NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Lake Forest, CA

1,008 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Lake Forest, 186th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 292, 29% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 15 of 21.

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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 Lake Forest

  1. Behavior Technician292
  2. Marriage & Family Therapist51
  3. Pharmacist43
  4. Physical Therapist38
  5. Chiropractor37
  6. General Practice Dentistry35
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist34
  8. Acupuncturist33

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

Lake Forest in California

  • Rank in California186th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.1% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups38.3% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Lake Forest has 5.3× the state's share of speech-language assistant records and 0.26× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Lake Forest, alphabetically

  1. Naomi ParisBehavior Technician1023932340
  2. Chris ParkBehavior Technician1629826581
  3. Christy ParkNurse Practitioner1023673803
  4. Hye Won ParkStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134912355
  5. Kwan Park, L.AC.Acupuncturist1588990840
  6. Paula Park, FNP, MSN, BSN, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1801494398
  7. William Park, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1003434499
  8. Kimberly Parkan, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1750403309
  9. Ellen Parker, MSCCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1720389505
  10. Kamora Mulan ParkerBehavior Technician1265306955
  11. Nessa Parkinen, D.C.Chiropractor1285029967
  12. Giselle PascuaBehavior Technician1912857137
  13. Julia PastranaOccupational Therapist1134934839
  14. Sahil Patadia, DDSEndodontics1669125746
  15. Zeta Patti-DuranBehavior Technician1750224796
  16. Jeffrey Paulsen, D.C.Chiropractor1235225806
  17. Parnian Paymozd Yazdi, DMDPediatric Dentistry1801302021
  18. Ashley Paz, RNRegistered Nurse1851986335
  19. Julie Pearce, M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1619170289
  20. Nancy PedrazaBehavior Technician1417802463
  21. Adrianna PeralesBehavior Technician1942183926
  22. Brianna PerezBehavior Technician1447107891
  23. Edith PerezMarriage & Family Therapist1508302837
  24. Jaqueline PerezSpecialist1902457708
  25. Rick Perez, M.S., B.C.B.ABehavior Analyst1366800674
  26. Savannah PerezSocial Worker1982123337
  27. Jarrett PerkinsBehavior Technician1497605273
  28. Shakiba Peyrovi, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1609706266
  29. Giathu PhamPharmacist1437609443
  30. Whitney Plaster, PTPhysical Therapist1487375150
  31. Joan Plevin, PT, DCOrthopedic Physical Therapist1154409688
  32. Maeralyn PogosoBehavior Technician1093683245
  33. Oana-Diana Popescu, PAPhysician Assistant1083133250
  34. Aaron PorterBehavior Technician1316769409
  35. Gina-Marie Porter, MFTI, ATMarriage & Family Therapist1962693762
  36. Gilbert Portugal, D.C.Chiropractor1922159748
  37. Megan Poupard, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174266266
  38. Sam Pourbabak, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1043271018
  39. Monica Powers, PSYDClinical Psychologist1265687701
  40. Kevin PrattAdult Companion1700235413
  41. Mary Pratt, LCSWClinical Social Worker1831265818
  42. Alyssa Price, D.C.Chiropractor1861176414
  43. Stefanie PriceMental Health Counselor1841605599
  44. Monte Pries, PHDPsychologist1730473778
  45. Christian Prietto, M.A.Speech-Language Pathologist1770871774
  46. Carlli PruittBehavior Technician1922926955
  47. Soledad QuartucciHealth Information Technician1740090943
  48. Lori Quigley, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1912050691
  49. Amy Quinn, M.A., IMFMental Health Counselor1578693123
  50. Robyn Quinn, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1154101988

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

Lake Forest, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,008 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 Lake Forest - 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest is weighted toward Behavior Technician (292 clinicians, followed by Marriage & Family Therapist with 51 and Pharmacist with 43). 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, Lake Forest reports roughly 2.6 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, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Lake Forest practice address, a coverage gap Lake Forest patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest, CA?

There are 1,008 registered healthcare providers in Lake Forest, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Lake Forest?

The most common specialties in Lake Forest are Behavior Technician, Marriage & Family Therapist, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Chiropractor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 292.

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.