NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Laguna Beach, CA

505 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Laguna Beach, 283rd of 812 California cities. The largest group is marriage & family therapist: 50, 10% of the city's records, against 6% across California. Page 5 of 11.

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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 Laguna Beach

  1. Marriage & Family Therapist50
  2. Behavior Technician30
  3. General Practice Dentistry24
  4. Clinical Social Worker23
  5. Family Medicine Physician17
  6. Physical Therapist15
  7. Dentist15
  8. Mental Health Counselor15

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Laguna Beach in California

  • Rank in California283rd of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state<0.1% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups20.6% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Laguna Beach has 4.6× the state's share of psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records and 0.34× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Laguna Beach, alphabetically

  1. Kern Haug, P.T.Physical Therapist1619929056
  2. Barbara Hawthorne, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1942384680
  3. Melinda Haynes, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1316286735
  4. Bryan HayterSpecialist1801557442
  5. James Hedgecock, DCChiropractor1205477189
  6. Richard Helmer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1548390354
  7. Ann Marie Hembrough, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1699931725
  8. Carlos Hermosillo, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1447554928
  9. Melissa Hernandez, LCSWSocial Worker1841523255
  10. Nancy Hernandez AlvarezLicensed Vocational Nurse1629759287
  11. Heather Hill, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1578984167
  12. Kerri Hill, DDSDentist1033434675
  13. Lyda Hill, PHDClinical Psychologist1679600027
  14. Joseph Hillman, M.D.Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician1306950415
  15. Cherie Hinchliffe, MDInternal Medicine Physician1619071867
  16. Steven Hobson, PH.D., MSW., CFC.Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790457588
  17. Susan Horiuchi, ODOptometrist1881736320
  18. Janelle HouchinBehavior Technician1922822808
  19. Andrew Houn, LACAcupuncturist1750085387
  20. Howard Huhem, LMFTMental Health Counselor1609451525
  21. Kelli Humphrey, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1932120516
  22. Megan HumphreysClinical Social Worker1407106024
  23. Tayna Hurley, DDSDentist1770402786
  24. Julie Hussman, HUSSMAN JULIEMarriage & Family Therapist1215242029
  25. Larissa Isterabadi, M.DPediatrics Physician1821125543
  26. Erin Jackson, MSPT, CPIPhysical Therapist1366555211
  27. Shao Jin, LACAcupuncturist1679771406
  28. Cherlin Johnson, M.D.Integrative Medicine Physician1841360260
  29. Mickey Johnson, MSWClinical Social Worker1871678789
  30. Donna JonesAudiologist1508092586
  31. Korey Jorgensen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053349795
  32. Mark Judy, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1902028657
  33. Alexander Kalmanovich, D.D.S., INC.General Practice Dentistry1780989459
  34. Christopher Kang, M.D.Surgery Physician1962715094
  35. Martin Karasch, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1598855256
  36. Janice Karelius, N.P.Emergency Medicine Physician1902910318
  37. Yelena KashtuyevaMarriage & Family Therapist1215330311
  38. Keys Keel, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508964453
  39. Michael Keller, ED.D., LEPSchool Psychologist1083500425
  40. Mary Kelly, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1235348509
  41. Etana Kempner, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1033407622
  42. Briana KimPharmacist1629536602
  43. David Kim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861541633
  44. Ryemaine King, PSYDPsychologist1477148963
  45. Cynthia Kingery, R.T.Mammography Radiologic Technologist1801072301
  46. Mark Kisner, MSW, CADC-IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922257484
  47. Gina Klebanoff, LAC, DIPL OMAcupuncturist1053649129
  48. Timothy Korber, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1104881481
  49. Christopher KovacsBehavior Analyst1568264810
  50. Gabor Kovacs, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1215081575

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. Sacramento33,083
  5. San Jose20,925

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How to read this directory

Laguna Beach, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 505 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 Laguna Beach - 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 Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach is weighted toward Marriage & Family Therapist (50 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 30 and General Practice Dentistry with 24). 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 California's population, Laguna Beach reports roughly 1.3 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 California's most common specialties, Case Manager/Care Coordinator is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Laguna Beach practice address, a coverage gap Laguna Beach patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach, CA?

There are 505 registered healthcare providers in Laguna Beach, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Laguna Beach?

The most common specialties in Laguna Beach are Marriage & Family Therapist, Behavior Technician, General Practice Dentistry, Clinical Social Worker, Family Medicine Physician. Marriage & Family Therapist has the most providers with 50.

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.