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 6 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. Arlette AnayaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679660195
  2. Rocio AnayaMental Health Counselor1790161107
  3. Angelyn AnchetaMental Health Counselor1417529876
  4. Rudy Ancheta Sanchez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1518278712
  5. Lisa Andarza, BCBABehavior Analyst1093246704
  6. Alexa Anders, DPTPhysical Therapist1568625002
  7. Cryssa Andersen, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407242704
  8. 0april Anderson, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1205017118
  9. Cheryl Anderson, RN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1891976155
  10. Corinthia AndersonRegistered Nurse1790237253
  11. Eric Anderson, LMFT MSMarriage & Family Therapist1154755536
  12. Joseph AndersonBehavior Technician1740882950
  13. Kathy Anderson, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1922185966
  14. Kerry AndersonRehabilitation Practitioner1922892561
  15. Lisa AndersonMental Health Counselor1235700196
  16. Lynette Anderson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1164674503
  17. Nathan AndersonClinical Social Worker1225523491
  18. Cynthia AndradeCommunity Health Worker1831833557
  19. Eduardo AndradeDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508642588
  20. Leila AndresCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043481096
  21. Kirk AndrewsMarriage & Family Therapist1346475902
  22. Meggan AngBehavior Technician1245815042
  23. Erica AngeloClinical Social Worker1851992721
  24. Natalie Angelo, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1255383600
  25. Elham AnghaCounselor1821397910
  26. Ana AnguianoBehavior Technician1205411014
  27. Heber AnguianoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1023132602
  28. Lloraley AnguianoMental Health Counselor1740825694
  29. Marco Angulo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1346530342
  30. Michael AnguloAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659541910
  31. Melanie Angulo BrionesBehavior Analyst1265299838
  32. Bushra Anis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730649229
  33. Valerie AnnanClinical Social Worker1528752342
  34. Sean AntczakBehavior Technician1053128835
  35. Sabrina Anthony, RDADental Assistant1144091711
  36. German Antillon, DDSDentist1023799889
  37. Erica AntolinAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417496779
  38. Andrew AntoniousPharmacist1497264741
  39. Ashvin Antony, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922858919
  40. Brianna AntunezBehavior Technician1720975204
  41. Doris AntunezMarriage & Family Therapist1780165563
  42. Pedro AntunezRehabilitation Practitioner1427873850
  43. Donya AnvaripourBehavior Technician1952134645
  44. Elvira AnviaMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1609306554
  45. Carla AparicioCounselor1235698069
  46. Diann Apisakkul, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1053592345
  47. Alice ApodacaClinical Social Worker1144300351
  48. Donald Apodaca, O.D.Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist1831275916
  49. Avery AquilantiBehavior Technician1134720709
  50. Shayne AquinoForensic Psychologist1629460639

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.