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 19 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. Christopher Brown, RNMental Health Counselor1295993921
  2. Erin-Ashley BrownMarriage & Family Therapist1336709914
  3. Garvin BrownMental Health Counselor1053850719
  4. Jodee BrownCounselor1245581099
  5. Lisa BrownBehavior Technician1003681156
  6. Marisa BrownBehavior Technician1386489490
  7. Maryann Brown, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1902016108
  8. Melinda Brown, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1114440393
  9. Michael Brown, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1790163863
  10. Ronald Brown, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073692729
  11. Shelby BrownAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366156994
  12. Steven Brown, CNMTMassage Therapist1760161533
  13. Tieta BrownPeer Specialist1780260646
  14. Blair Browne, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1396992889
  15. Deborah Browning, RN;BSNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1073794343
  16. Megan BrubakerMental Health Counselor1225556954
  17. Dalit Bruchstein, LICENSED MFTPsychoanalyst1851904239
  18. Elizabeth BrucknerAcupuncturist1538560487
  19. Danielle Brueningsen, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1053892810
  20. Joseph Brugman, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1790727188
  21. Richard Brumley, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1144397084
  22. Taylor BrummondStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477244937
  23. Brandy Bruner, RNRegistered Nurse1093171837
  24. Terri BrunetteCommunity Health Registered Nurse1669653937
  25. Ashley BrunsBehavior Technician1952165953
  26. Carol Brush, PH.D.,MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1194965186
  27. Vincent BryanMental Health Counselor1093286882
  28. Jasmine BubionCounselor1295388262
  29. Bruno Bucci, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407811250
  30. Stephanie Buchert, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1134204027
  31. Marybel Buchler, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1124425822
  32. Austin BuchnerBehavior Technician1801651781
  33. Lesley BucioBehavior Technician1083491641
  34. Linda Buck, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1538494935
  35. Brian Buder, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1477844405
  36. Teri Budner, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1750324323
  37. Jovita Buenconsejo, RN, CCN IIAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1619119666
  38. James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1184052581
  39. Aileen BuiMarriage & Family Therapist1023410230
  40. Anh Bui, DCChiropractor1114688678
  41. Ann Bui, PHARMACISTPharmacist1790166866
  42. Annalise BuiMental Health Counselor1366113367
  43. Annie Bui, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1144572009
  44. Breanna Bui, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1164254678
  45. Bryant BuiBehavior Technician1558079251
  46. Christopher Bui, MDGastroenterology Physician1811061468
  47. Jimmy Bui, PA-C, MPHPhysician Assistant1255859948
  48. Karen Bui, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124604954
  49. Kristi BuiBehavior Technician1841092327
  50. Lyndon BuiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154125078

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.