NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Santa Clara, CA

3,436 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Santa Clara, 67th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 301, 9% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 10 of 69.

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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 Clara

  1. Behavior Technician301
  2. Pharmacist266
  3. Marriage & Family Therapist190
  4. Students in training187
  5. Clinical Social Worker163
  6. Internal Medicine Physician140
  7. Physical Therapist131
  8. Mental Health Counselor104

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Santa Clara in California

  • Rank in California67th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups22% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Santa Clara has 14.1× the state's share of registered respiratory therapist records and 0.50× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Santa Clara, alphabetically

  1. Rakesh Chaudhary, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497832331
  2. Anand Chaudhry, DCChiropractor1184798969
  3. Annette Chavez, MDSurgery Physician1346312162
  4. Carla ChavezCounselor1760981625
  5. Mateo ChavezSocial Worker1457522815
  6. Melissa ChavezBehavior Analyst1073008462
  7. Nicholas Chedid, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871054015
  8. Angela Chen, MDPediatrics Physician1528162815
  9. Connie Chen, DDSDentist1043680697
  10. Hsiao-Chu ChenSpeech-Language Pathologist1750793139
  11. Jack Chen, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1316190531
  12. Jennifer ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407350937
  13. Jialing ChenCounselor1982174785
  14. Kevin Chen, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1386052611
  15. Leonard Chen, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1225117971
  16. Marcus ChenBehavior Technician1255947818
  17. Michael Chen, O.D.Optometrist1568877496
  18. Na ChenPharmacist1205473220
  19. Sally Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427636844
  20. Shu Han Chen, RPHPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1063076172
  21. Steve Chen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871192450
  22. Steven Chen, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1245319987
  23. Ted Chen, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538690268
  24. Yi-Fen Chen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073692711
  25. Yu Wei Judy Chen, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1083367650
  26. Zeng ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740644764
  27. Amy Cheng, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851537583
  28. Charlene ChengProfessional Counselor1568943918
  29. Daniel Cheng, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952729808
  30. Helen ChengPhysician Assistant1851027734
  31. Joseph Cheng, O.D.Optometrist1659527125
  32. Kenneth Cheng, PHARM DPharmacist1962935551
  33. Nicky Cheng, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1629307582
  34. Peter ChengBehavior Technician1346872025
  35. Vincent Cheng, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1447685227
  36. Yao-Wen Cheng, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1508246968
  37. Sudhakar Cherukuri, M.D.Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician1497827745
  38. Cristina Chessani, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1689924334
  39. Cindy Cheung, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1881315810
  40. Jeremy Cheung, ODOptometrist1437641081
  41. Kong Cheung, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841932944
  42. Andre Chevalier, D.C.Sports Physician Chiropractor1619194248
  43. Ellen Chevillet, DCChiropractor1740032341
  44. Kellie Chew, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1174945752
  45. Chang ChhenCertified Respiratory Therapist1255943122
  46. Cyrus Chi, PHDClinical Psychologist1952979932
  47. Wendy Chi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841377785
  48. David Chiang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1891150686
  49. Homer ChiangOphthalmology Physician1700310265
  50. Kevin Chiang, PHARMDPharmacist1376254375

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 Clara, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,436 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 Clara - 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 Clara 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 Clara is weighted toward Behavior Technician (301 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 266 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 190). 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 Clara reports roughly 8.8 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, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Santa Clara practice address, a coverage gap Santa Clara patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Santa Clara 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 Clara, CA?

There are 3,436 registered healthcare providers in Santa Clara, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Santa Clara?

The most common specialties in Santa Clara are Behavior Technician, Pharmacist, Marriage & Family Therapist, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 301.

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.