NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in San Luis Obispo, CA

3,403 individual NPPES records list a practice address in San Luis Obispo, 70th of 812 California cities. The largest group is mental health counselor: 473, 14% of the city's records, against 3% across California. Page 2 of 69.

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San Luis Obispo in California

  • Rank in California70th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups28.9% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, San Luis Obispo has 16.8× the state's share of licensed psychiatric technician records and 0.10× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in San Luis Obispo, alphabetically

  1. Eli AlvaradoRehabilitation Practitioner1821857715
  2. Fernando AlvaradoRehabilitation Practitioner1396581518
  3. Elizabeth AlvarezMental Health Counselor1619166402
  4. Madeleine AlvarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902641657
  5. Melody AlvarezRegistered Nurse1750698932
  6. Olivia Alvarez-SweetDoula1912712837
  7. Faith AlvisoRehabilitation Practitioner1801668116
  8. Fabrizio AlzamoraMental Health Counselor1689994121
  9. Leslie Alzamora, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1750647681
  10. Janet Amanzio, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1790843803
  11. Negar AminiPharmacist1306472816
  12. Magena Ammen, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1083005458
  13. Rianna AmoyBehavior Technician1588485783
  14. Laura Beth AmyCounselor1962934364
  15. Jacqueline Anaya, L.AC.Acupuncturist1578810305
  16. Adilene Anaya VelazquezCommunity Health Worker1487400701
  17. Avery AndersonBehavior Technician1437986882
  18. Buffy Anderson, MA, PPSSchool Counselor1932092046
  19. Jill AndersonMarriage & Family Therapist1578623427
  20. Melissa AndersonHealth Educator1538543137
  21. Milissa Anderson, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1013886407
  22. Morgan Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578023040
  23. Rodger AndersonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588979975
  24. Alexandra AnderssonChiropractor1891250908
  25. Anahi AndradeMental Health Counselor1760978381
  26. Sondra Andrade, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1265970172
  27. Ginamarie AndreoliLicensed Psychiatric Technician1942673306
  28. Brittany AndrewsMental Health Counselor1083803886
  29. Genevieve AndrewsDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1821818394
  30. Katrina Andrews, L.P.T.Mental Health Counselor1356649875
  31. Margaret Andrews, MSTOM, L.AC.Acupuncturist1831329820
  32. Sean AndrewsEmergency Medicine Physician1154736734
  33. Serena Andrews, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1669005609
  34. Kimberli Andridge, PSYDClinical Psychologist1992347090
  35. Andrea Angelucci, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1851616106
  36. Patricia Angulo, MFT IMarriage & Family Therapist1487985917
  37. Steven AnselmCounselor1578768586
  38. Julie Anselmo, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1669430922
  39. Theresa Anselmo, RDHDental Hygienist1144589516
  40. Rozella ApelMental Health Counselor1982334215
  41. Daniel Apodaca, PTPhysical Therapist1285307660
  42. David ApodacaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1497313886
  43. Mary ApodacaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1962226241
  44. Anne Appel, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134500192
  45. Sarah AppleRehabilitation Practitioner1588486898
  46. Danielle Applegate, RBTBehavior Technician1700394665
  47. Rebecca ApplingCommunity Health Worker1720848211
  48. Glen Aquino, MDAnesthesiology Physician1396985842
  49. Lisa Aquino, MDDermatology Physician1063781557
  50. Maria Aquino-AndaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851770689

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

San Luis Obispo, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,403 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 San Luis Obispo - 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 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo is weighted toward Mental Health Counselor (473 clinicians, followed by Marriage & Family Therapist with 375 and Licensed Psychiatric Technician with 137). 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, San Luis Obispo reports roughly 8.7 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, Behavior Analyst is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a San Luis Obispo practice address, a coverage gap San Luis Obispo patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo, CA?

There are 3,403 registered healthcare providers in San Luis Obispo, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in San Luis Obispo?

The most common specialties in San Luis Obispo are Mental Health Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Licensed Psychiatric Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Counselor. Mental Health Counselor has the most providers with 473.

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.