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 121 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. Jennifer Paalani, D.C.Rehabilitation Chiropractor1669520904
  2. Justin PabalateBehavior Technician1295557338
  3. Warren PabalePsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1558846816
  4. Paige PabicoMarriage & Family Therapist1255697314
  5. Alexia PabloBehavior Technician1679490866
  6. Arielle PachasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083485809
  7. Alma PachecoMarriage & Family Therapist1467760108
  8. Marina PachecoMental Health Counselor1477072080
  9. Lori Pack, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538229299
  10. Brian PackerBehavior Technician1124869094
  11. Hannah PacunOccupational Therapist1407536600
  12. Melissa PadayacheeMarriage & Family Therapist1386830172
  13. Natalie PadgettPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1164926390
  14. Anthony PadillaMental Health Counselor1992049886
  15. Carlos PadillaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689182347
  16. Fernando Padilla, P.A.C.Medical Physician Assistant1720240708
  17. Georgino PadillaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417443235
  18. Kimberly PadillaBehavior Technician1457189987
  19. Kristopher Padilla, APRN, FNPRegistered Nurse1174302350
  20. Marisol PadillaBehavior Technician1083173942
  21. Ramon PadillaBehavior Technician1881275535
  22. Rosa Padilla, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1689948382
  23. Irma PaezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043996515
  24. Liliana Paez GallardoMental Health Counselor1285265108
  25. Brittany PageMental Health Counselor1275170854
  26. Sarah Page, D.O.Adult Medicine Physician1811332075
  27. Sean PageAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891362653
  28. Loralee Page-Ortez, RNRegistered Nurse1992834493
  29. Elle PaglinoBehavior Technician1790540227
  30. Azita Pajand, D.M.D.Dentist1154476729
  31. Martha Pajevski, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1477759249
  32. Geena Pak, BEHAVIORAL THERAPISTBehavior Technician1376000976
  33. Michael PakBehavior Technician1295333441
  34. Lorena PalaciosSocial Worker1710813050
  35. Miguel PalaciosNurse's Aide1902497472
  36. Elizabeth Palafox, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144603937
  37. Brannen PalesanoCounselor1447373014
  38. Kassandra PallaresCommunity Health Worker1265281588
  39. Maridon PalmaAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1871340398
  40. Monica PalmaBehavior Technician1962045997
  41. Selene PalmaBehavior Technician1710568498
  42. Chiara PalmiscianoBehavior Technician1780265462
  43. Ban Ian Pole Palogan, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1275112823
  44. Madelyn Palombi, NONEBehavior Technician1992461180
  45. Rayne Palombit, PSYDPsychologist1407300445
  46. Vielka PamerleauClinical Social Worker1003286584
  47. Lauren Pamintuan, RBTBehavior Technician1437971934
  48. Grahan PandeBehavior Technician1700654746
  49. Hiro Panjabi, M.S PHARMACYPharmacist1649557224
  50. Jillian PankBehavior Technician1003580721

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.