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 64 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. Isabella Vasper, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1255211603
  2. Christopher VasquezBehavior Analyst1417597006
  3. Omar VasquezCounselor1861088205
  4. Zackary Vaughn, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1649305772
  5. Alexander Vayner, MDAnesthesiology Physician1962576280
  6. Sheila Vaz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1053483701
  7. Veronica Vazquez, MOT, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1619414299
  8. Samira Vedantam, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1104132158
  9. Jeanette Vega, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114359502
  10. Irene VelardeFamily Medicine Physician1932788775
  11. Victor Velasco, M.D.Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) Physician1144689027
  12. Ana Velazquez OnofreSpeech-Language Pathologist1750197257
  13. Tiffany Lyn VelezBehavior Technician1942702543
  14. Tiffany Venegas, LCSWClinical Social Worker1366057192
  15. Sarah VenkatesanBehavior Technician1255160925
  16. Priya Venkatesh, MDPsychiatry Physician1598842445
  17. Jeya Venugopalakrishnan, MDHospitalist Physician1912085408
  18. Mary Dorothy VeraBehavior Technician1942059803
  19. Kenneth Vereschagin, MDPediatric Sports Medicine Physician1497837785
  20. Jennifer VerzosaCounselor1477696581
  21. Antonell VidaRegistered Respiratory Therapist1639648389
  22. Sharleen Vigil, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1649767401
  23. Chitra Vijayaraghavan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1851559405
  24. Raquel Villa LinaresMarriage & Family Therapist1326595737
  25. Andrea Villagomez-AvilaBehavior Technician1972374304
  26. Ryan VillanuevaRehabilitation Practitioner1962348136
  27. Darlene Alexandria Villatuya, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1013552553
  28. Jason VillavertRegistered Respiratory Therapist1912476607
  29. Mary Richelle VillavertPharmacist1750812830
  30. Monserrat VillegasBehavior Analyst1558829762
  31. Lisa VincentiAdvanced Practice Midwife1669966164
  32. Nathan Virto, BCBABehavior Analyst1942882725
  33. Miluse Vitkova, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1184774986
  34. Nicole VitolanoRehabilitation Practitioner1376418004
  35. Maricia Vo, BSN, MDBehavior Technician1306428057
  36. Michelle Vo, O.D.Optometrist1922439488
  37. Nancy Vo, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1780240663
  38. Sophia VoBehavior Analyst1518462159
  39. Stephanie VoBehavior Technician1679193072
  40. Thang VoCounselor1942442454
  41. Vy VoBehavior Technician1932792231
  42. Riddhi Rameshbhai VoraPhysical Therapist1396573622
  43. Renee Vrable, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1114482502
  44. Andrew Vu, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1952776643
  45. Peter VuePharmacist1427823335
  46. Van VyPhysical Therapy Assistant1376095166
  47. Prema VyasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669232906
  48. Shrilakshmi VyasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720465446
  49. Josephine WaithakaNurse's Aide1285402610
  50. Dormico Walker, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1841892593

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.