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 53 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. Emily StuartBehavior Technician1700516713
  2. Nicole Studebaker, CTRSRecreation Therapist1053859165
  3. Courtney StumpfOccupational Therapy Assistant1083149082
  4. Alaina SturzaBehavior Technician1619744307
  5. Abdulrahman SubhiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861362683
  6. Gary Sucaet, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1902928708
  7. Cathleen Suchala, OTRLOccupational Therapist1699245902
  8. Amanda Sukiennik, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1316801749
  9. Randi Sulaiman, LLMSWSocial Worker1083553366
  10. Melissa Sullivan, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1346767118
  11. Tania SultanaBehavior Technician1023725397
  12. Preslee SultesTechnician/Technologist1902559891
  13. Katherine Summers, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1427187137
  14. Shobana Sundaram, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1932138583
  15. Kyle Sundblad, DPMPodiatrist1205813797
  16. Cindy SurrattBehavior Technician1740054667
  17. Ava SustarichBehavior Technician1891484556
  18. Kaleigh SutherlandBehavior Technician1326924838
  19. Bret SuttonSocial Worker1770178642
  20. Jenna Sutton, DDSDentist1831873066
  21. Lee SuttonPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1407700420
  22. Paramveer Swaich, DOFamily Medicine Physician1790478212
  23. Kaia SweederTechnician/Technologist1174208912
  24. Kendra SwiftClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1700699501
  25. Joanna Swiontek, CTRSRecreation Therapist1467772061
  26. Mahpara Syed, MDRheumatology Physician1588862742
  27. Zoreen Syed, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1649861121
  28. Erica SykesBehavior Technician1114790334
  29. Rickell SylvertoothBehavior Technician1851145791
  30. Meaghan SzachtaBehavior Analyst1437727062
  31. Shelly SzlagaPhysical Therapy Assistant1912232158
  32. Theresa SzmanskySpeech-Language Pathologist1487129029
  33. James SzymanskiPhysical Therapy Assistant1376121319
  34. Paulina Tackett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780256719
  35. Leslie Tackitt, LMSWClinical Social Worker1720706336
  36. Fadya TahaTechnician/Technologist1821794660
  37. Jennifer Talbot, MA, LPC, NCC, BCCProfessional Counselor1689938094
  38. Zackery TalebTechnician/Technologist1598456105
  39. Kathlene TalladaySpeech-Language Pathologist1043682024
  40. Angelica TaloBehavior Technician1285516377
  41. Megan Talty, DOFamily Medicine Physician1750961264
  42. Melody TanceuszBehavior Technician1417565763
  43. Philip Tangalos, DOFamily Medicine Physician1194383299
  44. Theodore Tangalos, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760466585
  45. Patsy TannahillBehavior Technician1366071920
  46. Waseem Taraji, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1194265652
  47. Shahad Tasarta, PHARMDPharmacist1902585672
  48. Xhesika Tasi, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1104202845
  49. Zannatul TasnimBehavior Technician1538937586
  50. Rebecca Taube, LMSWClinical Social Worker1164810529

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.