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 177 of 179.
The 8 largest groups in Santa Ana
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
- Renee YoubotyBehavior Technician1932922556
- Jamie YounRegistered Nurse1487031142
- Suck Youn, MDGeneral Practice Physician1568677557
- Alexis Young, MSWSocial Worker1063226348
- Amber Young, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1427331776
- Carissa Young, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881532455
- Craig Young, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1538290861
- De'Ondra YoungMental Health Counselor1336814235
- Desiree YoungMarriage & Family Therapist1679353874
- Detrice YoungMental Health Counselor1891554556
- Evan YoungBehavior Technician1023978608
- Felicia Young, D.O.Adult Medicine Physician1295898617
- Haley YoungBehavior Technician1275357477
- Ithamar YoungCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841469103
- Justin YoungMental Health Counselor1780224469
- Peter John Young, RNRegistered Nurse1982428959
- Phillip YoungAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770188310
- Eva Young-Ross, RDRegistered Dietitian1093693574
- Michelle Younge, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1285403667
- Luke YoungerBehavior Technician1588230247
- Melissa Youngs-Krites, ABATBehavior Technician1972167971
- Flor Yousefian TehraniMarriage & Family Therapist1710208293
- Helen YoussefPsychologist1356021547
- Shannon Yowell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346555265
- William YriarteBehavior Technician1700340650
- Erica Yslas, M.S., OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1053685271
- Hon Yu, MDInfectious Disease Physician1023118486
- Joey YuBehavior Technician1861232357
- Kailin YuBehavior Technician1952106031
- Kevin Yu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447051651
- Maurice Yu, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1003072885
- Onica Yu, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1629964085
- Bingjie YuanBehavior Technician1417814591
- Florence Yuan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962031518
- Mengshan YuanBehavior Technician1114626173
- Stella Yufenyuy, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1528890472
- Katherine YurcichClinical Social Worker1982795654
- Maria ZabetiMental Health Counselor1437607363
- Poya ZadshiriBehavior Technician1710795141
- Babak Zahedi, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1912776360
- Marco Zahedi, M.D., M.P.H.Family Medicine Physician1063779163
- Adrian Zahiri, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1013226059
- Matthew Zahn, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1871577833
- Claudia Zajac, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962120261
- Arielle ZakrisMental Health Counselor1477191138
- Gloria Zamarripa, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1285815753
- Deysi ZambranaBehavior Technician1760265144
- Maria Zambrano, M.S., PPSC, APCCCounselor1598581993
- Sacramento ZambranoCommunity Health Worker1801569579
- Asaph ZamoraMental Health Counselor1326632647
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.