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 66 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. Brenda ColemanSocial Worker1952503211
  2. Diana Coleman, PH.DMarriage & Family Therapist1649894239
  3. Dondre ColemanMarriage & Family Therapist1477046209
  4. Edrica ColemanClinical Social Worker1093163909
  5. Erin ColemanMental Health Counselor1124796271
  6. Gayle Coleman, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1861558066
  7. Joshua Coleman, PH.D.Psychologist1699049148
  8. La Keshia ColemanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750546255
  9. Maria Coleman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245431238
  10. Philip Coleman, PHDPsychologist1447268446
  11. Renee Coleman, P.A.-C.Medical Physician Assistant1447392683
  12. Richard Coleman, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1356489967
  13. Robert Coleman, O.D.Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist1235280884
  14. Susie Coleman, RNAmbulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse1134687759
  15. Valerie Coleman, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184294308
  16. January Coleman-Jones, LMFT 133222Mental Health Counselor1275266231
  17. Lana Coleman-KumarAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912498817
  18. Jeremy Coles, PH.D.Forensic Psychologist1861696635
  19. Amber Colic, RN MSN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326429770
  20. Aryn Colkett, L.AC.Acupuncturist1124391685
  21. Jahn Crayg Collado, RNRegistered Nurse1487573754
  22. Karina ColliatMarriage & Family Therapist1043449507
  23. Blake Collier, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1699890814
  24. Aileen CollinsClinical Social Worker1649555871
  25. Breanna CollinsBehavior Technician1821828369
  26. Bridget Collins, D.D.S.Dentist1356717292
  27. Brittani CollinsBehavior Technician1669024717
  28. Janai CollinsCounselor1316493679
  29. Lauren CollinsForensic Psychologist1023364346
  30. Patrica Collins, COOther Specialist/Technologist1689970139
  31. Samm CollinsAttendant Care Provider1104469857
  32. Sofia Collins, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174083687
  33. Willie Collins, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1346456852
  34. Zoe Collins, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649200122
  35. Brendan Collins-Bride, DCChiropractor1588390850
  36. Kelly Collyer, PSYDPsychologist1639215981
  37. Lee CollyerSocial Worker1568770055
  38. Mariela ColmeneroClinical Social Worker1326541749
  39. Andrea Colombu, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1609318658
  40. Tania ColonSocial Worker1902227317
  41. Denise Colovas, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1841340098
  42. Tashiana ColstonClinical Social Worker1053864389
  43. Elizabeth Colt, LCSWClinical Social Worker1609912534
  44. John Colucci, DOFamily Medicine Physician1770010720
  45. Rod Carlo Columbres, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184428146
  46. Katherine ColverCounselor1902525173
  47. Alexis ColvinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740706530
  48. Cynthia Colvin, PHDPsychologist1184840035
  49. Justin Colwell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1033577531
  50. Matthew ComandanteBehavior Technician1356774541

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.