Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Sterling, VA

1,057 individual NPPES records list a Sterling practice address, 36th of 351 Virginia cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 135, 13% of the city's records, against 6% across Virginia.

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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

The 8 largest groups in Sterling

  1. Behavior Technician135
  2. Pharmacist78
  3. Physical Therapist70
  4. Behavior Analyst61
  5. Dentist45
  6. General Practice Dentistry40
  7. Clinical Social Worker35
  8. Mental Health Counselor35

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, loaded Aug 27, 2026.

Sterling in Virginia

  • Rank in Virginia36th of 351 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.7% of Virginia's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups26.8% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank11th of the 10 Virginia cities with the most

Compared with Virginia as a whole, Sterling has 3.3× the state's share of behavior analyst records and 0.40× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Sterling, alphabetically

  1. Azita Abbasi-Hafshejani, DDSDentist1780922187
  2. Raquel AbdalaBehavior Technician1083297097
  3. Hala Abdallah, M.DPediatrics Physician1427367416
  4. Zakaria AbdiBehavior Technician1285366153
  5. Mina Abdolahi, D.D.S.Dentist1386982122
  6. Seifuddin Abdul-RashidBehavior Technician1346732138
  7. Marwah AbdullahBehavior Analyst1710488978
  8. Shahid AbdurrahmanBehavior Technician1356812218
  9. Meklit Abebe, O.DOptometrist1538544457
  10. Mariam Abedrabo, BSBehavior Technician1972268456
  11. Christy Acosta, RNRegistered Nurse1821626193
  12. Deborah AdamsPhysical Therapy Assistant1114041357
  13. Elizabeth Adams, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1760324446
  14. Lorin Adegbenro, LPCProfessional Counselor1972196590
  15. Berhanu AdmassuPharmacist1376957787
  16. Kopal Agarwal, DMDDentist1114569837
  17. Ali Aghaee, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1669566014
  18. Stephany AgyebitPharmacy Technician1548120025
  19. Chelsea Ahearn-FeketaCounselor1023758125
  20. Elaine Ahillen, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1891940219
  21. Robina AhmedBehavior Analyst1538776588
  22. Sarah AhmedBehavior Technician1841972056
  23. Barbara Ahrens, LCSWClinical Social Worker1194817544
  24. Ayorinde Akinrinlola, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1346421856
  25. Razia AlamiInterpreter1720929524
  26. Humam Alathari, DDSDentist1801809397
  27. Zina Alathari, DMDDentist1447277298
  28. Alexandra AldingerBehavior Technician1013599711
  29. Ifeyinwa Alegbeleye, FNPNurse Practitioner1790528560
  30. Katrina Alexander, OTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1528692027
  31. Adreen AliBehavior Technician1497249395
  32. Roha AliGeneral Practice Dentistry1124905286
  33. Bruce Allen, HCPHearing Instrument Specialist1477060069
  34. Alonda Alloway, PHD, LCSWClinical Social Worker1407379316
  35. Raju Alluri, MDFamily Medicine Physician1023571155
  36. Sama AlqadooriPharmacist1518837160
  37. Richard Altizer, PHARMDPharmacist1043797285
  38. Mariela AlvaradoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184392953
  39. Steffany AmayaBehavior Technician1285132076
  40. Shaista Ambreen, DPTPhysical Therapist1316469042
  41. Elsie Amoako-Kissi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649163981
  42. Antoinette AmohPersonal Care Attendant1831608322
  43. Gloria An, D.D.S.Dentist1437281862
  44. Lori Andrew, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1184626343
  45. Rasem AnsariPharmacist1326640418
  46. Christina ArayaBehavior Analyst1356907935
  47. Lisa Arbo, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1598983298
  48. Archana ArepallyPhysical Therapist1083195291
  49. Natalie Arias, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1902582992
  50. Charles Arndt, DCChiropractor1558556126

The largest Virginia cities

  1. Richmond14,083
  2. Virginia Beach9,147
  3. Charlottesville7,000
  4. Fairfax6,584
  5. Norfolk5,993

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How to read this directory

Sterling, Virginia appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,057 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 - 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 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 is weighted toward Behavior Technician (135 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 78 and Physical Therapist with 70). 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 Virginia's population, Sterling reports roughly 12.2 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.

For Sterling 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, VA?

There are 1,057 registered healthcare providers in Sterling, VA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Sterling?

The most common specialties in Sterling are Behavior Technician, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Behavior Analyst, Dentist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 135.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.