NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Oakland, CA

18,558 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Oakland, 7th of 812 California cities. The largest group is marriage & family therapist: 1,576, 8% of the city's records, against 6% across California. Page 311 of 372.

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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 Oakland

  1. Marriage & Family Therapist1,576
  2. Students in training1,419
  3. Clinical Social Worker1,130
  4. Mental Health Counselor1,069
  5. Behavior Technician934
  6. Counselor764
  7. Community Health Worker524
  8. Social Worker463

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

Oakland in California

  • Rank in California7th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state1.9% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups22.2% of all records
  • Marriage & Family Therapist rank5th of the 10 California cities with the most

Compared with California as a whole, Oakland has 2.9× the state's share of counselor records and 0.29× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Oakland, alphabetically

  1. Genevieve SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124900667
  2. Hannah SmithCounselor1629774237
  3. Herbert Smith, D.D.S.Dentist1831339605
  4. Hilda Smith, MSN, PHN, BSN, RN,Community Health Registered Nurse1831992759
  5. Iquana SmithSpecialist1295034148
  6. Isabel SmithMarriage & Family Therapist1205612165
  7. Jannett SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407058803
  8. Kaci Smith, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1639574437
  9. Kerianna Smith, ABABehavior Technician1912684010
  10. Kimberly Smith, B.A. TEACHERCounselor1760518070
  11. Kimberly SmithCounselor1013615384
  12. Kristina SmithProfessional Counselor1033731112
  13. Krystal SmithMental Health Counselor1902188188
  14. L. Aaron SmithSocial Worker1750576500
  15. Lakenya SmithDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1831903830
  16. Lashanda SmithPeer Specialist1215405196
  17. Latanae SmithCommunity Health Worker1821839309
  18. Latisha Smith, DOULADoula1073343257
  19. Lesley SmithCommunity Health Worker1629566856
  20. Marcie Smith, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1215119482
  21. Marietta Smith, MFTIStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235338542
  22. Marietta Smith, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619401916
  23. Mary Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730243619
  24. Matthew Smith, PASurgical Physician Assistant1417023425
  25. Matthew SmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174194872
  26. Maureen SmithRehabilitation Practitioner1346058567
  27. Michael Smith, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1053578310
  28. Myesia Smith, DPOCase Manager/Care Coordinator1578180071
  29. Nikia SmithCommunity Health Worker1073314829
  30. Patricia SmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497358832
  31. Paul Smith, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1518017334
  32. Rachel SmithBehavior Technician1972479236
  33. Randi Smith, MD MPHSurgical Critical Care Physician1447411475
  34. Rosalin Smith, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1376187716
  35. Rudolph SmithClinical Social Worker1285937722
  36. Sabrina Smith, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1396765129
  37. Sandra Smith, PHDClinical Psychologist1124266242
  38. Sandra Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336590124
  39. Shane SmithCounselor1801363288
  40. Shanice Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548766306
  41. Sharon Smith, LMFT, MSWMarriage & Family Therapist1396390779
  42. Shirley Smith, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1891312237
  43. Sonya Smith, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1093473449
  44. Stacy Smith, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1851429930
  45. Stephanie Smith, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1699134239
  46. Tara Smith, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699103390
  47. Taryn SmithMarriage & Family Therapist1790482040
  48. Teri Smith, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1669504098
  49. Timothy SmithCounselor1013627009
  50. Tracy Smith, PSYDPsychologist1609932235

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

Oakland, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 18,558 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 Oakland - 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 Oakland 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 Oakland is weighted toward Marriage & Family Therapist (1,576 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 1,419 and Clinical Social Worker with 1,130). 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, Oakland reports roughly 47.6 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, General Practice Dentistry is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Oakland practice address, a coverage gap Oakland patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Oakland 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 Oakland, CA?

There are 18,558 registered healthcare providers in Oakland, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Oakland?

The most common specialties in Oakland are Marriage & Family Therapist, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Behavior Technician. Marriage & Family Therapist has the most providers with 1,576.

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.