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 103 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. Sarahi MendozaBehavior Technician1225673676
  2. Jamie MeneghettiBehavior Technician1255976692
  3. Melissa Menendez-BonillaMental Health Counselor1952939084
  4. Cletus Menke, MSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861079659
  5. Michelle Menke, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477958486
  6. Raj Menon, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316014954
  7. Whitney MenteMental Health Counselor1407433451
  8. Raquel MerazBehavior Technician1164999348
  9. Sofia Meraz, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508092313
  10. Anthony Mercado, ABATBehavior Technician1871056713
  11. Heidi MercadoSocial Worker1639665532
  12. Marie Elise Mercado, RBTBehavior Technician1295298149
  13. Mayalen MercadoPhysician Assistant1750092052
  14. Perla MercadoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1194993378
  15. Kim MerchainFamily Nurse Practitioner1356951834
  16. Michelle Mercier, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295039477
  17. Tommaso Meregalli, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518718287
  18. Johnathon Merica, COOrthotist1477227262
  19. Ariana MeridaBehavior Technician1316710148
  20. Johana Merino, NONEBehavior Technician1538822945
  21. Mayra Merino, MSBehavior Technician1184516999
  22. Melissa Merino ChavezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548191943
  23. Aide Merito-Pina,Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033694062
  24. Mia MerkBehavior Technician1902786601
  25. Ariane Merkel, LVN, RADT-1Licensed Vocational Nurse1528614344
  26. Christy MerrillStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760334080
  27. Mikayla MerrillMental Health Counselor1962353854
  28. Hannah MerrittSpeech-Language Pathologist1962167114
  29. Maureen Mesa, PSY.D.Mental Health Counselor1942259858
  30. Julianne MesdaryMarriage & Family Therapist1841863875
  31. Amel MessiheddinePharmacist1467153825
  32. Sheryl Metheney, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1437382827
  33. Julia MevesSpeech-Language Pathologist1568081610
  34. Katelyn Meves, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1033649074
  35. Hildy Meyers, M.D.Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1104995232
  36. Christine MezaBehavior Technician1770352221
  37. Francisco Meza, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1164697140
  38. Rivaldo MezaCommunity Health Worker1811755184
  39. Valeria MezaCommunity Health Worker1174289060
  40. Samuel Michael, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295337608
  41. Amber MichaelsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285899377
  42. Suzann Michaels, O.D.Optometrist1871654855
  43. Ronald Michalski, DCChiropractor1891817839
  44. Justin Mieirs, C.A.T.C.Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1043482599
  45. Rocio Mier, RDADental Assistant1083445142
  46. Emily Miesner, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1700424629
  47. Margaret Migaud, DNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1104123504
  48. Julie Miguel, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1821303108
  49. Akiko Mihara-Wollenberg, MAMental Health Counselor1760981278
  50. Kalinka MihaylovaObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1700185915

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.