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 59 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. Elaine Stoenescu, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841858685
  2. Allison Stokes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124195169
  3. Samara StoneMarriage & Family Therapist1821246505
  4. John Stoner, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1548310345
  5. Jennifer Storlie, PHDClinical Psychologist1225436397
  6. Kristen Strength, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346694916
  7. Brooke StrishockPhysical Therapist1043496318
  8. Christine Strode, OT/L, CMCOccupational Therapist1033896675
  9. Katherine Stromska, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1598997462
  10. Inna StrugatskyInternal Medicine Physician1023102290
  11. Jennifer Stuckey, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1053474387
  12. Walter Su, D.C.Chiropractor1275932782
  13. Audrey Suciu, M.S.,O.T.R.,L.,C.H.THand Occupational Therapist1093862765
  14. Rattehalli Sudesh, MDOphthalmology Physician1245317171
  15. Sudha Sudesh, MDOphthalmology Physician1558448407
  16. Grace Suggs, DPT, ATCSports Physical Therapist1205551942
  17. Amily Suh, DPTPhysical Therapist1164848925
  18. Eun Young SuhAcupuncturist1093680936
  19. Parvin SuliamaniNurse Practitioner1033085030
  20. Andrea Sullivan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265496905
  21. Hannah SullivanClinical Social Worker1295349199
  22. John Sullivan, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1144256934
  23. Kerry Sullivan, MDPediatric Surgery Physician1861566176
  24. Sammir Sullivan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316506421
  25. Jennifer Sumant, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437221249
  26. Lauren Sumida, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1659632776
  27. Aida Sun, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629311162
  28. Paulina SunStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649773433
  29. Sheryl Sun, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518039338
  30. Yifang SunPhysical Therapist1083136436
  31. Yiqun SunAcupuncturist1750435855
  32. Rosy Sun OngPhysical Therapist1275287740
  33. Jyotsna Sundar, DMDDentist1770029217
  34. Jayashree Sundararajan, MDHospitalist Physician1568549400
  35. Alan Sung, R PHPharmacist1841330040
  36. Charlene Sung, MDHospitalist Physician1780761627
  37. Helen Sung, PH.D., LEPSchool Psychologist1205257706
  38. Younjoo SungAcupuncturist1174742522
  39. Jacqueline SurpinClinical Social Worker1164908554
  40. Santa Suryaraman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1063584712
  41. Neil Sutaria, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1871240507
  42. Aravind Swaminathan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407046402
  43. Linda Sweeney, PTPhysical Therapist1386874469
  44. Samuel SweiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114620952
  45. Aileen SyOphthalmology Physician1801152327
  46. Farhan Syed, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1447543244
  47. Rafia Syed, BDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1336217090
  48. Ricci Regina Sylla, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083980742
  49. Natasza SzatkowskiRegistered Respiratory Therapist1356810121
  50. Brianne Szolusha, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1639247794

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.