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 14 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. Noosha Daftary, DDS, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1750158614
  2. Puja DahalPharmacist1861351470
  3. Jillian Dahlin, NPNurse Practitioner1952850919
  4. Thomas Dailey, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1114003043
  5. Alex Dalal, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1710411756
  6. Hema DalalGeneral Practice Dentistry1225554025
  7. Martha Daly, MDAnesthesiology Physician1679611669
  8. Alexander Damascus, D.D.S.Dentist1639514789
  9. Jenifer Damewood, MDAnesthesiology Physician1629155569
  10. Joshua DamonteBehavior Technician1740862259
  11. Massomeh Danaian, PHARMDPharmacist1649704693
  12. Saroja Dandamudi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891768826
  13. Hoang Dang, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1760667687
  14. Philip DangRegistered Respiratory Therapist1427528264
  15. Tammy DanhBehavior Technician1235727017
  16. John Dani, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1770662801
  17. Daniel Daniel, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1437173457
  18. Ethan Daniels, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1699852558
  19. Malachi DaniherBehavior Technician1902654742
  20. Amy Dao, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700688991
  21. Nga Dao, DDSDentist1356028708
  22. Thanh Dao, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134291958
  23. VI DaoBehavior Technician1760035240
  24. Phil Jocef DaquiganBehavior Analyst1295229144
  25. Robin DarbyMental Health Counselor1649652660
  26. Nina DardenRegistered Respiratory Therapist1255801957
  27. Curtis Darling, MDAnesthesiology Physician1992048193
  28. Stephen Darrow, LCSWClinical Social Worker1508637166
  29. Sheeja Das, MDInternal Medicine Physician1801936331
  30. Rachana DassaniRegistered Dietitian1982109328
  31. Shekar Davarya, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053517300
  32. Sangeeta Dave, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154470839
  33. Reno Davenport, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1619635828
  34. Marissa DavidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780047589
  35. Paul David, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1316024276
  36. Aimee Davis, PTPhysical Therapist1235302514
  37. Casaundra Davis, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1336261429
  38. Constance Davis, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1831255041
  39. Hank Davis, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316440142
  40. Kelli DavisMental Health Counselor1528231032
  41. Montez DavisCounselor1710361555
  42. Ronnie Davis, DC, CCSPChiropractor1598603912
  43. William DavisCounselor1447917893
  44. Joetta Davis-Maier, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669524468
  45. Cameron DayBehavior Technician1366005043
  46. Brian De Garmo, DCChiropractor1245088475
  47. Omar De La CruzMarriage & Family Therapist1902212798
  48. Michelle De La Vega, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1194878306
  49. David De Long, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1932212032
  50. Austin De Lozada, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487454781

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.