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 37 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. Alicia Lore, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053253849
  2. Melinda Lorenson, M.D.Obstetrics Physician1861717811
  3. Mehrnegar Lotfi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1487808473
  4. Myrna LouhenapessyBehavior Technician1235733767
  5. Sherene Louie, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508433012
  6. Jeanette LovelyBehavior Technician1134764657
  7. Christopher Low, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396374112
  8. Charles LoweryCounselor1457703795
  9. Jessica Lu, PHARMDPharmacist1235481268
  10. Kelly Lu, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548801459
  11. Kevin LuBehavior Technician1003487976
  12. Lily Lu, NPNurse Practitioner1164534418
  13. Ling Ying LuMarriage & Family Therapist1215817630
  14. Mingfeng LuAcupuncturist1285750257
  15. Rani LuPharmacist1245005131
  16. Sunny Lu, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1891239844
  17. Anna Lucero, D.O, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386987600
  18. Madison LuceyBehavior Technician1508482886
  19. Ashley Luciano SantiagoBehavior Technician1467045385
  20. Donna Lueder, RRT, RCPCritical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1881168623
  21. Samanta LugoBehavior Analyst1942799325
  22. Shelly LuiOccupational Therapist1710454293
  23. Sulochina Lulla, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1821175753
  24. Ross Lulu, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1699852533
  25. Gary Lum, D.D.S.Dentist1265440622
  26. Joana Luna VelascoHealth & Wellness Coach1780550616
  27. David Lutes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1902317134
  28. Kaitlin LuuBehavior Technician1013528249
  29. Nhu Ly, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1083849491
  30. Vanessa LyClinical Social Worker1932663465
  31. Brittany Lyons, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1174986848
  32. Albert MaInternal Medicine Physician1881071470
  33. Irvin Ma, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487233201
  34. Kevin Ma, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1730541939
  35. Michelle Ma, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1215029111
  36. Sirous Maali, DCChiropractor1033249495
  37. Jenan MaazSpeech-Language Pathologist1457853194
  38. Jeanne Macairan, M.A., B.C.B.A.Behavior Analyst1184905028
  39. Bernadette Macart, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1144307000
  40. Cecilia MacedoMental Health Counselor1548748288
  41. Bailey MaceyMarriage & Family Therapist1639813512
  42. Rosie MacfaralneSpecialist1841598760
  43. Melissa Mackey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568125359
  44. Nathaniel MacklerBehavior Technician1568022325
  45. Margaret Maclean, MDNuclear Medicine Physician1841364445
  46. Susan Maclean, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720165665
  47. Sarah Macmahon, MDPediatrics Physician1528271764
  48. Malika MadaanGeneral Practice Dentistry1588441273
  49. Sharlene Madanes, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1003113887
  50. Farida Madraswala, MDHospitalist Physician1366514168

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.