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 36 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. Shane DaoBehavior Technician1023696903
  2. Sonia DaoudPharmacist1689186462
  3. Manuchehr Darani, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1588766455
  4. Helene Darling, R1330751218Specialist1477011278
  5. Edward Darvin, RNRegistered Nurse1578065892
  6. Khurshed Dastur, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1740287887
  7. Lauren DasuPediatric Occupational Therapist1174006340
  8. Melvin DatangelOccupational Therapist1730577875
  9. Tracy Dau, PAPhysician Assistant1104855105
  10. Riane Daugherty, RNRegistered Nurse1316773153
  11. Lance Daur, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1144326612
  12. Nicole DaurioBehavior Technician1932067709
  13. Shahriar Davari, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1386862001
  14. Borzuyeh Davarpanah, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225615396
  15. Preeti Dave, PAPhysician Assistant1114124534
  16. Priyanka DaveStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811743032
  17. Ashley Davenport, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1477804896
  18. Maricar DavidNurse Practitioner1467810309
  19. Ginamarie DavidsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1841426772
  20. Stephanie Davidson, AMFT #93103Marriage & Family Therapist1255771010
  21. Armando DavilaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942952387
  22. Mary DavilaAdult Companion1952804122
  23. Antone Davis, DPTSC, PTPhysical Therapist1902837263
  24. Brittany DavisMental Health Counselor1285925974
  25. Daniella DavisClinical Psychologist1407148083
  26. Deborah DavisCounselor1407137888
  27. Desiree DavisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1033397468
  28. Grace DavisBehavior Technician1700451960
  29. Jennifer Davis, RNRegistered Nurse1073882270
  30. Kaitlyn DavisLicensed Vocational Nurse1760291090
  31. Kathleen Davis, RN; NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1427035344
  32. Logan DavisBehavior Technician1164922183
  33. Mark Davis, PSYDMental Health Counselor1134220643
  34. Michael DavisFamily Medicine Physician1053799775
  35. Michelle Davis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275648842
  36. William Davis, MDSpecialist1013909225
  37. Blaire DavisonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548797301
  38. Glenda Davison, PH.DMental Health Counselor1679664270
  39. Lauren DavisonBehavior Technician1073351011
  40. Maurice DavisonBehavior Technician1902608391
  41. Nare Davoodi, R.D.Registered Dietitian1457725145
  42. Haleigh DawsonBehavior Technician1598643017
  43. Margaret Dawson, BSWClinical Social Worker1871942268
  44. Christy DayAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1083800338
  45. Jonathan Day, RN, CRNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1306508502
  46. Gina DazaMental Health Counselor1942482625
  47. Daisy De AlbaBehavior Technician1780359877
  48. Julia De AlmeidaClinical Social Worker1639734742
  49. Irian De Armas, LCSWMental Health Counselor1962553081
  50. Katherine De Azambuja, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336672187

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.