NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Sterling Heights, MI

2,991 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Sterling Heights, 19th of 515 Michigan cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 666, 22% of the city's records, against 22% across Michigan. Page 33 of 60.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Sterling Heights

  1. Behavior Technician666
  2. Technician/Technologist257
  3. Physical Therapist170
  4. Family Medicine Physician147
  5. Pharmacist118
  6. Clinical Social Worker100
  7. Dentist84
  8. General Practice Dentistry71

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

Sterling Heights in Michigan

  • Rank in Michigan19th of 515 cities by records
  • Share of the state1% of Michigan's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups36.5% of all records

Compared with Michigan as a whole, Sterling Heights has 9.5× the state's share of recreation therapist records and 0.54× its share of clinical social worker records.

Providers in Sterling Heights, alphabetically

  1. Andrew LinkeOccupational Therapy Assistant1003621962
  2. Emily Linkowski, CTRSRecreation Therapist1861852220
  3. Stephanie Lipari, MA, BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1194372862
  4. Kayla LittleBehavior Technician1013567676
  5. Leah Little, LMSW, CAADCClinical Social Worker1295059814
  6. Stephanie LiuPsychologist1275480782
  7. Meliha LivadicContact Lens Technician/Technologist1629646724
  8. Zachary Lizenby, PTPhysical Therapist1881146116
  9. Catherine LlanezaTechnician/Technologist1093441826
  10. Lana Llena, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1104047539
  11. Nancy Lloyd, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1407264526
  12. Sandeep Lochub, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1831485549
  13. Antoni LodzinskiPhysical Therapist1730248204
  14. Lawrence Loewenthal, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1588646590
  15. Candace Lomasney, BSWSocial Worker1629521034
  16. Cheryl Lombardi, DCChiropractor1366498503
  17. Frank LombardoTechnician/Technologist1073237368
  18. Victoria Lonczynski, C.R.N.ACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033293212
  19. Ginger LongClinical Social Worker1346782836
  20. Erica LongendykeBehavior Technician1629845268
  21. Melanie LopezTechnician/Technologist1477148518
  22. Miranda LopiccoloTechnician/Technologist1669140398
  23. Thomas LorTechnician/Technologist1023621018
  24. Xeng Lor, ATCAthletic Trainer1487378378
  25. Mical Lorenz, LMSWClinical Social Worker1770144099
  26. Tiara LostonBehavior Technician1124853015
  27. Tiffany LougheadRecreation Therapist1134531635
  28. Sudad Louis, MDNeurology Physician1386804151
  29. Charisa LovettBehavior Technician1013659663
  30. Erika LovettBehavior Technician1982318499
  31. Rachel Loweke, DPTPhysical Therapist1609528918
  32. Cheryl Lowrey, PTPhysical Therapist1508923012
  33. Vivian Alexis LowryBehavior Technician1700639762
  34. Melissa LozonBehavior Technician1336810944
  35. Rebecca LudwickTechnician/Technologist1578201208
  36. Katelyn LudwigTechnician/Technologist1437729704
  37. Monica LukomskiBehavior Technician1497598494
  38. Ashley Lupico, M.A, TLLPPsychologist1669719779
  39. Lisa Lutes, OTRPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1285164558
  40. An LySpecialist1740553700
  41. Charles Lyons, DCChiropractor1114941119
  42. Kathryn M CauseyTechnician/Technologist1841988862
  43. John Maakaron, MA,LLP/CTSClinical Psychologist1477726735
  44. Jenna MaceachernPhysical Therapist1366944316
  45. Holly Macintyre, DOFamily Medicine Physician1326783648
  46. Courtney MackBehavior Technician1053995415
  47. Tyler MackBehavior Technician1619720679
  48. Brian MacksPhysical Therapist1548762594
  49. Gary Macon, D.C.Chiropractor1871657262
  50. Naga Maddali, PTPhysical Therapist1053647594

The largest Michigan cities

  1. Farmington Hills36,305
  2. Detroit19,832
  3. Grand Rapids18,005
  4. Ann Arbor15,616
  5. Novi7,641

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How to read this directory

Sterling Heights, Michigan appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,991 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Sterling Heights - 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 Sterling Heights 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 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Sterling Heights is weighted toward Behavior Technician (666 clinicians, followed by Technician/Technologist with 257 and Physical Therapist with 170). 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, Sterling Heights reports roughly 29.8 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, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Sterling Heights practice address, a coverage gap Sterling Heights patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Sterling Heights 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.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Sterling Heights, MI?

There are 2,991 registered healthcare providers in Sterling Heights, MI, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Sterling Heights?

The most common specialties in Sterling Heights are Behavior Technician, Technician/Technologist, Physical Therapist, Family Medicine Physician, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 666.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

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.