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 51 of 69.
The 8 largest groups in Santa Clara
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
- Seth Pross, MDOtolaryngology Physician1972824696
- Kimberly Pruett, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1518120286
- Jade PrunellaRehabilitation Practitioner1255914800
- Alix Pruzansky, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588221485
- Victoria Puntanilla, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1487806071
- Kenneth Purdy, MDPediatrics Physician1740367689
- Shawn Purnell, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1235587072
- Priscilla PurushothamanSpeech-Language Pathologist1093486169
- German Pustov, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1790637866
- Thomas Puzin, DDSDentist1083750657
- Nicolette Pyne, LMFT 134345Marriage & Family Therapist1932095866
- Ayesha Qazi, DDSDentist1588922447
- William Qin, DO, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366183659
- Yongli QiuFamily Nurse Practitioner1588409544
- Desiree Quach, PTPhysical Therapist1750442398
- Kathy QuachPharmacist1922665819
- Trisha QuachBehavior Technician1780231357
- Jaylah Quiambao-SimsBehavior Technician1942067665
- Nancy Quigley, LCSWMental Health Counselor1043728710
- Guadalupe QuijadaMental Health Counselor1144744566
- Judith QuinteroBehavior Technician1619584075
- Ricardo QuinteroBehavior Analyst1295382513
- Jessica Quintos DayStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467255471
- Darvyn QuispeBehavior Technician1205607629
- Faiza Qureshi, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1396081121
- Donya Rabadi, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992507529
- Jessica Victoria RabagoBehavior Technician1679167175
- Jeannie Gail RadocObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1780213603
- Baharan Rahimi, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1538519566
- Marjaan RahimiMarriage & Family Therapist1790665123
- Jagdeep Raince, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1417236274
- Matthew Rajaratnam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497404016
- Salila Rajput, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861564684
- Marilyn RalphInternal Medicine Physician1275910283
- Arun Rama, MDAnesthesiology Physician1336226281
- Suman Ramakumar, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1144369299
- Enrique Ramirez, PHARMDPharmacist1396828174
- Victoria RamirezBehavior Analyst1962992370
- Sandra Ramirez-LozanoBehavior Technician1598267114
- Jenny RamonClinical Social Worker1376115790
- Arleen Ramos, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790934883
- Edgar Ramos, N/ABehavior Technician1508454216
- Diana Ramos Infante De McCune, DCChiropractor1467104026
- Prajakta Ranade, MS, RD, CSPRegistered Dietitian1679832158
- Archana Rao, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1659403004
- Bensy RaphyRegistered Respiratory Therapist1225508922
- Jyoti Rau, M.D.,PH.D.Internal Medicine Physician1164596763
- Nishita RautAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699309351
- Chandni Ravi, MDPediatrics Physician1487034310
- Sumayyah RawashdehMarriage & Family Therapist1205726056
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.