Doctors in Santa Cruz, CA
Active healthcare providers in Santa Cruz sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file — no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
4,876 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Santa Cruz, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 4,876 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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.
The provider mix in Santa Cruz is weighted toward Mental Health Counselor (655 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 595 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 406). 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 12.5 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.
For Santa Cruz patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 16)
| Name |
|---|
| WYATT CHAMBERS Mental Health Counselor |
| OLIVIA CHAMPOUX-HUTCHINS Adult Companion |
| CHRISTINE CHAN, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| JORDAN CHAN Behavior Technician |
| RAYMOND CHAN Adult Companion |
| ELIJAH CHANCE Clinical Social Worker |
| KELSEY CHANDLER Behavior Analyst |
| SATISH CHANDRA, M.D. Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| NIVEDITA CHANDRASEKHARAN, OD, FAAO Optometrist |
| CECILIA CHANG Behavior Technician |
| STEPHANIE CHANG, MD, MSC Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| TING-YUAN CHANG Physical Therapist |
| ISAAC CHANKAI, MD Surgery Physician |
| JENNIFER CHAO, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| JOANNA CHAO, L.AC. Acupuncturist |
| ERICA CHAPIN, P.A. Medical Physician Assistant |
| MACY CHAPMAN, LMFT, LPCC Marriage & Family Therapist |
| APRIL CHAU, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| MOLLY CHAUDOIR, L.AC. Acupuncturist |
| CONSUELO CHAVARRIA Specialist |
| ANDREA CHAVEZ Behavior Technician |
| KARINA CHAVEZ, B.A. Developmental Therapist |
| KIM CHAVEZ, RN Registered Nurse |
| LIVIER CHAVEZ Rehabilitation Practitioner |
| MICHAELA CHAVEZ, O.D. Optometrist |
| MIGUEL CHAVEZ Behavior Technician |
| RUBEN CHAVEZ Mental Health Counselor |
| SHIRLEY CHAVEZ, RN, NP Ambulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse |
| CRYSTAL CHAVEZ-ROJAS Behavior Technician |
| BRIANNA CHEEKS, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| INGA CHEGAI Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| JILLIAN CHELSON, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| HSUAN-CHIH CHEN, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| PEGGY CHEN, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| CHIEN CHENG, DDS MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| EDWIN CHENG, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| FLAVIO CHENG General Practice Dentistry |
| DARLA CHENIN, LAC, DACHM Acupuncturist |
| CAROLINE CHERNG, O.D. Optometrist |
| JILLIAN CHESLEY, MFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| JAVIER CHEW Behavior Technician |
| JOHN CHICO, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| REBECCA CHICOINE Mental Health Counselor |
| NANCY CHIN, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| MATHEW CHIPMAN Behavior Technician |
| MONICA CHIQUITO Behavior Technician |
| KRISTEN CHMELICEK Behavior Technician |
| APRIL CHMELICEK HOOD Mental Health Counselor |
| YOUN CHOI, L.A. Acupuncturist |
| I-CHIN CHOU Mental Health Counselor |
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