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 54 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. Dora Garcia-SheltonMarriage & Family Therapist1497381875
  2. Johanna Gardea, THERAPISTBehavior Technician1962967901
  3. Regina Gardea, LMFT, LPCCMarriage & Family Therapist1255137956
  4. Richard GardeaMental Health Counselor1124121306
  5. Asal Gardner, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1770921678
  6. Michael Gardner, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1538507322
  7. Thomas Gardner, M.D.Specialist1770800864
  8. Patrick Garduno, PTPhysical Therapist1487957312
  9. Frances Garfias, LCSWClinical Social Worker1972650174
  10. Ambica Garg, M. D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265700975
  11. Prachi GargFamily Nurse Practitioner1467086637
  12. Keith GariDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1487417663
  13. Jesus GaribayMental Health Counselor1962921270
  14. Natasha GaribayBehavior Technician1265221790
  15. Tania GaribayBehavior Technician1881275816
  16. Gabriela Garita SalasBehavior Technician1740985241
  17. Thomas GarlandClinical Social Worker1538677190
  18. Alondra GarnicaBehavior Technician1275299182
  19. Denton Garo, POLYSOMNOGRAPHY TECHOther Specialist/Technologist1306877337
  20. Frank Garofalo, DCRehabilitation Chiropractor1639240245
  21. Kay Garrett, PH.D.Psychologist1801017207
  22. Mallory GarrettMarriage & Family Therapist1457738536
  23. Patsy GarrettLicensed Vocational Nurse1902126303
  24. Steven GarrettBehavior Technician1891355962
  25. Nancy Garrettt, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1881732741
  26. Bryant GarridoMental Health Counselor1578949855
  27. Nalleli Garrido, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164001038
  28. Chad GartyBehavior Technician1912635079
  29. William GarveyPharmacist1639219850
  30. Peighton Garvin, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1255147963
  31. Cesar Garza, A.T.C.Athletic Trainer1124226691
  32. Gabriel GarzaBehavior Technician1447146386
  33. Rolando Garza, OTD, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1881403780
  34. Tracy GaschenSpeech-Language Pathologist1720929201
  35. Jennifer GasconRegistered Nurse1265296149
  36. Ronnie GassawayMental Health Counselor1033371109
  37. Rebecca Gastelum-HernandezClinical Social Worker1659835296
  38. Chelsea Gatdula, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033871348
  39. Thomas GatesCounselor1245110469
  40. Nancy GatewoodBehavior Analyst1710495130
  41. Mya GatlingBehavior Technician1952056707
  42. Erika GavilanesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1164105003
  43. Jose Gavilanes, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699240689
  44. Anthony GaytanBehavior Technician1154124816
  45. Janet GaytanRehabilitation Practitioner1033727367
  46. Marc Jezer GebalaPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1154805257
  47. Alberto Gedissman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1104814086
  48. Alexis GeiblerBehavior Technician1487129185
  49. John Geiss, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1053651497
  50. Symone GelayPsychologist1104662642

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.