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 49 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. Deborah Pell, LMFTClinical Social Worker1538469119
  2. Clara Pellizzari, LCSWClinical Social Worker1225260854
  3. Julie Peltz, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1407933344
  4. Sandra Peltz, PHARMDPharmacist1093083628
  5. Mariya Pelvitski, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1811278682
  6. Amy Pelz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689307803
  7. Giselle PenalozaBehavior Analyst1730775628
  8. Meiying Peng, L.ACAcupuncturist1568316669
  9. Amy Penn, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528695418
  10. Monica Penn, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1609389717
  11. Julie Anne Margaret PeraltaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124870829
  12. Sarah PerdiguerraClinical Social Worker1285120972
  13. George Peredy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891872743
  14. Caitlynn PeregoyBehavior Technician1033640677
  15. Alicia PerezBehavior Technician1992246714
  16. Amanda PerezBehavior Technician1902446115
  17. Claudia PerezClinical Social Worker1427505908
  18. Karalyn PerezPhysician Assistant1982412078
  19. Maria PerezBehavior Technician1619569092
  20. Brianna PerryClinical Social Worker1194511964
  21. Nalini Persaud, MA, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750570909
  22. Matthew Peters, MDPsychiatry Physician1639674336
  23. John Peterson, MDGeneral Practice Physician1851419907
  24. Sylvia Petitt, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1265561237
  25. Michelle Pettengill, ASWMental Health Counselor1013038652
  26. Valerie PettyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104096296
  27. Maria Peuse, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568406775
  28. An PhamBehavior Technician1174199418
  29. An Pham, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1083394092
  30. Andy PhamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386178408
  31. Annie Pham, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1326274689
  32. Cecilia Pham, O.D.Optometrist1972793883
  33. Christopher Pham, DCChiropractor1003888603
  34. Felicia PhamPharmacist1457178279
  35. Hallen Pham, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811579667
  36. Hieu Pham, PHARM.DPharmacist1396170395
  37. Hilary Pham, PHARMDPharmacist1780466862
  38. Hung PhamPharmacist1497613376
  39. Hung-Viet Pham, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205254703
  40. Kathy Pham, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1053404848
  41. Kimthy Pham, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1548323785
  42. Lien Pham, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1912461609
  43. Ngoc Pham, MDDermatology Physician1154408094
  44. Nhung PhamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669884490
  45. Phuonghanh Pham, PHARM.DPharmacist1124559174
  46. Regina Pham, D.D.S.Dentist1962545673
  47. Thuy-Anh Pham, PHARMDPharmacist1134772163
  48. Queen Phamle, PT, DPTNeurology Physical Therapist1184094948
  49. Cindy Phan, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1124191432
  50. Erich Phan, PHARMDPharmacist1255219390

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.