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 34 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. Erica CravensMental Health Counselor1235785965
  2. Danielle Craycroft, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639330970
  3. Maria CreamCounselor1376861492
  4. Susan Cremeans, PT, PCSPediatric Physical Therapist1295785871
  5. Andre CrenshawBehavior Technician1902646318
  6. My-Thuc CrisantoCommunity Health Registered Nurse1396926689
  7. William Crittenden, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1467766394
  8. Amy Crosbie-NellCounselor1871616466
  9. Sheree Crosby, MA, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073601621
  10. Brian Cross, MDSpecialist1720072002
  11. Heather CrossClinical Psychologist1376073767
  12. Savanna Crowe, NONEBehavior Technician1609540343
  13. Joann Crudo, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1164577011
  14. Annette CruzMarriage & Family Therapist1811747694
  15. Edwin Cruz, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1114017506
  16. Edwin CruzMental Health Counselor1932410925
  17. Isabelle Cruz, NONEBehavior Technician1750966008
  18. Jacob CruzRegistered Nurse1568219186
  19. Jason CruzBehavior Technician1225904428
  20. Leah CruzLicensed Vocational Nurse1497537237
  21. Manuel CruzMarriage & Family Therapist1629258850
  22. Maureene Cruz, RN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1134310733
  23. Maya CruzStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609755446
  24. Monica Cruz, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497951503
  25. Octavio CruzClinical Social Worker1851816110
  26. Taylor CruzBehavior Technician1922822923
  27. Elizabeth Cruz De AikinPeer Specialist1023641131
  28. Rocio Cruz-PerezBehavior Technician1417703927
  29. Grace CuaCommunity Health Registered Nurse1982803805
  30. Rowena Cua, RNRegistered Nurse1497348403
  31. Annay CuaraCommunity Health Worker1801712120
  32. Ronel CuaresmaRegistered Nurse1417770561
  33. Alberto Cristopher CuasRegistered Nurse1518520295
  34. Austin CuberoBehavior Technician1821887985
  35. Emily CuellarMental Health Counselor1003437039
  36. Vergil Cuenca, REGISTERED NURSEGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1265251623
  37. Luis Cueva, D.C.Chiropractor1417133174
  38. Claudia CuevasMarriage & Family Therapist1124203377
  39. Marlene Cuevas, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235546870
  40. Wendy CuevasBehavior Technician1891334876
  41. Yanely CuevasClinical Social Worker1952943516
  42. Donglei CuiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366302242
  43. Susan Culhane, P.T.Physical Therapist1528239837
  44. Niall Cullen, M.D.Gynecology Physician1659451979
  45. Ariadna CummingsMarriage & Family Therapist1366229353
  46. Sabrina CummingsMental Health Counselor1396050936
  47. Angie CungMental Health Counselor1972833093
  48. Judith CunninghamBehavior Technician1497615629
  49. Rose Cunningham-Ahumada, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1811996523
  50. Ashley CurielBehavior Technician1841095965

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.