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 170 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. McLea Von Boeckmann, M.A.Rehabilitation Practitioner1588277909
  2. Kevin Von Luft, M.AMarriage & Family Therapist1376953067
  3. Debbie Vongviwat, MS, RDNRegistered Dietitian1316502792
  4. Lindsay VoylesMental Health Counselor1336432442
  5. Andy VuPharmacist1528548138
  6. Anh Vu, D.D.S.Dentist1003942384
  7. Athena Vu, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1245717230
  8. Betty Mai VuMental Health Counselor1942651831
  9. Christine VuBehavior Technician1700581808
  10. David Vu, DDSDentist1376025635
  11. Hannah Vu, MDFacial Plastic Surgery Physician1649467325
  12. Jenny VuSpeech-Language Pathologist1811585888
  13. Khanh Vu, MS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1629919998
  14. Leslie VuCommunity Health Worker1386356939
  15. Marie Vu, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1659798585
  16. Mary VuDentist1295686194
  17. Nu VuHealth Educator1417253337
  18. Sarah VuRegistered Nurse1790001147
  19. Teri VuRegistered Nurse1386408250
  20. Tien Vu, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1417131749
  21. Tuyen VuOccupational Therapist1477317311
  22. Uyen VuBehavior Technician1295622397
  23. Victoria Vu, MA, OTR/L, BCPPediatric Occupational Therapist1619918810
  24. Zango VuBehavior Technician1407633936
  25. Linh Vuong, RNRegistered Nurse1679939490
  26. Michael Vuong, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1407495435
  27. Tracy VuongBehavior Technician1043066574
  28. Niyati VyarawalaPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1124753975
  29. Veronica WadsworthMarriage & Family Therapist1932880770
  30. Adam Wagenet, BCATBehavior Technician1467213215
  31. Mark Wagner, MDGeneral Practice Physician1700821709
  32. Tayaba WaheedBehavior Technician1689331894
  33. Zainab WaheedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619677028
  34. Ghalib Wahidi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1053522078
  35. Alexis Waidhofer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871199950
  36. Raphael Waknine, M.D.Specialist1306855903
  37. Nicholas WalanBehavior Technician1841046216
  38. Sandra Walden, RN, MSN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1265613574
  39. Delaney WaldronMassage Therapist1346125754
  40. Allison WalhofMental Health Counselor1073137956
  41. Anabelle Walker, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1821278540
  42. Austin WalkerCommunity Health Worker1871228577
  43. Cameron WalkerPsychologist1982220810
  44. Casey WalkerBehavior Technician1750964581
  45. Christina Walker, RBTOther Technician1861859522
  46. Emily WalkerFamily Medicine Physician1922631753
  47. Kendall WalkerMarriage & Family Therapist1841999885
  48. Morgan WalkerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073187449
  49. Samantha WalkerMarriage & Family Therapist1225975139
  50. Shannon WalkerPsychologist1164864807

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.