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 55 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. Horacio SanchezBehavior Technician1558916940
  2. Jeannette Sanchez, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1023103827
  3. Keleigh Sanchez, M.S., CCC-AAudiologist1871639393
  4. Michelle SanchezBehavior Analyst1497108377
  5. Divjot Sandhu, DOInternal Medicine Physician1588738892
  6. Janteshpreet SandhuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851144950
  7. Kanokwan SandhuPharmacist1437246774
  8. Larisa Sandler, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1184764789
  9. Alynna SandovalBehavior Technician1639724313
  10. Rahul Sanghvi, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1225115157
  11. Dwarka Sankar, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1023195955
  12. Janani Sankaran, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013379403
  13. Melanie Santa MariaRegistered Respiratory Therapist1790255180
  14. Monica Santamaria-Fries, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1225102536
  15. Alvin SantiagoBehavior Technician1194469015
  16. David Santiago GonzalezBehavior Technician1417419920
  17. Timothy Santoro, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1922185867
  18. Siegfrid Ian Santos, PHARMDPharmacist1619515434
  19. Sergio Sapetto, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1972682805
  20. Christian Sapp, PAPhysician Assistant1740003979
  21. Priya Saraf, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154408086
  22. Shelly Sarkisian, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134697642
  23. Amy SarmientoClinical Social Worker1841975125
  24. Bardia Sassani, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1962507467
  25. Smitha SathiaprakashHealth Educator1215633920
  26. Maria SaucedoMental Health Counselor1699198028
  27. Emilia SaviniBehavior Technician1144881046
  28. Debora Sawyer, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346329489
  29. Jamie Saxena, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831639855
  30. Claire Saxton, MS, RD, CNSDPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1245392992
  31. Amy Scala, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1295990711
  32. Lauren Scally, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982851994
  33. Karen Scates, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063563500
  34. Dorit Scharff, O.D.Optometrist1124098561
  35. Heidi Scharrenberg, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679866370
  36. Amy Schawan, OTR/L, CLTOccupational Therapist1225352891
  37. Kayla Schell, LISWClinical Social Worker1013705037
  38. Rachel Scheuring, MDAnesthesiology Physician1710064647
  39. Martine Schiffer, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1902236987
  40. Rebecca SchillingMental Health Counselor1699833806
  41. Meghan Schmitz, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1548490543
  42. Sophia SchoenbergBehavior Technician1093262883
  43. Denise Schoenberger, PHARMDPharmacist1710485693
  44. Sarah SchorrMarriage & Family Therapist1285210039
  45. Carla Schouten, N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1952400764
  46. Karen Schrank, RNRegistered Nurse1992668016
  47. Lisa Schulman-DickClinical Social Worker1386480762
  48. Allison Schwanda, MDHospitalist Physician1649357591
  49. Sarah Schweter, DCChiropractor1306464144
  50. Angela Scott, LCSWProfessional Counselor1891218459

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.