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. Page 10 of 103.

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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. Hayden BlockPhysical Therapist1275099558
  2. Cassandra BlomClinical Social Worker1881431120
  3. Linda Bloom, LCSWMarriage & Family Therapist1407048333
  4. Samantha BloomBehavior Technician1700665957
  5. Linda Bloombecker, PHD MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497893192
  6. Elizabeth Blosser, RN, PHNCase Management Registered Nurse1841998507
  7. Julieanna BlotzSchool Counselor1346124815
  8. Vega BluemStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225107337
  9. Daniel Blumberg, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1912212556
  10. Sonia Blumberg, B.A., M.S.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1528757309
  11. Marcus BoardmanPeer Specialist1336959824
  12. Raimy Boban, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1114216298
  13. Nick BobedaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1437767704
  14. Stephanie BodiscoMental Health Counselor1528692837
  15. Jordan Boerner, DTCM, LACAcupuncturist1962029777
  16. Oksana BogatkoMental Health Counselor1295483733
  17. John Boggs, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679919138
  18. Michael BogrenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1013133644
  19. Kellie Bohlke, BCBABehavior Analyst1578032629
  20. Maria BoisaMental Health Counselor1457563264
  21. Emily BollinFamily Nurse Practitioner1548872591
  22. Beloved BoltonMarriage & Family Therapist1306029640
  23. Dolores BoltonOrthotic Fitter1063601656
  24. Jasra Bombaci-RobertoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740052208
  25. Zayla BondMedical Physician Assistant1659246668
  26. Christian Bonilla, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396534343
  27. Troy BookoutStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023943099
  28. Tamara Boole, CADC-CASMental Health Counselor1023485067
  29. Lora Boone, MPTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1750754776
  30. Melissa BooseAdult Companion1952124075
  31. David BorbaNurse Practitioner1891765632
  32. Jill BorbaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518830348
  33. Catherine Borchert, MDPsychiatry Physician1992918692
  34. Rebecca BorghiMental Health Counselor1245488014
  35. Hector BorjasMental Health Counselor1154153419
  36. Noe BorjonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033776638
  37. Lauren Borowsky, L.AC, DIPL.OMAcupuncturist1336448687
  38. Lizet Borrayo GarciaBehavior Technician1275313561
  39. Shelley BorrebachDoula1366863904
  40. Stacey BoscoeRehabilitation Practitioner1417690272
  41. Ken BostonMental Health Counselor1992926323
  42. Bjorn Bostrom, DCChiropractor1942598727
  43. Amber BothmanBehavior Technician1194326389
  44. Joscelyn Boudreau, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285095786
  45. Mranda BoundsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407454010
  46. Laura BouwsmaPhysician Assistant1801492442
  47. Cherise BowenCommunity Health Worker1831870187
  48. Tiphanie BowensMental Health Counselor1366940215
  49. Amber BowersMental Health Counselor1104100932
  50. Cheryl Bowers, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1538378302

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.