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 17 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. Farangis Sabeti-Kolahi, D.C.Chiropractor1346384914
  2. Shoeleh Safari-JaefarlooContractor1942451323
  3. Anneke Sager, C.P.N.P.Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1245416239
  4. Arya Saidi, ODOptometrist1396475125
  5. Heidy Sajche AjiatazBehavior Technician1740162874
  6. Sarahnity Rose SalasBehavior Technician1184541427
  7. Stephanie SalasBehavior Technician1598650285
  8. Patricia Salas SalasMassage Therapist1609449297
  9. Layah SalazarBehavior Technician1629892278
  10. Eduardo SaldivarBehavior Technician1093661522
  11. Iman SalehBehavior Technician1013803725
  12. Parisa SaleminikMarriage & Family Therapist1316487077
  13. Susana Salgado, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1093273013
  14. Ronald Salupo, DCChiropractor1669575288
  15. Angel SalvadorBehavior Technician1235838798
  16. Timothy Sams, PHDCognitive & Behavioral Psychologist1912010885
  17. Cassandra SanchezBehavior Technician1386503241
  18. Claudia Sandino, DCChiropractor1285133124
  19. Nicole Sandler, NPInternal Medicine Physician1346933165
  20. Charity SandoSpeech-Language Pathologist1538773726
  21. Alyssa SandovalBehavior Technician1285584078
  22. Leslie Sandoval, CD(DONA)Doula1053690990
  23. Paloma SandovalBehavior Technician1932068319
  24. Jennifer SantillanBehavior Technician1417898214
  25. Jared Schindel, HLADHearing Instrument Specialist1811316946
  26. Kristine Schwartz, RDRegistered Dietitian1043469794
  27. Sharriell ScipioBehavior Technician1982578688
  28. Sherill Sedillo, LM, CPMMidwife1700122280
  29. Erinn SeehaferBehavior Technician1174250203
  30. Andrew Sendzik, O.D.Optometrist1164830121
  31. Homayoun Shahri, PH.D.,M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1285972257
  32. Shihying Shaw, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1124348768
  33. Tricia Shelton, P.T.APhysical Therapy Assistant1023028594
  34. Andrew Shi, DDSDentist1902006836
  35. Joseph Shilkofski, D.M.DEndodontics1477700581
  36. James Shin, DDSPediatric Dentistry1700374311
  37. Jane ShinEndodontics1114327947
  38. Ramin ShiraziContractor1538701693
  39. Leeron Shtainman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881945004
  40. Karen Siazon, RPHPharmacist1538855671
  41. Tariq SiddiqiPharmacist1568872679
  42. Mylie SikoBehavior Technician1891653879
  43. Jheri SilvaMarriage & Family Therapist1922718253
  44. Joshua SilvaBehavior Technician1912776378
  45. Grace Sin-DiggsBehavior Technician1396419016
  46. Parmdeep SinghBehavior Technician1003730326
  47. Michelle SladeDentist1659918514
  48. Chelsi Smith, CNANurse's Aide1073322046
  49. Mariam Soldin-Wasfi, D.M.DDentist1396198636
  50. Amani Soliman, D.D.S.Dentist1265637342

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.