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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.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 32)
| Name |
|---|
| KATHE GIBBS, LM Midwife |
| JOHN GIBSON, RN Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| LISA GIBSON Physical Therapist |
| SHAWN GIBSON Pharmacist |
| HELEN GIFFROW, MFT Mental Health Counselor |
| NAYELI GIL Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| ALLISON GILBERT, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| ALYSSA GILE Mental Health Counselor |
| GURSHARAN GILL, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| SHANDARA GILL Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| JILL GILLESPIE, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| JOHN GILLETTE, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| RACHEL GILLIS Behavior Technician |
| KIMBERLYN GILMOUR Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| JESSICA GIMELLI Perfusionist |
| JACOB GINSBURG, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| JON GIRVETZ, PH.D. Psychologist |
| BROOKE GIUFFRE Counselor |
| LERON GIVENS Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| CAROLINE GJERSTAD, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| CHENELLE GLADDEN, RN Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse |
| JAMES GLANCY, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| ABIGAIL GLASSER Assistant Behavior Analyst |
| JANIE GLEGHORN, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| FORREST GLEITSMAN Mental Health Counselor |
| KONA GLEITSMAN, MFT TRAINEE Mental Health Counselor |
| KERRY GLENDENING, DTCM, L.AC Acupuncturist |
| JOHN GLINA, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| ANDREW GLUCS, O.D. Optometrist |
| BROOK GODDARD, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| ELVIE GODDARD, LPT Licensed Psychiatric Technician |
| HEIDI GODDARD, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| JESSICA GODIN Marriage & Family Therapist |
| PAUL GODIN, MD Specialist |
| CHRISTOPHER GODINEZ Behavior Technician |
| CELIA GOECKERMANN Marriage & Family Therapist |
| ROBERT GOETZE Behavior Technician |
| BRIDGET GOIN, MFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| CLAUDIA GOLD Clinical Social Worker |
| DANIEL GOLDBERG, MHRS Rehabilitation Practitioner |
| JULIE GOLDBERG, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| GREGORY GOLDFIELD Clinical Social Worker |
| DAVID GOLDMAN Anesthesiology Physician |
| DUNCAN GOLDSTEIN Behavior Technician |
| LINDA GOLDWYER, RPH Pharmacist |
| JOHN GOLINO, MA LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| AREMY GOMEZ Clinical Social Worker |
| CAITLIN GOMEZ, ASW, PPSC Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| CARLA GOMEZ, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| EVANGELINA GOMEZ, CADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
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