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 100 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. Denisse McCrea, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1346686946
  2. Marguerite McCrow, BCBABehavior Analyst1063750875
  3. Rosalie McCullarBehavior Technician1083582522
  4. Lisa McCune, PTPediatric Physical Therapist1629387840
  5. Deborah McDonald, SOCIAL WORKERSocial Worker1396485454
  6. Melissa McDonald, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508698929
  7. Sara McDonaldBehavior Technician1619557253
  8. Alexandra McDowell, PSYDPsychologist1235802349
  9. Diane McDowell, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1063453702
  10. Vanessa McDowellMarriage & Family Therapist1932294428
  11. Kara McEachern, O.D.Optometrist1346490679
  12. Kelsey McFarlinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336075399
  13. Sarah McGauleyBehavior Technician1235719881
  14. Stacy McGeeMental Health Counselor1114091170
  15. Selyna McGeown, RD, CDCESRegistered Dietitian1851908321
  16. Lane McGill, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225054620
  17. Amber McGinley, R1431540521Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588315139
  18. Chelsea McGinnis, RN, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912734567
  19. Desmond McGuire, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1881690634
  20. Catherine McHughMental Health Counselor1063793867
  21. Stefanie McHugh, PSY.D.Forensic Psychologist1487818456
  22. Kati McIlroyPediatric Occupational Therapist1316072119
  23. Christine McIlwain, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1558450734
  24. Scott McIver, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932475456
  25. Elizabeth McKayBehavior Technician1003429598
  26. Jamie McKayMental Health Counselor1013102573
  27. Mary McKee, RNRegistered Nurse1104991488
  28. Reid McKee, BCBABehavior Analyst1245890276
  29. Ronit McKee, MABehavior Analyst1407248677
  30. Elizabeth McKenzie, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1114353612
  31. Radon McKinneyCounselor1548602824
  32. Michael McKinseyMental Health Counselor1689113284
  33. Ruth McKnightMarriage & Family Therapist1962692889
  34. Sarah McLaughlin, B.ACounselor1598853665
  35. Eric McLeodStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336776418
  36. Sabrina McLinMental Health Counselor1316575608
  37. McKenzie McMahonPhysician Assistant1316581333
  38. David McMurrayBehavior Technician1396598504
  39. Brandi McNairyCounselor1003292343
  40. Stephen McNuttMental Health Counselor1568961027
  41. Demye McPheronBehavior Technician1720649767
  42. Nicholas McPhersonBehavior Analyst1174404123
  43. Allison McQuade, AMFT, APCCMental Health Counselor1235904723
  44. Scott McQueen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1629064878
  45. Anna McWhirterPsychologist1841802287
  46. Christina Meadows, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275029696
  47. Lacey MeadowssotoBehavior Technician1174373500
  48. Regina MeauxAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1902736663
  49. Kyle MechamBehavior Technician1790285716
  50. Robert Meckstroth, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1013065358

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.