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 67 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. Lynne Wu, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1043639008
  2. Mei Shan Wu, PHARMDPharmacist1639423650
  3. Min Hwa WuBehavior Analyst1356834626
  4. Qing Wu, LACAcupuncturist1801210679
  5. Woody WuMarriage & Family Therapist1740704261
  6. Mackenzie WuopioBehavior Technician1760022750
  7. Kasey Wyatt, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972246312
  8. Andrew Xiao, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1124608229
  9. Jian-Qin XieAcupuncturist1912073727
  10. Albert XiongMarriage & Family Therapist1700494150
  11. Dongyan XuPsychiatry Physician1851928709
  12. Fei XuAcupuncturist1083125116
  13. Jiang XuAcupuncturist1245048883
  14. Ming XuAcupuncturist1679632657
  15. Yiqin Xu, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841647716
  16. Yumin XuMarriage & Family Therapist1174403505
  17. Kimberly XueMental Health Counselor1063971604
  18. Marshall Yacoe, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1932286887
  19. Sandhya Yadav, MDDermatology Physician1942387881
  20. Shilpa Yadavalli, PHARM D.Pharmacist1295185312
  21. Gerald Yago, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629133228
  22. Ashley YamPharmacist1992323265
  23. Debbra Yamaguchi, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1609344126
  24. Ronald Yamaguchi, MDUrology Physician1104905843
  25. Dale Yamashita, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164501805
  26. Junko Yamauchi, M.AMarriage & Family Therapist1053829002
  27. Maryam Yamini, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225218019
  28. Xiaoyu YanBehavior Technician1508632829
  29. Yung-Ting Yan, RPHPharmacist1104358084
  30. Pinar Yanardag Kocabas, ACSWClinical Social Worker1124945670
  31. Alina YangOphthalmology Physician1437618428
  32. Chen YangCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871266924
  33. Christina YangAcupuncturist1629887732
  34. Christine Yang, O.D.Optometrist1235414962
  35. Hui-Ying Yang, RNPNurse Practitioner1245310820
  36. Joseph Yang, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1003115486
  37. Katherine Yang, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1164817649
  38. Lin Yang, O.M.DAcupuncturist1093802050
  39. Mary Yang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1881717791
  40. Shu-Chuan Yang, RNC, CNS, MSN, MBANeonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse1063578870
  41. Soo-Young Yang, RPHPharmacist1588753578
  42. Susan Yang, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770660615
  43. Thomas Yang, MDPsychiatry Physician1255418182
  44. Xiaoning YangClinical Social Worker1821978081
  45. Xiaoyi YangAcupuncturist1457916876
  46. Su-Yuan Yang-MaPhysical Therapist1417093139
  47. James Yao, O.D.Optometrist1306125760
  48. Simo Yao, PHARMDPharmacist1003163924
  49. Xiao YaoAcupuncturist1073025540
  50. Annapurna Yarlagadda, MDPediatrics Physician1750468690

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.