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 42 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. Jeanette DoyleSocial Worker1346557659
  2. Sara DoyleBehavior Technician1215517867
  3. Debbie DozalCounselor1104949551
  4. Tomasz Dragowski, NURSE PRACTITIONERPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1780002865
  5. Quida Draine, MDMilitary Health Care Provider1679667372
  6. Gail Dratch, MSWSocial Worker1780764209
  7. Ahmid Dredar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174834931
  8. Jonathan Dreiling, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720738057
  9. Carolyn DrewsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346346905
  10. Gail Druiff, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1578656898
  11. Henry Drummond, PH.D., LCSWClinical Psychologist1326062225
  12. Kay Drysdale, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1649477142
  13. Stephanie Du-Lin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1780029116
  14. Crystal Duarte, ACSWClinical Social Worker1912645367
  15. Diana DuarteCase Manager/Care Coordinator1437914983
  16. Erica DuarteMental Health Counselor1053409292
  17. Melissa DuarteMarriage & Family Therapist1982285227
  18. Sandra Duarte, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1780847004
  19. Vanessa DuarteMarriage & Family Therapist1982205027
  20. Karen Dubon, QASP-SAssistant Behavior Analyst1730653882
  21. Rosa Dudic, P.T.Physical Therapist1457580466
  22. Ryan DueAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1760368922
  23. Ebrahim Duel, M.D.Specialist1659386027
  24. Edmar Duenas, PTASports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1609391366
  25. Alyssa Duenez-RochaOccupational Therapist1619707007
  26. Trenten Duff, CCAPPPeer Specialist1740054121
  27. John Duffy, MDPsychiatry Physician1255497251
  28. Andrew DufortBehavior Analyst1003489667
  29. Matthew DuhadwayBehavior Technician1013807007
  30. Maja DukicBehavior Technician1841069598
  31. Josephine Dumalaog-Cruz, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1912064668
  32. Alaina Dumonceaux, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1487102737
  33. Monica Dumont, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1578694865
  34. Whitney DunbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457667131
  35. Jeffrey Duncan, O.D.Optometrist1407846207
  36. McKenna DuncanBehavior Technician1134924244
  37. Mylinh Duncan, D.O.Optometrist1598755498
  38. Rachel DuncanBehavior Technician1407578735
  39. Sydney DuncanMental Health Counselor1053999243
  40. Teresa DuncanCommunity Health Worker1447074844
  41. Carissa Dunham, LESpecialist1326722711
  42. Andrea Dunkelman, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1225087182
  43. Linda Dunzo, N.P.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1003037631
  44. Andrew Duong, MTMassage Therapist1942007547
  45. Emily DuongOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1689303240
  46. Le Duong, O.D.Optometrist1568796092
  47. Long Duong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1538257241
  48. Qui DuongMental Health Counselor1689949471
  49. Messiah DupontBehavior Technician1821852096
  50. Lupe DupuisBehavior Technician1134689805

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.