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 3 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. Celena Allison, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1790955995
  2. Claire AllisonCommunity Health Registered Nurse1831383785
  3. Jeanette AllisonHand Physical Therapist1356803423
  4. Natalie Allyn, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALPeer Specialist1811700263
  5. Christian Glenn AlmarezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891541603
  6. Mario AlmazanBehavior Technician1407725492
  7. Lucas AlonsoBehavior Technician1548120017
  8. Stacey AlonzoMarriage & Family Therapist1003682493
  9. Sibel Alpakin, RBTBehavior Technician1730658949
  10. Lenore Alsing, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1487802138
  11. Perla Alvarado, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1558723247
  12. Ruben AlvaradoMental Health Counselor1538497201
  13. Guadalupe Alvarado SanchezAdult Companion1942127501
  14. Aubrey Alvarenga Arteaga, MPH, MHRSRehabilitation Practitioner1861295834
  15. Acelina AlvarezPhysician Assistant1992775431
  16. Jacqueline AlvarezMarriage & Family Therapist1093436511
  17. Jose AlvarezBehavior Technician1053234153
  18. Lisa AlvarezPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1063959658
  19. Erasmo Alvarez RamosBehavior Technician1952294365
  20. Mara Alverson, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1659644680
  21. Linda Alves, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336464163
  22. Osama AlzamleBehavior Technician1194660092
  23. Samier AmaraAdult Companion1508789686
  24. Brittany AmayaMental Health Counselor1669073961
  25. Jihan AmerMental Health Counselor1215308549
  26. Reem AmerAdult Companion1437997624
  27. Michael Amster, MDPain Medicine Physician1114023058
  28. Miguel Amurao, MDHospitalist Physician1275988248
  29. Brian Anders, DOHospitalist Physician1699355222
  30. Amanda AndersonLicensed Vocational Nurse1194091355
  31. Barbara AndersonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023385952
  32. Drew AndersonCounselor1215615844
  33. Eric AndersonCounselor1962957423
  34. Jenetta AndersonHearing Instrument Specialist1871525329
  35. Kyle Anderson, L.P,TLicensed Psychiatric Technician1366789646
  36. Maria AndersonRegistered Nurse1710869623
  37. Sara Anderson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801010343
  38. Sara AndersonMental Health Counselor1972856656
  39. Karen Anderson-Gray, LCSWMental Health Counselor1093888505
  40. Javier AndradeBehavior Technician1619446762
  41. Rachel AndradeSocial Worker1891263067
  42. Dante AndresRegistered Nurse1396600425
  43. Laurel Andres, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1780055467
  44. Ann Andrews, MA , LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1023218559
  45. George AnerousisCommunity Health Worker1528820842
  46. Jena Angelo, OTOccupational Therapist1710447131
  47. Paul Angelo, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1750268793
  48. Eliza Angila, RN, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023663507
  49. Jayda AnguloBehavior Technician1619845609
  50. Lisset Angulo LupercioCounselor1548130446

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.