Doctors in Sterling Heights, MI
Active healthcare providers in Sterling Heights 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
Sterling Heights ranks 19th among 509 Michigan cities by CMS provider count, holding 1.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 2,907
- NPPES providers in city
- 19th
- of 509 MI cities
- 1.1%
- of Michigan providers
- 37%
- in top 3 specialties
Sterling Heights ranks #11 of 10 Michigan cities for Behavior Technician.
Where Sterling Heights ranks among Michigan cities
Provider count vs every Michigan city in CMS NPPES (509 cities)
2,907 Top 4% higher than 96% of 509 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Sterling Heights
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
654 providers
- Technician/Technolog… 255
Technician/Technologist
255 providers
- Physical Therapist 166
Physical Therapist
166 providers
- Family Medicine Phys… 143
Family Medicine Physician
143 providers
- Pharmacist 118
Pharmacist
118 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 93
Clinical Social Worker
93 providers
- Dentist 79
Dentist
79 providers
- General Practice Den… 74
General Practice Dentistry
74 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 62
Family Nurse Practitioner
62 providers
- Physician Assistant 62
Physician Assistant
62 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (654 providers, 22.5% of the city), followed by Technician/Technologist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Sterling Heights 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 , Sterling Heights over-indexes recreation therapist at 10.1× the state average and under-indexes social worker at 0.48×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Michigan average
- Recreation Therapist 10.1×
- Technician/Technologist 8.3×
- Family Medicine Physician 2.4×
- Dentist 2.2×
Less common here than Michigan average
- Social Worker 0.48×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.55×
- Registered Nurse 0.69×
- Professional Counselor 0.73×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Sterling Heights, Michigan appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,907 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 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 2023 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 (654 clinicians, followed by Technician/Technologist with 255 and Physical Therapist with 166). 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 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.
Which specialties are most common in Sterling Heights
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 654 | 22.5% |
| 2 | Technician/Technologist | 255 | 8.8% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 166 | 5.7% |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physician | 143 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Pharmacist | 118 | 4.1% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 93 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Dentist | 79 | 2.7% |
| 8 | General Practice Dentistry | 74 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 62 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Physician Assistant | 62 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Occupational Therapist | 60 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 60 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Social Worker | 47 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Registered Nurse | 45 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Behavior Analyst | 43 | 1.5% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 6)
| Name |
|---|
| Kim Benson, DC Chiropractor |
| Mariah Benson Technician/Technologist |
| Audrey Berdeski, DC, LPC Chiropractor |
| Delaynie Berger Behavior Technician |
| Mark Berkowitz, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Calli Berman Nurse Practitioner |
| Richard Bernyk, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Christy Berriman-Sauve, FNP-BC Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sharine Berry, M.A. Other Technician |
| Madison Bersok Behavior Technician |
| Maddalena Bertolino, CPHT Pharmacy Technician |
| Matthew Bertollini, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Andrenique Bess Massage Therapist |
| Takyra Best Technician/Technologist |
| Ronald Beydoun Clinical Social Worker |
| Delaney Bezenah Recreation Therapist |
| Shelby Bezerra Registered Nurse |
| Payal Bhagat, PT Physical Therapist |
| Aneil Bhandari, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Mayuri Bharathan, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Surjit Bhasin, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jayant Bhat, MD Urology Physician |
| Dipti Bhatia Physical Therapist |
| Sargam Bhatt Behavior Technician |
| Kripa Bhavnagri, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Wishvajith Bibile Abeysinghe Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Parini Bidja, PT Physical Therapist |
| Zahir Billy, DDS Dentist |
| Kendall Binfet Behavior Technician |
| Tiffany Binno, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vishal Birk, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Maha Bishara, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Amita Bishnoi-Singh, M.D. Specialist |
| Jasmine Bishop Behavior Technician |
| Ella Bist Behavior Technician |
| Derek Bittner, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Ryan Bittner, DC Chiropractor |
| Abby Black Mental Health Counselor |
| Eric Black, LPC Counselor |
| Kerri Blackburn, BS Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Abigail Blackwell Behavior Technician |
| Katherine Blankenship Technician/Technologist |
| Cheri Blanton, BS, QIDP, CMHP, QMHP Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Katherine Blasko, M.S. Health Psychologist |
| Heather Blenkle, LLMSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Nina Blomberg, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| George Bloome, RPH Pharmacist |
| Mary Bloome, RPH Pharmacist |
| Corinne Boak Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Ioana Boanca Behavior Technician |
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