NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Santa Barbara, CA

5,328 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Santa Barbara, 30th of 812 California cities. The largest group is marriage & family therapist: 680, 13% of the city's records, against 6% across California. Page 80 of 107.

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Santa Barbara in California

  • Rank in California30th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups25.2% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Santa Barbara has 2.9× the state's share of diagnostic radiology physician records and 0.15× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Santa Barbara, alphabetically

  1. Michael Repik, D.O.General Practice Physician1134284383
  2. Mariano Requena, MAMental Health Counselor1730234352
  3. Madison ResendezBehavior Technician1649983537
  4. Kelsey ResetcoMental Health Counselor1841964095
  5. Laura Reske, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1538209655
  6. Theodore ResslerCounselor1750447306
  7. Monica Rettenmier, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1558780890
  8. Suzanne Retzinger, PH.D., LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1053191775
  9. Guadalupe ReyesLicensed Vocational Nurse1114815206
  10. Jasmine Reyes, MA, LMFT159072Marriage & Family Therapist1356821623
  11. Jonathan ReyesMental Health Counselor1225519945
  12. Kristina Reyes, PHARMDPharmacist1639853245
  13. Marina ReyesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033083191
  14. Jasmin Reyes-CoronaProfessional Counselor1366923708
  15. Zachary Reynard, ODOptometrist1548844715
  16. Dusstyn Reynolds, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922893692
  17. Kaylie Reynolds, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1124654249
  18. Carole Reynolds Ingraham, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1992428551
  19. Emily ReynosoMarriage & Family Therapist1891389086
  20. Rafael Reynoso, D.C.Chiropractor1548292642
  21. Andrew Rhinehart, MD, FACP, FACE, CDCEInternal Medicine Physician1801867114
  22. Andrea Rhodes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053543470
  23. Kimberly RhodesCommunity Health Worker1699899898
  24. Shannon Rhodes, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1861105827
  25. Amy Rice, BA, PHD (C)Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1447582218
  26. Rosemary Rice, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1477033629
  27. Gabriel RichardAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1700683067
  28. Jacqueline Richard, PSY.D.Marriage & Family Therapist1417159732
  29. Catherine RichardsCounselor1114356417
  30. Karalea Richards, AMFT, APCCMarriage & Family Therapist1326840257
  31. Rio RichardsMental Health Counselor1558855163
  32. Brant Richardson, P.A.Physician Assistant1023114188
  33. Carina Richardson, RNRegistered Nurse1891159471
  34. Lauren RichardsonMental Health Counselor1134416209
  35. Michael Richardson, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1124063110
  36. Mia Richkind, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1457602674
  37. Mark Richmond, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336171545
  38. Josh RichoCounselor1588792972
  39. Alyssa RickertAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992165484
  40. Alejandra RicoCommunity Health Worker1427896554
  41. Amy Rideg, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1710358684
  42. Kori Rider, MASocial Worker1932419538
  43. Michelle RiebMental Health Counselor1942736921
  44. Toby Riedinger, NPNurse Practitioner1780611848
  45. Brieann Riedl, R.N., B.S.N.Home Health Registered Nurse1134490600
  46. Richard RiewaldtMental Health Counselor1801526884
  47. Jenna RiffelMental Health Counselor1821746512
  48. Rachel RiggioAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1205030079
  49. Carole Rightmire, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1033426432
  50. Alessandra Rigonati, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1386440766

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 Barbara, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,328 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 Barbara - 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 Barbara 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 Barbara is weighted toward Marriage & Family Therapist (680 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 398 and Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 264). 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 Barbara reports roughly 13.7 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, Case Manager/Care Coordinator is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Santa Barbara practice address, a coverage gap Santa Barbara patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Santa Barbara 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 Barbara, CA?

There are 5,328 registered healthcare providers in Santa Barbara, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Santa Barbara?

The most common specialties in Santa Barbara are Marriage & Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Behavior Technician. Marriage & Family Therapist has the most providers with 680.

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.