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 9 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. Jacqueline SanchezBehavior Technician1689316820
  2. Alyssa SandersClinical Social Worker1346003712
  3. John Sanguedolce, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1336672393
  4. Christine Sanmiquel, L.ACAcupuncturist1265764070
  5. Laura Sannicolas, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1689841462
  6. Mary Saunders, P.T.Physical Therapist1700811445
  7. Virginia Schaefer, MDPreventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician1790952190
  8. Maria SchindelmannAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164109138
  9. Gail Schoenau, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1811018047
  10. Stephen Schott, D.D.S. INCGeneral Practice Dentistry1366511040
  11. Bernard Schwartz, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1558636183
  12. Sophia SeidenstickerDoula1982576419
  13. Denise Sekins, C.F.N.PNurse Practitioner1013921436
  14. James Selevan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861840142
  15. Kathleen Selevan, R.P.T.Physical Therapist1215065842
  16. Laurel Selin, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1427325448
  17. Allan Shanberg, MDUrology Physician1508979428
  18. Janet Shannon, RDRegistered Dietitian1912920067
  19. Shama Sheikh, R.P.TPhysical Therapist1952346447
  20. Edwin Shors, PH.D.Biomedical Engineer1841438512
  21. Shelly ShortMarriage & Family Therapist1922776327
  22. Jessica Siani, N.D.Naturopath1164715470
  23. Melanie Silverman, MS, RD, IBCLCRegistered Dietitian1144699737
  24. Samantha SimmonsMarriage & Family Therapist1184424251
  25. Elizabeth SimonBehavior Technician1427782721
  26. Geeta Singh, PTPhysical Therapist1316906092
  27. Patricia Sitton, MSPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1568773307
  28. Tracey Slater, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1477787752
  29. Edward Smith, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1538188206
  30. Keri Smith, B.S.Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609025618
  31. Taylor SmithPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1245150341
  32. Timothy Snyder, DPTPhysical Therapist1275821985
  33. Ruth Stafford, PHDPsychologist1184737991
  34. Jennifer Starlight Rojas, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1215586433
  35. Viviane Stein, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1831117902
  36. Richard Sterling, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1558491423
  37. Gerald Stevens, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1104878040
  38. Jennifer Stocking, NPNurse Practitioner1831513035
  39. Bobbi Straus, CNOR RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1659501062
  40. Jung Sung, PASurgical Physician Assistant1205865573
  41. Trisha Sutch, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619293925
  42. James Sutherland, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073568663
  43. Pollyanne Sweitzer, OTDMental Health Occupational Therapist1700633096
  44. Jared Szymanski, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1558778274
  45. Rinad TahaClinical Social Worker1558067207
  46. Edward Tan, DMDDentist1699544296
  47. Marc Taub, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1831126499
  48. Michelle Tavakolian, P.T.Physical Therapist1255383691
  49. Jesstine Taylor, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1306672969
  50. Dawn Thiery, MPH, RDRegistered Dietitian1770337834

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.