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 8 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. Mark Paulsen, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1588078448
  2. Saskia PechanicStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114814480
  3. Rachel Peiffer, RNLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1467962944
  4. Maria Pelosi, LMHCMental Health Counselor1134714181
  5. Marissa PereidaMarriage & Family Therapist1144006065
  6. Tatiana Pero, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1083311252
  7. Rick Pesano, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1770561060
  8. Thamara PetersonMarriage & Family Therapist1861371262
  9. Allison Phillips, CNCNutrition Education Nutritionist1427545326
  10. Jonathan Piazza, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1619763497
  11. William Pike, M.D.Dermatology Physician1861823486
  12. Angela PilonSchool Counselor1275494247
  13. Robert Pompei, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1174577043
  14. Adam Post, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477264950
  15. Rumita PoudelPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1891519682
  16. Desiree Purcell, DOCTORATEClinical Psychologist1003075235
  17. Beza QuallsBehavior Technician1558238808
  18. Nayeli QuinteroBehavior Technician1356147516
  19. Nishant Rao, NDNaturopath1518282128
  20. Lauralee Rechtschaffen, NPNurse Practitioner1548538796
  21. Karen Redding, LCSW, PH.D.Clinical Social Worker1467722389
  22. Jagadeesh Reddy, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1083610703
  23. Sabina ReedPhysician Assistant1265067417
  24. Jeffrey Rehm, PH.D.Psychologist1710901624
  25. Mikayla Remijio, PTPhysical Therapist1992659304
  26. Matthew RichmondMarriage & Family Therapist1790622272
  27. Judith Rigby, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1851662118
  28. Kimberly Roberson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1447981808
  29. Elijah RobinsonMental Health Counselor1568342269
  30. Jenna RobinsonSocial Worker1437520160
  31. Myriam RodriguezClinical Social Worker1043738933
  32. Sofia Rodriguez, DDSDentist1821402983
  33. Jacqueline Rodriguez PradoBehavior Technician1275479578
  34. Gabriella RoemerMarriage & Family Therapist1356650402
  35. Nataly RomeroBehavior Technician1770041469
  36. Amir Ronaghi, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1548258239
  37. Rebecca Rootlieb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952464216
  38. Nichole Rosa, PPSSchool Counselor1801757877
  39. Dana Rosen, D.C.Chiropractor1295287258
  40. Marianne Ross, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1043235369
  41. Jorge Rubal, MD, MBAFamily Medicine Physician1174713911
  42. Steven Rudy, M.D.Urology Physician1992053318
  43. Lanique Ruffin, PSYDClinical Psychologist1740612043
  44. David Ruskin, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871651018
  45. Lidija Ruskova, RPHPharmacist1053802314
  46. Shien-Lin Saber, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1861566689
  47. Kimberly Sage, PSY D INTERNCounseling Psychologist1225440589
  48. Mohsen Sakhaii, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1518991801
  49. Ana Salazar, RDNRegistered Dietitian1578250536
  50. Alisa Sanchez, P.TPhysical Therapist1194845446

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.