Doctors in Palo Alto, CA
Active healthcare providers in Palo Alto sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Palo Alto ranks 21st among 805 California cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.8% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 7,373
- NPPES providers in city
- 21st
- of 805 CA cities
- 0.8%
- of California providers
- 21.8%
- in top 3 specialties
Palo Alto ranks #11 of 10 California cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Palo Alto ranks among California cities
Provider count vs every California city in CMS NPPES (805 cities)
7,373 Top 3% higher than 97% of 805 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Palo Alto
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
694 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
664 providers
- Pharmacist 251
Pharmacist
251 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 243
Internal Medicine Physician
243 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 212
Clinical Psychologist
212 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 208
Psychiatry Physician
208 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 202
Nurse Practitioner
202 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 194
Clinical Social Worker
194 providers
- Physical Therapist 185
Physical Therapist
185 providers
- Marriage & Family Th… 183
Marriage & Family Therapist
183 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (694 providers, 9.4% of the city), followed by Pediatrics Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Palo Alto has more, and fewer, of than California average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across California , Palo Alto over-indexes pediatrics physician at 8.5× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.14×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than California average
- Pediatrics Physician 8.5×
- Nurse Practitioner 3.7×
- Psychiatry Physician 3.4×
- Surgery Physician 3.3×
Less common here than California average
- Behavior Technician 0.14×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.35×
- Marriage & Family Therapist 0.45×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Palo Alto, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 7,373 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Palo Alto - 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 Palo Alto 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Palo Alto is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (694 clinicians, followed by Pediatrics Physician with 664 and Pharmacist with 251). 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, Palo Alto reports roughly 18.9 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 Palo Alto practice address, a coverage gap Palo Alto patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Palo Alto 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.
Which specialties are most common in Palo Alto
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 694 | 9.4% |
| 2 | Pediatrics Physician | 664 | 9.0% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 251 | 3.4% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 243 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Clinical Psychologist | 212 | 2.9% |
| 6 | Psychiatry Physician | 208 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioner | 202 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Clinical Social Worker | 194 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 185 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 183 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Behavior Technician | 173 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Registered Nurse | 165 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Psychologist | 149 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 138 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Anesthesiology Physician | 131 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 11)
| Name |
|---|
| Shawn Bek, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Benjamin Belai, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Charlotte Bell, MA, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Christine Bell, LSCSW, LCSW, LCAC, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Lauren Bell, RD Registered Dietitian |
| Taryn Bell, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Maxine Bellamy, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Nina Bellatorre, RN, CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Massimo Bellisario Physical Therapist |
| Emma Bellman Behavior Technician |
| Emily Belmont, AC/PC-PNP Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Esther Belogolovsky, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Pooja Belur, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ella Benadam-Lenrow, R.N. Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Registered Nurse |
| Kari Benassi, N.P. Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Peter Bendix, MD Surgical Critical Care Physician |
| Nasim Bendjemil Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Samy Bendjemil, MD, MPH Surgical Critical Care Physician |
| Catherine Benedict, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Xenia Benedicto Case Management Registered Nurse |
| Anne Benham, M.D. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Elizabeth Benishin, RN MS Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Patrizia Mae Benitez Behavior Technician |
| William Benitz, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| John Benjamin, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Natalie Benjamin, PHD Psychologist |
| Amy Bennett, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| George Bennett Prosthetics Case Management |
| Sarah Bennett, M.PHIL Psychologist |
| Samantha Bennett-Garcia Clinical Social Worker |
| David Benrimoh, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rachel Bensen, MD Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician |
| Barbara Bentley, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Rebecca Benton, M.D., MPH Pediatrics Physician |
| Brandon Bentzley, MD, PHD Psychiatry Physician |
| Shannon Beres, MD Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician |
| Brandi Beresford, NP Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner |
| Victoria Berezina, DDS Dentist |
| Marc Berg, MD, FAAP Pediatrics Physician |
| Benjamin Berger Internal Medicine Physician |
| David Berger, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Tracy Berggren, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Weston Bergh, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Anne Bergman, MSW, DRPH Social Worker |
| David Bergman, M.D. Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician |
| Suzannah Bergstein, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Recha Bergstrom, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Michele Berk, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Leslie Berkowitz, DDS Dentist |
| Lisa Berkowitz Landers, O.D. Optometrist |
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