NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Santa Cruz, CA

5,138 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Santa Cruz, 33rd of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 711, 14% of the city's records, against 18% across California.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Santa Cruz in California

  • Rank in California33rd of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups33.6% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Santa Cruz has 11.5× the state's share of adult companion records and 0.31× its share of pharmacist records.

Providers in Santa Cruz, alphabetically

  1. Geraldine Abalos, RNRegistered Nurse1073456109
  2. Maybel Abarca ChavezBehavior Technician1871321778
  3. Zahra AbbasBehavior Technician1588552285
  4. Marquita Abbate, LPNLicensed Vocational Nurse1265195127
  5. Melissa AbbeyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1760039184
  6. Aasha AbbottClinical Social Worker1609311638
  7. Sierra Abchal, DTCM, LACAcupuncturist1992530992
  8. Jenna Abdel-KhaliqBehavior Technician1689541534
  9. Farzana AbedFamily Nurse Practitioner1669932588
  10. Iris AbegglenMental Health Counselor1205585643
  11. Richard Abend, DCChiropractor1740394337
  12. Shannon AbernathyMental Health Counselor1033427125
  13. Faye Abitbol, MARRIAGE FAMILY THERMarriage & Family Therapist1992805956
  14. Michelle Abodeely, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1265639751
  15. Maricela AboytesMental Health Counselor1588259337
  16. Erika Abrahamian, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1992563803
  17. Rachel Abrams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578542171
  18. Xander Abrams, PH.DMarriage & Family Therapist1174655625
  19. Gavrila Abramson, AMFTMental Health Counselor1295439453
  20. Maryangela Abreu PenaBehavior Technician1891578209
  21. Matthew Josh AbuegBehavior Technician1992621999
  22. Guadalupe AbundezMedical Physician Assistant1891401121
  23. Marisa Abzug, M.A., LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1871616383
  24. Ashely AcadanBehavior Technician1568137560
  25. Mariela Acevedo, MFTIMental Health Counselor1356869093
  26. Hector Aceves, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1639598287
  27. Inez AcostaBehavior Technician1225680077
  28. Jennifer Acostamadiedo, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1417479288
  29. Marian Acquistapace, CNM/FNPAdvanced Practice Midwife1215488226
  30. Natalia AdamBehavior Technician1407728264
  31. Amelia AdamsBehavior Technician1023783032
  32. Ellen Adams, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1700050259
  33. Laura Adams, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1467780015
  34. Shelly AdamsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669327623
  35. Anna AdamskiMental Health Counselor1508304510
  36. Lidwine Adande-Da SilvaMarriage & Family Therapist1114800554
  37. Caitlin Addison-HowardSocial Worker1871717553
  38. Folake AdewoleRegistered Nurse1841853892
  39. Dennis Adjei, RNRegistered Nurse1881252401
  40. David AdlerCounselor1407052970
  41. Tracey AdolfoMental Health Counselor1447623863
  42. Melissa Adrouny, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407112188
  43. Meghna AgarwalClinical Social Worker1356811004
  44. Melody Agbuya-Flores, O.D.Optometrist1780946012
  45. Elizabeth AgeeAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104463504
  46. Erin Agenjo Hohengarten, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376978791
  47. Bahar Aghighi, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1770562134
  48. Lana AgojoBehavior Technician1801775010
  49. Stephanie Agoncillo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427425172
  50. Julie Aguiar, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1427269711

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 Cruz, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,138 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 Cruz - 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 Cruz 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 Cruz is weighted toward Behavior Technician (711 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 554 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 462). 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 Cruz reports roughly 13.2 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, Behavior Analyst is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Santa Cruz practice address, a coverage gap Santa Cruz patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Santa Cruz 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 Cruz, CA?

There are 5,138 registered healthcare providers in Santa Cruz, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Santa Cruz?

The most common specialties in Santa Cruz are Behavior Technician, Mental Health Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Clinical Social Worker. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 711.

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.