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 5 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. Lauren Barrera-PriceMarriage & Family Therapist1538741681
  2. Priscilla BarriosBehavior Technician1972044907
  3. Emiliano BarronBehavior Analyst1003373804
  4. Tommy BarronMental Health Counselor1043464829
  5. Felise May Barte, MDGlaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1467658062
  6. Valeh BarzaniMental Health Counselor1487010278
  7. Manuel BasbasGeneral Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1538633367
  8. Aimee-Sandrine Basinga, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962296319
  9. Arunabha BasuAnesthesiology Physician1346694411
  10. James Baxter, MDHospitalist Physician1679659502
  11. Bahareh BayatPharmacist1790334449
  12. Tyson Baynes, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1114299781
  13. Charlotte Beard, PHDPsychologist1043899081
  14. Alexander BeattyBehavior Technician1780218461
  15. Ghassan Bechara, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1942779756
  16. Sue Bedi, DCChiropractor1700110699
  17. Vivian BeePharmacist1356011407
  18. Kristin BeechClinical Social Worker1811282999
  19. Muna Beg, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366785214
  20. Isabel Belkind, DPTPhysical Therapist1457516353
  21. Chloe Bell, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1730863176
  22. Christi Bell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154675437
  23. Jeany Lyn Bell, DDSDentist1336361369
  24. Tatianna BellNurse's Aide1497521397
  25. Micaela Belles, RDRegistered Dietitian1891455440
  26. Duyen Belletto, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1821283367
  27. Vanessa BemboBehavior Technician1457910705
  28. Christine Benador-Shen, MDOphthalmology Physician1710370424
  29. Chelsea BendebelPhysical Therapist1013584457
  30. Shallymar BenderMental Health Counselor1083984710
  31. Ina Bendis, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1336274091
  32. Shelby BergancianoBehavior Technician1659963676
  33. Samantha Berggren, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407658354
  34. Abeinet BerhaneCase Management Registered Nurse1801141999
  35. Aman BerhaneBehavior Technician1376117861
  36. Michael BernardiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1568173896
  37. Montea Berrie, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497980288
  38. Cheyenne BerryMental Health Counselor1114523511
  39. Haiyun BertrandCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528784899
  40. Gary Bertuccelli, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750078259
  41. Bianca Best, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982294336
  42. Manuel Bettencourt, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1952481756
  43. Stephen BettsMental Health Counselor1649630708
  44. Julia BewkesBehavior Technician1326710203
  45. Andrew Beye, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710039151
  46. Parul BhagatPharmacist1821529314
  47. Sukhjeet BhallaRegistered Dietitian1083167167
  48. Arti Bhandari, DDSDentist1558592022
  49. Pushpa BhandariBehavior Technician1629621552
  50. Ritu BhardwajGeneral Practice Dentistry1891242756

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.