NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Sacramento, CA

33,083 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Sacramento, 4th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 6,837, 21% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 105 of 662.

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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 Sacramento

  1. Behavior Technician6,837
  2. Students in training2,087
  3. Marriage & Family Therapist1,614
  4. Case Manager/Care Coordinator1,380
  5. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1,187
  6. Clinical Social Worker1,120
  7. Pharmacist942
  8. Adult Companion702

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

Sacramento in California

  • Rank in California4th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups31.9% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank3rd of the 10 California cities with the most

Compared with California as a whole, Sacramento has 9.9× the state's share of adult companion records and 0.61× its share of mental health counselor records.

Providers in Sacramento, alphabetically

  1. Michelle ChenRehabilitation Practitioner1851274336
  2. Nellie Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538962352
  3. Oscar Chen, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1134178510
  4. Peggy Chen, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1679960512
  5. Pengjen Chen, DMD MSPeriodontics1134247240
  6. Qiong Chen, RDRegistered Dietitian1477122695
  7. Ru ChenDentist1356354518
  8. Sabrina Chen, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043382898
  9. Sarah ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730698390
  10. Shelby ChenPediatric Endocrinology Physician1174159073
  11. Shu Chen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467541987
  12. Tiffany Chen, DOFamily Medicine Physician1356924518
  13. Timothy Chen, MDNeurology Physician1053815712
  14. Valerie Chen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205414273
  15. Xiao Qi Chen, PAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730020397
  16. Xiaopei Chen, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1144517137
  17. Xinna ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588424386
  18. Yen-Ling Chen, PH.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205437449
  19. Yi Chen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497774194
  20. Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPHNeurological Surgery Physician1114284478
  21. Yunju ChenRegistered Nurse1184406829
  22. Zhong Yong ChenElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1720156946
  23. Tiffany Chen ChiBehavior Technician1083472575
  24. Daniel ChengGeneral Practice Dentistry1689858219
  25. Danny Cheng, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1699906669
  26. Devin ChengCase Manager/Care Coordinator1164891578
  27. Edward Cheng, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1174673099
  28. Edwin Cheng, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1942467162
  29. Jestin Cheng, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083792725
  30. Leah ChengPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1376136374
  31. Paul Cheng, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1518385343
  32. Rachel Cheng, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700365582
  33. Robert Cheng, MDAnesthesiology Physician1942388640
  34. Stanley Cheng, DOAllergy Physician1063916567
  35. Stephanie Cheng, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1518856798
  36. Tiffany Cheng, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881334738
  37. Tin ChengDentist1760129084
  38. Wing Tung Cheng Espejo, RBTBehavior Technician1578035820
  39. James Chenoweth, M.D.Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician1912214305
  40. Hui Min Cheong, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285663930
  41. Ryan Cheperka, PH.D.Psychologist1841627338
  42. Anna CherianAllergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician1215672738
  43. Nassiba Cherif, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1255847042
  44. Nina Cherington, AMFTMental Health Counselor1013694405
  45. Marina Chernitskiy, RNRegistered Nurse1013894120
  46. Debra Chernow, LCSWClinical Social Worker1578629192
  47. Elizabeth Cheruku, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1770937005
  48. Rekha Cheruvattath, MDGastroenterology Physician1891779740
  49. Maysua ChervunkongClinical Social Worker1831445477
  50. Desiree Cherye, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477869410

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. San Jose20,925
  5. Fresno19,440

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How to read this directory

Sacramento, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 33,083 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 Sacramento - 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento is weighted toward Behavior Technician (6,837 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 2,087 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 1,614). 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, Sacramento reports roughly 84.9 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.

For Sacramento 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 Sacramento, CA?

There are 33,083 registered healthcare providers in Sacramento, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Sacramento?

The most common specialties in Sacramento are Behavior Technician, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Marriage & Family Therapist, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 6,837.

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.