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 23 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. Asia CansecoBehavior Technician1073274197
  2. Dawn CanteroAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1437027489
  3. Jerrold Cantor, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1063547792
  4. Cindy Cantt, RDRegistered Dietitian1285345793
  5. Christine CaoPharmacist1033610985
  6. Fredrick Capaldi, PH.D.Marriage & Family Therapist1902465388
  7. Erika CapallaRegistered Nurse1952587420
  8. Francesca CappelliniSocial Worker1619714409
  9. Johnny Capuleno, DDSDentist1538902416
  10. Imara CaraballoSpecialist1902677735
  11. Daisy Carachure, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1235844994
  12. Katherine Carada, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770078065
  13. Christian CaradonnaMental Health Counselor1306590849
  14. Garrenandrew CaraigBehavior Technician1700659174
  15. Florinda CarbajalRegistered Nurse1467862185
  16. Isabelle CarbajalMassage Therapist1790586345
  17. Steffany CarballoFamily Medicine Physician1881381531
  18. Antonio Carbayo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033149356
  19. Nestor CarcacheMarriage & Family Therapist1831743301
  20. Consuelo Carcel, RNRegistered Nurse1932664661
  21. Jessica CardenasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1790369510
  22. Jose Cardenas, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1962619403
  23. Juan CardenasSocial Worker1154584464
  24. Luis CardenasBehavior Technician1053299115
  25. Maria CardenasLicensed Vocational Nurse1114362597
  26. Mary CardenasBehavior Technician1326627282
  27. Mauricio Cardenas, DDSDentist1033680186
  28. Ricardo Cardenas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851696967
  29. Sara Cardenas Arriaga, MPH, RDNRegistered Dietitian1114517695
  30. Arthur Cardona, PHARMDPharmacist1215590823
  31. Jasmin CardonaSpeech-Language Assistant1124852504
  32. Vanessa CardozaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285231613
  33. Michelle CareagaBehavior Technician1255274247
  34. Cole CareyBehavior Technician1922875269
  35. Michael Dan CariasoLicensed Vocational Nurse1710704184
  36. James Carleton, BA, RSCP, CATCIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1013126945
  37. Xeres Dianne Carlos, RNRegistered Nurse1275211831
  38. Richard Carlton, O.T.Occupational Therapist1912009648
  39. Ashley CarneySocial Worker1295087401
  40. Louise Carole, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1194893107
  41. Linda Carr, N.P.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1174744676
  42. Madeline CarrBehavior Technician1205590742
  43. Marina CarrMarriage & Family Therapist1215818463
  44. Brittanee CarranzaCounselor1023661899
  45. Kylee CarranzaSocial Worker1720818784
  46. Adriana CarrascoBehavior Technician1447022330
  47. Barbara Carrascosa-Andre, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1447589619
  48. Jamal CarrawayBehavior Technician1376491274
  49. Jeanne Anne Carriere, PH.D. L.E.PSchool Psychologist1083157887
  50. Claire Carrigan, BCBABehavior Analyst1235799396

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.