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 25 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. Kathleen Hickey, P.T.Physical Therapist1184797995
  2. Elizabeth Higgins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265633127
  3. China Hill-LobueProfessional Counselor1144720178
  4. Yingfang Hilton, RD, CSRRenal Nutrition Registered Dietitian1275004046
  5. Vindhya Hindnavis, M.D.,Interventional Cardiology Physician1730353756
  6. Kristin HiratsukaMental Health Counselor1760899033
  7. Cary Hirota, PTPhysical Therapist1154184190
  8. Yvonne Hirsch, LCSWClinical Social Worker1659164283
  9. Noriko HisatsuneMental Health Counselor1487846093
  10. Lisa HisawDermatology Physician1619395597
  11. Alexander Hish, MDPsychiatry Physician1982232740
  12. Elizabeth Ho, M.H.SC., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1447778519
  13. Irene Ho, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114004058
  14. Jennifer HoAcupuncturist1417459272
  15. Jocelyn Ho, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134207707
  16. Ligong Ho, L.AC.Acupuncturist1972839959
  17. Maria Ho, R.D.Registered Dietitian1457400350
  18. Danny Hoang, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1417658634
  19. Jeanett Hoang, RPHPharmacist1639738156
  20. Cena HobanMental Health Counselor1588784227
  21. Elena Hodges, B.S.Pharmacist1205996626
  22. Elizabeth HoffmanBehavior Analyst1205305695
  23. Jayne Hoffman, DDSDentist1114037132
  24. Laura Hofmeister, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1336211184
  25. Rebecca Hogan, DCChiropractor1891372280
  26. Shannon Hogue, PT, MPTPhysical Therapist1205216124
  27. Scott Holbert, O.D.Optometrist1639503923
  28. Shamika HolcombClinical Social Worker1164203816
  29. Holly HolguinBehavior Analyst1760948558
  30. Joli HollandOccupational Therapist1992657605
  31. Michelle Holmes, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1811069651
  32. Thomas Holtzapple, MDAnesthesiology Physician1043397979
  33. Huck Holz, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1821069394
  34. Marie Holzapfel, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053639500
  35. Christine Homan, MOTOccupational Therapist1891424453
  36. Scott Hong, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1952891871
  37. Sherry HongPharmacist1720511777
  38. Sun HongDental Laboratory Technician1801416300
  39. Cameron HooverPharmacist1376077784
  40. Richard Hopf, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497829709
  41. Paul Horak, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831830710
  42. Courtney HoriSurgical Physician Assistant1891143830
  43. Maria Elisabeth Hoshiko, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1861718298
  44. Ashraf Hosseinian, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417457094
  45. Karolyn Hou, PHARMDPharmacist1548772940
  46. Maya Houston, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1992985279
  47. William Howard, O.D.Optometrist1427112275
  48. Barbara HowePhysical Therapist1497183990
  49. Miko HowellMarriage & Family Therapist1326475039
  50. Elena Hristova, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1710066857

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.