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 69 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. Luis Puente ZepedaNurse's Aide1477104958
  2. Chao ZhangAcupuncturist1922774280
  3. Edie ZhangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215789243
  4. Evan ZhangBehavior Analyst1194283937
  5. Haisheng ZhangAcupuncturist1215698378
  6. Hongmei ZhangMassage Therapist1447129275
  7. Kaylee ZhangBehavior Technician1114517026
  8. Li ZhangAcupuncturist1356378582
  9. Qing Meng Zhang, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457892689
  10. Weihong ZhangAcupuncturist1396427183
  11. Xi ZhangInternal Medicine Physician1992441299
  12. Yan (anna) Zhang, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1174785745
  13. Yuzhe ZhangAcupuncturist1689189409
  14. Zhenzhu Zhang, LACAcupuncturist1083186027
  15. Zhuru ZhangSurgical Physician Assistant1659436665
  16. Cathy Zhao, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811813348
  17. Hongyu Zhao, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134660350
  18. Jenny ZhaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063216836
  19. Qin Zhao, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1063637734
  20. Wu Zhao, LACAcupuncturist1871647586
  21. Xiao ZhengAcupuncturist1649805367
  22. Lilian ZhongMental Health Counselor1114875036
  23. Alana Zhou, O.D.Optometrist1518019660
  24. Haiqin ZhouMassage Therapist1134015605
  25. Lingyue Zhou, PHARMDPharmacist1568327039
  26. April Zhu, MDPsychiatry Physician1942388525
  27. Hyunsoo Zhu, MDPediatrics Physician1497832356
  28. Jennifer Zhu, D.C.Chiropractor1316262041
  29. Jim ZhuPhysical Therapist1942886767
  30. Yunzhe Zhu, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730769639
  31. Faher Ziadeh, DDSDentist1356418065
  32. Nancy Zises, MDPediatrics Physician1194744409
  33. Amrei Zopf-Joerchel, MS, PHDPsychologist1427417534
  34. Marie Zoueihid, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1427231380
  35. Margarita ZunigaAudiologist1780562223
  36. Megan ZuzevichMarriage & Family Therapist1336632256

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.