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 142 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. Steven Ryder, PAMedical Physician Assistant1669548707
  2. Chun Ryu, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1972775252
  3. Carlos Saad, MDGastroenterology Physician1932133667
  4. Mimi Saadat, PTPhysical Therapist1073709242
  5. Arthur SaavedraHealth Educator1477859833
  6. Evelyn SaavedraMental Health Counselor1043031743
  7. Shey SabellicoBehavior Technician1023873916
  8. Kelly Sabet, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568649739
  9. Angelica Sabiano, LCSWClinical Social Worker1053810606
  10. Sophia SableBehavior Technician1376411595
  11. Paris Sabo, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1235373846
  12. Pooneh Sabo, DDSDentist1912134032
  13. Vanessa SabolRegistered Nurse1326960584
  14. Sarah Sack, ACSWClinical Social Worker1871109231
  15. David Sacks, MDOphthalmology Physician1114087764
  16. Javed Sadiq, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1609194703
  17. Pauline Saedler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1649259912
  18. Sepehr Saeedi, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1215079942
  19. Lucy Saenz, MDGeneral Practice Physician1548367436
  20. Manuel Saenz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1184796492
  21. Samuel Saesim, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1437463882
  22. Lai SaeternBehavior Technician1720892094
  23. Jolene Sagan, LCSW, MPAClinical Social Worker1154713352
  24. Dara Saghafi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144320672
  25. Mehdi Saghafi, D.C.Chiropractor1235466681
  26. Janine Saghdejian, PHARMDPharmacist1013260587
  27. Nicole Sahl, MDPsychiatry Physician1528243417
  28. Saed Said, DMDDentist1760760573
  29. Zainab Said, M.D.General Practice Physician1275711392
  30. Sorelle SainzLicensed Vocational Nurse1427992072
  31. Douglas Sakurai, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1396735866
  32. Laura Sala, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1891040366
  33. Mary Salak, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1912637760
  34. Mary Salas, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1346119542
  35. Paola SalasMental Health Counselor1346703287
  36. Robert SalasBehavior Technician1962271320
  37. Robert SalasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1245160001
  38. Alejandra SalazarMental Health Counselor1992696272
  39. Darrick Salazar, CASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487863346
  40. Edward SalazarBehavior Analyst1568265668
  41. Laura SalazarCommunity Health Worker1760208367
  42. Louis Salazar, C.F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1669407102
  43. Mauricio SalazarBehavior Analyst1962961607
  44. Michelle SalazarBehavior Technician1497435143
  45. Rocio SalazarCommunity Health Worker1053176230
  46. Vivian Salazar, BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANBehavior Technician1619606274
  47. Magdalena Salcedo, MDPediatrics Physician1427059112
  48. Roberto Salcedo, NONEAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962711408
  49. Colleen SaldanaCounselor1225408990
  50. David Saldana, LCSW, PPSCClinical Social Worker1053066746

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.