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 43 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. Barbara Perry, OTRLOccupational Therapist1053815845
  2. Paul Perse, ODOptometrist1215083308
  3. Sidney PetersBehavior Technician1417804816
  4. Jaclyn PetrellaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750833950
  5. Frank Petruzzello, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1689686016
  6. Hannah PettingerSpeech-Language Pathologist1891687562
  7. Dorothy Peyrolo, CERT PHARMACY TECHPharmacy Technician1629291125
  8. James PfeifleCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609758465
  9. David Pflaum, D.C.Chiropractor1811901648
  10. Rita PhilipHome Health Aide1396602413
  11. Rojy Philip, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1366838153
  12. Natalie Phillips, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1841864048
  13. Octavia PhillipsBehavior Technician1497609002
  14. Amyre Phillips-HoodTechnician/Technologist1093483943
  15. Robert Piccinini, DOPsychiatry Physician1457443517
  16. Alexandra PietrzykBehavior Technician1730921842
  17. Justin PilottoBehavior Technician1811639461
  18. Colleen Pingston, PAPhysician Assistant1467624023
  19. Karen PioszakSchool Social Worker1821837832
  20. Anna PiotrowskiTechnician/Technologist1497380117
  21. Isabel Pirrone, MA, LLPClinical Psychologist1487375887
  22. Angela Pitcock, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1568860146
  23. Braden PlakasBehavior Technician1841078136
  24. Patricia Plotkowski, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1508652389
  25. Averi PlummerTechnician/Technologist1699446880
  26. Kendyl Pochmara, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982113452
  27. Kimberly Poirier, LMSWClinical Social Worker1588065098
  28. Eileen Pokriefka, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1316995145
  29. Crystal Polderdyke, LMSWClinical Social Worker1164677472
  30. Catherine PoleskiBehavior Technician1790541670
  31. Sarah Polina, PHAMDPharmacist1316423825
  32. Carolina Poliss, O.D.Optometrist1831020551
  33. Leonard Pollack, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1114074929
  34. Danielle Polley, OTRLOccupational Therapist1457754590
  35. Jordan PolsinelliBehavior Technician1245880442
  36. Dzenajla PonjevicBehavior Technician1811880248
  37. Timothy Ponkowski, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1750819264
  38. Jasmaine PopeBehavior Technician1629884192
  39. Isabella PoppBehavior Technician1740072099
  40. Charles Porretta, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801534482
  41. Angelina Porter, DOFamily Medicine Physician1104612845
  42. Gregory Porter, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1326521618
  43. Nicole PortmanTechnician/Technologist1508557117
  44. Pamela PorzondekOccupational Therapy Assistant1073308045
  45. Onil PotrisRegistered Nurse1366384844
  46. Laith Potrous, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487073615
  47. Susan PotterAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1730344581
  48. Elise PottsLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1801769492
  49. John Poules, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043656135
  50. David Powell, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1013908474

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.