Doctors in Detroit, MI
Active healthcare providers in Detroit sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Detroit ranks 2nd among 509 Michigan cities by CMS provider count, holding 7% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 19,132
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 509 MI cities
- 7%
- of Michigan providers
- 24.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Detroit ranks #1 of 10 Michigan cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Detroit ranks among Michigan cities
Provider count vs every Michigan city in CMS NPPES (509 cities)
19,132 Top 1% higher than 99% of 509 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Detroit
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
2,547 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
1,315 providers
- Social Worker 893
Social Worker
893 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 745
Internal Medicine Physician
745 providers
- Behavior Technician 692
Behavior Technician
692 providers
- Registered Nurse 678
Registered Nurse
678 providers
- Addiction (Substance… 503
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor
503 providers
- Pharmacist 468
Pharmacist
468 providers
- Licensed Practical N… 445
Licensed Practical Nurse
445 providers
- Case Manager/Care Co… 443
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
443 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (2,547 providers, 13.3% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Detroit has more, and fewer, of than Michigan average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Michigan , Detroit over-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 3.7× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.17×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Michigan average
Less common here than Michigan average
- Behavior Technician 0.17×
- Physical Therapist 0.46×
- Physician Assistant 0.64×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Detroit, Michigan appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 19,132 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Detroit - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Detroit practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Detroit is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (2,547 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 1,315 and Social Worker with 893). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Michigan's population, Detroit reports roughly 190.6 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.
Of Michigan's most common specialties, Family Medicine Physician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Detroit practice address, a coverage gap Detroit patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Detroit patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.
Which specialties are most common in Detroit
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 2,547 | 13.3% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,315 | 6.9% |
| 3 | Social Worker | 893 | 4.7% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 745 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Behavior Technician | 692 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Registered Nurse | 678 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 503 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Pharmacist | 468 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Licensed Practical Nurse | 445 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 443 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Pediatrics Physician | 347 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 338 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Community Health Worker | 309 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Other Technician | 303 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Physical Therapist | 298 | 1.6% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 5)
| Name |
|---|
| Pierre Adelson, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Brooke Adema Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Adeola Adewusi Gerontology Nurse Practitioner |
| Valerie Adeyemi Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Amita Adhikari, MD MPH Pediatric Endocrinology Physician |
| Janak Adhikari, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Shahroz Adil, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Syed Ahmad Adil Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Brooke Adkins Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Jasmine Adkins Chore Provider |
| Lydia Adkins Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Pamela Adkins, MS,LLP Clinical Psychologist |
| Lezlee Adkisson, LBSW, SW Social Worker |
| Victor Adlai, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Alan Adler, DDS Dentist |
| Barry Adler, MEW Clinical Social Worker |
| Joshua Adler, MD PHD Neurology Physician |
| Rachel Adler, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Noufil Adnan, M.B.B.S, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nour Adra, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Amer Afaneh, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Muhammad Affan Neurology Physician |
| Luis Afonso, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Nelia Afonso, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Hajera Afreen Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alan Afsari, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Hammad Aftab, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Muhammad Waqas Afzal Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Anand Agarwal, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Priti Agarwal, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Cynthia Agbo, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kazeem Agboola, DPT Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Tia Agboruche Registered Nurse |
| David Agemy Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Harvey Ager, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Radhika Aggarwal, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Sanjeev Aggarwal, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Isioma Aghachi, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Israel Agodu Contractor |
| Shivani Agrawal, M.D Internal Medicine Physician |
| Cindy Agu, D.O Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| Apolinario Aguila Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Adriana Aguilar, LMSW-C Clinical Social Worker |
| Jeff Justin Aguilar, MD MBA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tina Aguin, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Lea Aguinaga Behavior Technician |
| Roxana Aguinaga, RDH Dental Hygienist |
| Lucia Aguirre, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Morgan Aguirre, DO Neurocritical Care Physician |
| Paul Agyekum, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
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