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 809 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.
- 7,616
- NPPES providers in city
- 21st
- of 809 CA cities
- 0.8%
- of California providers
- 22.2%
- 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 (809 cities)
7,616 Top 3% higher than 97% of 809 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
762 providers
- Pediatrics Physician
Pediatrics Physician
672 providers
- Pharmacist 259
Pharmacist
259 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 248
Internal Medicine Physician
248 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 217
Clinical Psychologist
217 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 208
Psychiatry Physician
208 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 205
Nurse Practitioner
205 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 200
Clinical Social Worker
200 providers
- Physical Therapist 186
Physical Therapist
186 providers
- Marriage & Family Th… 184
Marriage & Family Therapist
184 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (762 providers, 10.0% 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 0.13×. 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 0.13×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.35×
- Marriage & Family Therapist 0.44×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Palo Alto, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 7,616 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 2024 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 (762 clinicians, followed by Pediatrics Physician with 672 and Pharmacist with 259). 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 19.5 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 | 762 | 10.0% |
| 2 | Pediatrics Physician | 672 | 8.8% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 259 | 3.4% |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Physician | 248 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Clinical Psychologist | 217 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Psychiatry Physician | 208 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioner | 205 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Clinical Social Worker | 200 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 186 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 184 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Behavior Technician | 182 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Registered Nurse | 175 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Psychologist | 156 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 141 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 136 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 15)
| Name |
|---|
| Alexis Bolds, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jennifer Bond, RN, CNS, CPNP, MS Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Lori Bond, PHD Psychologist |
| Antonio Bondoc, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Medical Physician Assistant |
| Kylie Bondoc Behavior Technician |
| Nancy Bong, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Sonia Bonifacio, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Katija Bonin, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Julie Bonner, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Kacy Bonnet, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Sarah Bonomo, NP-C Nurse Practitioner |
| Amalia Books, N.P Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Navjeet Boparai, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Emmanuel Boquiren Physical Therapist |
| Alexandra Kristin Bor, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Marianne Borden, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Anne Borgman, MD Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Mariya Borodyanskaya, D.O. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Alison Borrman, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Eden Borromeo, RN Registered Nurse |
| Nicole Borsenik, MA CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Amber Borucki, MD Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician |
| Deepika Bose Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist |
| Eileen Boseant, RNP Registered Nurse |
| Robin Boselli-Kao, BSN, RNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Dawn Bosh Behavior Technician |
| Rosemary Botch Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Shilpa Botla Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Thomas Bottyan Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician |
| Charbel Bou Khalil Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ian Boucher, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| David Boudreault, M.D. Specialist |
| Jennifer Boule, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Heidi Boules, MD Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician |
| Heather Boulting, ACNPC-AG Nurse Practitioner |
| Matthew Bourne Basic Emergency Medical Technician |
| Molly Bowdring, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Anna Bowers, DDS Endodontics |
| Lori Bowlby, PNP Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Rosalind Bowler, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Harvey Boyarsky, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Christine Boyd, MD Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Darcy Boyd Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Jack Boyd, MD Surgery Physician |
| Kathleen Boyd, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Rhea Boyd Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kristine Boyle, NP Critical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Jenna Boyovich, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Kubra Bozkanat, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Hanna Bozorg, NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
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