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 40 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. Noelle Mathews, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1528297694
  2. Ledia MatiChiropractor1528567468
  3. Theresa Matich, LCSWClinical Social Worker1962844563
  4. Celso MatosRegistered Respiratory Therapist1346719119
  5. Tara MatthewsMental Health Counselor1457524969
  6. Anna MattsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043915234
  7. Gabrielle MattsonMarriage & Family Therapist1033726237
  8. Arlene-Clarita Maxino, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629140421
  9. Thomas May, LCSW; LISWClinical Social Worker1770885964
  10. Katherine Mayeda, MSWClinical Social Worker1447549415
  11. Daisy Mayer, LCSW, PPSCClinical Social Worker1467278564
  12. Jason Mark Mayor, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1902753833
  13. McKenna Mays, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1508471756
  14. Sami Mazbar, MDNephrology Physician1134206063
  15. Sarah McAdoo, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1891265427
  16. Elizabeth McAuliffe, RDRegistered Dietitian1871642363
  17. Carlyn McBreen, DPTPhysical Therapist1841728458
  18. Patricia McBride, P.A.-C.Medical Physician Assistant1275762445
  19. Andrew McCabe, M.A.T., A.T.C.Athletic Trainer1487196648
  20. Kenneth McCain, CMTMassage Therapist1871965632
  21. Jason McCann, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750446332
  22. Itunu McCarthy, PHARMDPharmacist1083345847
  23. Candice Jade McCaugheyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891375481
  24. Ryan McClintockMental Health Counselor1346317906
  25. Cameron McClure, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1548437692
  26. Meryl McClure, DCChiropractor1881861334
  27. Deborah McCulley, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1710641188
  28. Christy McCulloch, LCSWClinical Social Worker1932149861
  29. William McCullough, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1184617664
  30. Ryan McDanielBehavior Technician1346810249
  31. Marisa McDonald, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1073477048
  32. Travis McDonaldRegistered Respiratory Therapist1265901086
  33. Bridgette McDonough, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1215407507
  34. Michael McGhee, DCSports Physician Chiropractor1982648952
  35. Elizabeth McGinnis, PCCIMental Health Counselor1336659424
  36. Cecelia McGrathProfessional Counselor1104706522
  37. Clara McGrathBehavior Technician1760051320
  38. Elisabeth McKenna, PH.D.Psychologist1518012962
  39. Mary McKinley-Cole, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942373543
  40. Terrance McLarnanMarriage & Family Therapist1184844524
  41. Erin McMillan, MDPediatrics Physician1821525734
  42. Denise McNamara, MDPsychiatry Physician1992882823
  43. Logan McOmber, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1326130949
  44. Nolan MeadowsBehavior Technician1043983455
  45. Jeffrey Means, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518460336
  46. Jessica MedcalfPhysical Therapist1659723682
  47. Vanessa Medel PerezBehavior Analyst1770036238
  48. Princess Medina, RDRegistered Dietitian1316632086
  49. Rebecca MedinaMental Health Counselor1164931135
  50. Elizabeth Medina CoronaSocial Worker1144984980

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.