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 124 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. Jesil PazhayampallilPediatrics Physician1962744201
  2. Linda Pearce, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730468141
  3. Nancy Pearce, PHDClinical Psychologist1184743759
  4. William Pearce, M.D.Urology Physician1730293838
  5. Susan PearsonPsychologist1871046862
  6. Hali PeckBehavior Technician1508352741
  7. Clara PedersenBehavior Technician1801642392
  8. Jill Pederson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750391678
  9. Kristen PedersonCounselor1902336951
  10. Susan PedersonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1568628576
  11. Angelica PedrazaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922387539
  12. Sheila PedrazaBehavior Technician1215518147
  13. Conrad PedrozaPeer Specialist1710439492
  14. Lorena PedrozaBehavior Technician1184206013
  15. Nicole Peeke, MSWClinical Social Worker1356657670
  16. Laura Peguero, B.ACounselor1063534048
  17. Fatima PelayoSocial Worker1821660499
  18. Naida PelayoBehavior Analyst1245817550
  19. Naila PelayoBehavior Analyst1912660382
  20. Maria PenaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386825347
  21. Adriana PenalozaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972139392
  22. Martha PenalozaBehavior Technician1023811734
  23. Ashley Penaloza-Ramsey, MS, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1457894735
  24. Hadil Penalvert, LCSWClinical Social Worker1528502614
  25. Rachel PendillaPhysician Assistant1154504520
  26. Beilei PengDental Assistant1538926670
  27. Henry Peng, DDSDentist1245500388
  28. Joyce Penn, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275733859
  29. Kevin PennAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932753829
  30. Paulette Penning, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891259537
  31. Kayla Pennington, NONEBehavior Technician1972261410
  32. Helen Pensanti, MDGeneral Practice Physician1659707586
  33. Estelei PenuliarNurse Practitioner1982787826
  34. Sarah Pepper, RADT-IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265082671
  35. Rachel PerainoOccupational Therapist1033220926
  36. Angela PeralesBehavior Technician1003587288
  37. Ecstacy PeraltaPhysician Assistant1659774602
  38. Jorge Peralta, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1457749970
  39. Melissa PeraltaMental Health Counselor1740596980
  40. Merrill PeraltaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760771166
  41. Perla PeraltaCounselor1750477634
  42. Rosita PeraltaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265127583
  43. Anthony PerazaRehabilitation Practitioner1093428153
  44. Melissa PercyClinical Social Worker1730551615
  45. Phillip Percy, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306178512
  46. Monique PerdomoRehabilitation Practitioner1255055331
  47. Lily PerdueBehavior Technician1245100262
  48. Karla PeregrinoMarriage & Family Therapist1750806956
  49. Bethanie Pereira, M.D.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1437272440
  50. Gerard Perera, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1164612107

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.