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 56 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. Danielle ScottBehavior Analyst1770060030
  2. David Scott, MD, PHDOphthalmology Physician1427122027
  3. Jon Scott, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1679655682
  4. Madeleine ScottStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174218747
  5. Samantha Seaward, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1790862621
  6. Angelina Seffens, MDPediatrics Physician1275112492
  7. William Segarini-JeffriesBehavior Technician1457907446
  8. Yulisma Segura OrtizCounselor1891210076
  9. Azita Sehatti, NURSE PRACTITIONERNutrition Education Nutritionist1780055228
  10. Michael Seid, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1205066206
  11. Marlon SeijoAnesthesiology Physician1568111375
  12. Mary Jane Seljeseth, RPHPharmacist1184873754
  13. Katelyn Sellers, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1487069118
  14. Lynn Semersky, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316050016
  15. Kossi Senagbe, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891639340
  16. Seth Senecal, PH.D.Mental Health Counselor1366755241
  17. Leeanne Sera, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1427275189
  18. Tasneem SerhalRegistered Dietitian1225744071
  19. Saranya Sethuraman, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1124552351
  20. Yelena Shaanova, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164614756
  21. Natalile ShadanFamily Nurse Practitioner1487570073
  22. Khaliq Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568479327
  23. Krisha Shah, DMDDentist1447962774
  24. Mona Shah, MS, RD, CNSDRegistered Dietitian1598821548
  25. Nilofar Shah, PHARM. D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972759686
  26. Pooja ShahPhysical Therapist1063938736
  27. Shailan Shah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366592164
  28. Vidhi Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922250901
  29. Aanchal ShahaniMedical Physician Assistant1609590355
  30. Dalit Shahar-GrossmannMarriage & Family Therapist1407732332
  31. Mina Shahkarami, PHARMDPharmacist1952465031
  32. Sean Shahmirzadi, ATCAthletic Trainer1558803544
  33. Judy ShanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174326888
  34. Yi-Chen Shang, OTOccupational Therapist1205704368
  35. Allyssa ShareefBehavior Technician1740788389
  36. Shifali SharmaRegistered Respiratory Therapist1063982098
  37. Vrushali Sharma, DDSDentist1003085978
  38. Melissa Sharp, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1861961781
  39. Heather Shaw, D.C.Chiropractor1952336760
  40. Sharon ShawBehavior Technician1477016962
  41. Vivian SheenOptometrist1740165547
  42. Karamjeet Sheikhon, PHARMDPharmacist1376902403
  43. Alpana Shekhar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1609953546
  44. Stephanie Sheldon-Mollinier, CD(DONA)Doula1366031858
  45. Cynthia Shen, MDPediatrics Physician1578635231
  46. Yi ShenPharmacist1407220072
  47. Stephen Shew, MDPediatric Surgery Physician1730194168
  48. Carol ShiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215686373
  49. Kevin Shieh, MD, PHDHematology & Oncology Physician1043716244
  50. Debbie Shih, NPNurse Practitioner1932275187

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.