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 89 of 107.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Steven Sherwin, DCChiropractor1477588630
  2. Mark Sherwood, LIC.AC.Acupuncturist1316153489
  3. Lillian Shields, RPHPharmacist1720461007
  4. David ShimBehavior Technician1013579978
  5. Melissa ShimizuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598124950
  6. Ellie Shin, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538781810
  7. Stanford ShinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609664002
  8. Grace Shin-JacksonPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1366031361
  9. Kaitlin ShipleyBehavior Technician1356800239
  10. Lynn ShoemakerMedical Physician Assistant1932287885
  11. Judi Shor, PHARM.D.Geriatric Pharmacist1942343561
  12. Robert Shubinski, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1508835075
  13. Craig ShugartSports Physician Chiropractor1275549107
  14. Karlee Shuldberg, AUDAudiologist1508733197
  15. Samson ShulmanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770358053
  16. Marcus Sickelton, PAPhysician Assistant1245843143
  17. Mary Sidavanh, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1881588333
  18. Rebecca SiderMental Health Counselor1720299944
  19. Simranjit SidhuCommunity Health Worker1053964163
  20. Jennifer Sidhwa, LCSWMental Health Counselor1053661496
  21. Pernille Siebert, LMFTMental Health Counselor1043676760
  22. Virginia Siegfried, M.D.Gynecology Physician1548215932
  23. Nancy Siegrist, P.A.Physician Assistant1801819339
  24. Rosa SierraAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1518883578
  25. Cinthia Sierra BeltranMarriage & Family Therapist1902414220
  26. Frank SilvaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1700563145
  27. Julia SilvaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1073475729
  28. Michelle Silva, LMTMassage Therapist1942555719
  29. Yaneli Silva-VegaRehabilitation Practitioner1962239855
  30. Grace SilveiraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1942024724
  31. Lily SilverBehavior Technician1134861719
  32. Mark Silverberg, M.D.Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician1366544488
  33. Jaclyn SilvermanMental Health Counselor1528584661
  34. John Sim, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497857510
  35. Jenne SimentalSchool Psychologist1962552471
  36. Annemarie SimesSpeech-Language Pathologist1942946280
  37. Pauline Simes, MS SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1659113868
  38. Ian SimmonsMental Health Counselor1578634093
  39. Brett Simon, O.D.Optometrist1013117068
  40. Debra SimonCounselor1487705109
  41. Delilah SimonNaturopath1356068787
  42. Teva SimoneProfessional Counselor1427921691
  43. Natalie Simons, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1467295444
  44. Melissa SimpkinsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750426284
  45. Thomas Simpson, AODAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497216261
  46. Catherine Sims, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1053571505
  47. Ginette SimsCounselor1891275004
  48. John Sinacore, PT, DPT, OCS, ATCPhysical Therapist1124377692
  49. Anne SinclairRegistered Nurse1003693896
  50. Savannah SinclairLicensed Psychiatric Technician1356948178

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.