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 16 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. Fernando QuirozBehavior Analyst1780166165
  2. Emaan Qureshi, DMDDentist1023679222
  3. Lisa Rae, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1205966397
  4. Roudabeh Rahbar, PSYD.Clinical Psychologist1174677629
  5. Kourosh Rahimpour, DDSDentist1417194994
  6. Saanvi RajeevBehavior Technician1427920412
  7. Alyssa RamirezBehavior Technician1144170929
  8. Denise RamirezBehavior Technician1245832401
  9. Fabian RamirezBehavior Technician1891653861
  10. Savannah RamirezBehavior Technician1225916190
  11. Alejandra RandolClinical Social Worker1669006961
  12. Ricky RandolphBehavior Technician1447123609
  13. Tara Rasta, D.CChiropractor1295245587
  14. Scott Ratliff, P.T., D.P.T.Physical Therapist1790107621
  15. Shane Ravenelle, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1780229898
  16. Tamara RayoSpeech-Language Assistant1598248387
  17. Nova Reed, MA, CLCCounselor1902249949
  18. Megan Reilly, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1942072640
  19. Julie Reyes, MAOM, LAC, DCAcupuncturist1053821868
  20. Marissa ReynoldsSpeech-Language Pathologist1841037702
  21. Christine RichardsBehavior Technician1417833351
  22. Rana Richeh, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1831655158
  23. Diane RiffePeer Specialist1194612457
  24. Karen Rightler, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1437754652
  25. Jon Rikimaru, CPOProsthetist1952255770
  26. Carina RiveraSpeech-Language Assistant1326782178
  27. Alma Rivera LaraRegistered Nurse1851152490
  28. Christine Robertson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356531289
  29. Tyler RobinsonBehavior Technician1588515340
  30. Caroline RodriguezGeneral Practice Dentistry1194535070
  31. Damaris RodriguezBehavior Technician1962341735
  32. Danna RodriguezBehavior Technician1841172715
  33. Hailey RodriguezBehavior Technician1306729843
  34. Reese RodriguezBehavior Technician1154272540
  35. Lori Roelofs, MPTPediatric Physical Therapist1700197886
  36. Cerissa Roman, MPH, RDNRegistered Dietitian1275120883
  37. Hilda RomeroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205674173
  38. Kimberly RomeroBehavior Technician1174116214
  39. Kelly RoseBehavior Technician1508751561
  40. Jennifer Rowe, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619285384
  41. Kevin RoweBehavior Technician1497630313
  42. Amy RowlandSpeech-Language Pathologist1316574445
  43. Anastasia Ruban, LMFTMental Health Counselor1558146563
  44. Barry RubinMassage Therapist1568128353
  45. Gonzalo Ruiz, M.D.Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician1982613253
  46. Matthew RunyonBehavior Technician1508749581
  47. Bruce Russ, L.AC., M.S.T.O.M.Acupuncturist1912031535
  48. Angela RussoPediatric Occupational Therapist1861328262
  49. Scarlet RutledgeBehavior Technician1407717036
  50. Layla SaatchiSpeech-Language Pathologist1871419374

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.