMigIndex():
+		split := strings.SplitN(string(id), ":", 2)
+		gpuIdx, err := strconv.Atoi(split[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert device index to an int: %w", err)
+		}
+		migIdx, err := strconv.Atoi(split[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert device index to an int: %w", err)
+		}
+		parent, err := d.NewDeviceByIndex(gpuIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get parent device handle: %w", err)
+		}
+		migDevice, ret := parent.GetMigDeviceHandleByIndex(migIdx)
+		if ret != nvml.SUCCESS {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get mig device by index: %w", ret)
+		}
+		return d.newMigDevice(migDevice)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid MIG device identifier: %v", id)
+	}
+}
+
+// newMigDevice constructs a new MigDevice for the supplied handle.
+// The handle is not checked for validity.
+func (d *devicelib) newMigDevice(handle nvml.Device) (MigDevice, error) {
 	return &migdevice{handle, d, nil}, nil
 }