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 11 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. Preeta Chidambaran, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1669597241
  2. Kristen ChienSpeech-Language Pathologist1629961685
  3. Shun Chien, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1598206476
  4. Kristen ChinPhysical Therapist1558912980
  5. Raymond Chin, ODOptometrist1245200773
  6. Ellen Chinchilli, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003754383
  7. Mavis Ching, OTROccupational Therapist1104971522
  8. Ramya Chitters, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164884201
  9. Aidan ChiuBehavior Technician1972445468
  10. Collins Chiu, PSYDPsychologist1013087279
  11. Edison Chiu, MDNuclear Medicine Physician1184702763
  12. Karen Chiu, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1720256217
  13. Lisa ChiuAcupuncturist1639438831
  14. Teresa Chiu, MDAnesthesiology Physician1023195963
  15. Yun Chieh Chiu, L.AC.Acupuncturist1164601928
  16. Yi-Mei Chng, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1083791933
  17. Daniel Cho, O.DOptometrist1811232416
  18. Gary ChoOptician1245375096
  19. Ki Cho, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225122880
  20. Ki Cho, LAC.,N.D.Acupuncturist1730217985
  21. Yoon Cho, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447330394
  22. Young ChoOptician1114157732
  23. Eun Young Choi, MDOphthalmology Physician1396204210
  24. John Choi, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1083762462
  25. Justin Choi, MDSurgery Physician1679650519
  26. Sung Choi, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285900415
  27. Harshda ChokshiSpeech-Language Pathologist1841024650
  28. Kiersten Chong, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649039702
  29. Namisha Chotai, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1639377872
  30. Clive ChouPharmacist1871025692
  31. Iwei ChouPediatric Occupational Therapist1174861918
  32. Joseph Chou, MDHospitalist Physician1194802025
  33. Liyung Chou, MDOphthalmology Physician1942864418
  34. Neeru Choudhary, D.D.SDentist1992059828
  35. Bisma Choudhry, AUDAudiologist1982527370
  36. Jessica ChowBehavior Technician1831697473
  37. Susan Chow, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700084084
  38. Curtis Choy, O.D.Optometrist1124272489
  39. Jerrod ChoyBehavior Technician1376183475
  40. Jennifer ChristensenFamily Nurse Practitioner1942181722
  41. Katherine ChristiansonMarriage & Family Therapist1376023374
  42. Sonal ChristiePharmacist1447699426
  43. Christopher Christman, CERTIFICATIONMassage Therapist1972118651
  44. Constance Chrysoglou, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1417158379
  45. Hsin Yi Chu, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1568933265
  46. Kai An Chu, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1457285116
  47. Karen Chu, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1891858767
  48. Kim Chu, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1801095914
  49. Mu Chu, M.D.Dermatology Physician1679775365
  50. Stephanie Chu, MDRheumatology Physician1598842452

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.