NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Santa Ana, CA

8,904 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Santa Ana, 18th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,625, 18% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 10 of 179.

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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 Santa Ana

  1. Behavior Technician1,625
  2. Mental Health Counselor684
  3. Marriage & Family Therapist678
  4. Clinical Social Worker433
  5. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor407
  6. Registered Nurse281
  7. Counselor247
  8. Social Worker216

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

Santa Ana in California

  • Rank in California18th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.9% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups33.5% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Santa Ana has 12.5× the state's share of community health registered nurse records and 0.50× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Santa Ana, alphabetically

  1. Lauren Azuela, PMHNP-BCNurse Practitioner1487152054
  2. Jill Azuma, MA, APCC8807Mental Health Counselor1295337848
  3. Amelia AzzamSchool Social Worker1982984167
  4. Jooby Babu, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1831374883
  5. Wesley BacchusMental Health Counselor1629358643
  6. Lian Bach, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1144490962
  7. Lyndi Bach, DMD, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1114930450
  8. Tiffany BachPharmacist1700423118
  9. Martin Backman, M.D.Neurology Physician1699738385
  10. Melissa Bader-Huesgen, RADTHealth & Wellness Coach1811873862
  11. Hamideh Badiefard, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1841614179
  12. Saeideh Badiefard, D.P.TPhysical Therapist1821418492
  13. Frank Badin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962562850
  14. Thomas Badin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740358704
  15. Bernadette Badua, MSWClinical Social Worker1275157687
  16. Hannah Bae, BCBABehavior Analyst1346889235
  17. Kenneth BaerClinical Social Worker1962349621
  18. Raymar Baesa, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386226611
  19. Stephanie BaezCommunity Health Worker1902252489
  20. Eric Arvin BaggaoPhysical Therapy Assistant1750779807
  21. Fatemeh BagheriBehavior Technician1821803149
  22. Salma Bahadarakhann, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1285112698
  23. Khatera Bahadory, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1487098893
  24. Carol Bahari, RNPediatric Registered Nurse1609112697
  25. Parie BaharianCounselor1215185574
  26. Edwin Bai, MAMental Health Counselor1609378785
  27. Caroline BaileyMarriage & Family Therapist1255152567
  28. Farah BaileyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104602705
  29. Jordyn BaileyBehavior Technician1396552006
  30. Valeria BailonBehavior Analyst1467179846
  31. Victoria Bainbridge, RNSchool Registered Nurse1689243370
  32. Amardeep BainsGeneral Practice Dentistry1467806588
  33. Eva BairdMental Health Counselor1962800557
  34. Karmen BakaenDentist1417015777
  35. Tajudeen BakareRegistered Nurse1801582986
  36. Allen Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1467521856
  37. Alyxandra BakerMarriage & Family Therapist1982389151
  38. Christine Baker, LVN,CPT 1, RMA (AMT)Licensed Vocational Nurse1669857736
  39. John Baker, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1124022850
  40. Rachel Baker, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1962529776
  41. Ronald Baker, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1366533051
  42. Samuel BakerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922822741
  43. Carmen BalandranMental Health Counselor1760571806
  44. Joachim BalanonBehavior Technician1366003220
  45. Sonia Balbas, RPTPhysical Therapist1275704884
  46. Heather Balcom, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1376879908
  47. Marisol BalderasMarriage & Family Therapist1417593674
  48. Cedric Balderrama, CMTMassage Therapist1306113600
  49. Krizia Baldon, RBTOther Technician1780043034
  50. Emily BaldwinProfessional Counselor1164394516

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

Santa Ana, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 8,904 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 Santa Ana - 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,625 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 684 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 678). 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, Santa Ana reports roughly 22.9 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, Internal Medicine Physician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Santa Ana practice address, a coverage gap Santa Ana patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana, CA?

There are 8,904 registered healthcare providers in Santa Ana, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Santa Ana?

The most common specialties in Santa Ana are Behavior Technician, Mental Health Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,625.

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.