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 41 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. Russ Ortisi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1942421300
  2. Dennis Ortman, PHDPsychologist1346259181
  3. Sanel OrucBehavior Technician1396630190
  4. Laterricka OsborneBehavior Technician1467232421
  5. Christina OsbyTechnician/Technologist1063109478
  6. Catherine Osinski Dinka, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1659442077
  7. Fadi Oska, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205856432
  8. Kristen OskoBehavior Technician1730774258
  9. Kristen Oss, PHARMDPharmacist1578003117
  10. Kimberly Ostrowski, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1346543048
  11. Rania Othman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205140225
  12. Christine Otto, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508200122
  13. Shannon Ouimet, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1386206431
  14. Linda Ousachi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1427168467
  15. Rebecca OwenBehavior Technician1407503980
  16. Kyiairra Owens, KOAssistant Behavior Analyst1255169249
  17. Kaylyn OwingsTechnician/Technologist1538815535
  18. Omosola OyeneyinPharmacist1457927089
  19. Violet Pabalate, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1790464709
  20. Karlexlian Pacheco-ValentinTechnician/Technologist1093446106
  21. Angelina PadillaBehavior Technician1679345607
  22. Vincent Paglino, PHARMACISTPharmacist1568645661
  23. Adoracion Palacio-Chang, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295833259
  24. Nicole Palazzolo, LMSWClinical Social Worker1447407531
  25. Raghuram Palepu, MDNephrology Physician1497367585
  26. Alexis PaliotheodorosBehavior Technician1760257786
  27. Nicholas Palladinelli, DCChiropractor1497319172
  28. Yvonne Pallone, M.ED BCBABehavior Analyst1962850214
  29. Katherine PalmateerBehavior Technician1154219772
  30. Amanda PalmerOther Technician1821456369
  31. Oliver PalmerBehavior Technician1437902400
  32. Ashley PalmeterBehavior Technician1952176976
  33. Gina Palombo, PHD, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1629769450
  34. Dominique PancottoBehavior Analyst1427451921
  35. Theodoros Pantazis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1003256611
  36. John Pappas, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1316134117
  37. Kavita Paragi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1417025966
  38. Aruna Parekh, MDPediatrics Physician1417939570
  39. Claire Parenteau, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1518438563
  40. Katherine Parish, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1427360767
  41. Amy Park-Goeddeke, LMSWClinical Social Worker1417097700
  42. Madelyn ParkeTechnician/Technologist1063088748
  43. Kayla ParkerMedical Laboratory Technician1063120939
  44. Tresavon Parker, MA, LLPClinical Psychologist1992817050
  45. Darshi Parmar, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1801439120
  46. Takia ParrBehavior Technician1508610510
  47. Dennis ParrottBehavior Technician1083250997
  48. Erick PasayloPhysical Therapist1083119432
  49. Daun Pascaretti, OTRLOccupational Therapist1659872794
  50. Donald PascoePhysical Therapy Assistant1427865419

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.