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 83 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. Brian Kunst, RNRegistered Nurse1891323721
  2. Lisa Kunzman, ATCAthletic Trainer1730116336
  3. Stacy Kurihara, MPTPediatric Physical Therapist1285686600
  4. Tiara Kurniadi, NONEBehavior Technician1225792625
  5. David Kushner, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1447995790
  6. Kasidy KusterBehavior Technician1558934679
  7. Dioni KwanMarriage & Family Therapist1588530828
  8. Deborah Kwang, PTPediatric Physical Therapist1114971603
  9. James KwonCounselor1306143359
  10. Alexis La, PAPhysician Assistant1497550743
  11. Anh Thu La, PHARMDPharmacist1629346341
  12. Tammy LaOptometrist1356014989
  13. Vivian LaPharmacist1578350849
  14. Stella Labellarte-Guerrero, X-RAY TECHNICIANDental Laboratory Technician1164095485
  15. Romylin Laborete, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1275910093
  16. Lasupo Ladipo, BA, RRWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1629287305
  17. Charlie LadislaoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598540247
  18. Satchit Ladwa, RNInfection Control Registered Nurse1508491556
  19. Francis Lagattuta II, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457725723
  20. Tanya LagunaHealth Educator1184984593
  21. Gael LagunasSocial Worker1467918466
  22. Jesus LagunasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417792946
  23. Hilda Lagunas JuarezRehabilitation Practitioner1831915339
  24. Aaron Lai, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932804481
  25. Ba Dat LaiAssistant Behavior Analyst1245198167
  26. Lynn LaiBehavior Technician1770115438
  27. Thao LaiFamily Nurse Practitioner1255793840
  28. Yihsuan LaiClinical Social Worker1073911681
  29. Andrew LaingBehavior Technician1477155687
  30. Sarah LairdBehavior Technician1508442724
  31. Amalia LamSocial Worker1245490879
  32. Chi Lam, LCSWClinical Social Worker1902995566
  33. Jeffrey LamRegistered Nurse1053150466
  34. Jo Ann LamPharmacist1376081117
  35. Katherine LamClinical Social Worker1134279243
  36. Vincente Lam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871098988
  37. Viviane Lam, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1427123215
  38. Emily Lambert, ABATBehavior Technician1457917585
  39. Jacob LampeClinical Social Worker1629706288
  40. Candice Lamping, LCSWClinical Social Worker1861709388
  41. Andrew Lampley, MDPsychiatry Physician1801384045
  42. Carol Lancaster, RN, PHNRegistered Nurse1851571277
  43. Ivonne Landeros, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1023467370
  44. Yadira Landeros De SantiagoPhysician Assistant1114532272
  45. Magali Landers, MS, OTR/L, BCPOccupational Therapist1679739064
  46. Augusto Greego Landicho, BTOther Technician1750749180
  47. Christopher Lane, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1598736779
  48. Katherine Lane, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1568961316
  49. Madeline LaneMental Health Counselor1598115016
  50. Nedenia LaneCase Manager/Care Coordinator1811165723

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.