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 2 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. Anusha Akella, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982521423
  2. Mahnoor AkhtarBehavior Technician1629625207
  3. Tasneem AkhtarSonography Radiologic Technologist1750706149
  4. Abdallah Al-ObaidiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255133781
  5. Andrea Mae AlafrizPharmacist1770450967
  6. Mahza AlamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811525405
  7. Alicia AlamilloBehavior Technician1346004819
  8. Ana Alatorre, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1922614163
  9. Mark Albers, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982947198
  10. Andria AlbertStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992565493
  11. Catherine Albin, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1396822250
  12. Farzin Alborzi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689847220
  13. Tikdem AlemuHome Health Aide1386412278
  14. Lou Ann Alexander, O.D.Optometrist1316913759
  15. Hiba AlghaziCounselor1790574911
  16. Aisha Ali, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1679438998
  17. Shabnam AlizadaBehavior Technician1346109865
  18. Michelle Allee, LCSWClinical Social Worker1518393057
  19. Hannah AllenPhysician Assistant1013785310
  20. Jordan AlleyBehavior Analyst1104317023
  21. Samuel AllmonBehavior Technician1558918698
  22. Rasheeda Ally, MD, MSCPediatrics Physician1982778585
  23. Marisol AlmodovarPharmacist1205702057
  24. Jaclyn Alongi-Lee, MA, ATCAthletic Trainer1316449283
  25. Pamela Altaffer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1710195987
  26. Christina Altemueller, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1366830127
  27. Esra Nur AltunBehavior Analyst1295210987
  28. Charlene AlugbueClinical Social Worker1326684697
  29. Ayokunmi AlukoPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1144996802
  30. Anumita AlurBehavior Technician1740856822
  31. Jennifer Alvarado TorresBehavior Analyst1124505490
  32. Gricelda AlvarezMental Health Counselor1336312842
  33. Talia AlvarezCounselor1255980637
  34. Christina AmadorMental Health Counselor1699155705
  35. Jessica Amano, D.P.M.Podiatrist1033590211
  36. Rita Ambal, PHARM.DPharmacist1568627800
  37. Aneesh Ambalal, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114165057
  38. Melanie Ambler, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598604878
  39. Maryalice Ambrose, MDNeurology Physician1558433375
  40. Denise AmrikhasBehavior Analyst1891297933
  41. Shivani Anand, DDSEndodontics1508132408
  42. Jennifer AnayaMental Health Counselor1649691882
  43. Arthur Andakyan, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1477906576
  44. Darius AndayaBehavior Technician1982284501
  45. Christine AndersonMarriage & Family Therapist1528492246
  46. Scott Anderson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1205099199
  47. Alex Andrade-LozanoMarriage & Family Therapist1265952790
  48. Brenna Andrews, AUDAudiologist1568070100
  49. Sally Andrews, PTPhysical Therapist1518296110
  50. Katrina Ang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073141206

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.