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 5 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. Heather AstonPeer Specialist1396615027
  2. Nicholas Astromoff, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1023031234
  3. Mukaddes Atay, B.A.Behavior Technician1063066728
  4. Centa AtencioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851285209
  5. Melia-Ann AtienzaBehavior Technician1881572329
  6. Elise F Atkins, MDObesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1578542676
  7. Maureen AtkinsMarriage & Family Therapist1376726844
  8. Andrea Atkinson, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1952162422
  9. Gail Atlansky, MA, PPS, APCCSchool Counselor1477432490
  10. Bo Aucoin, SUDRCCase Manager/Care Coordinator1619682796
  11. Elizabeth Austin, P.T.Physical Therapist1982764890
  12. Lisa AustinMental Health Counselor1992983860
  13. Malaya AustinBehavior Technician1992649164
  14. Robin AustinMarriage & Family Therapist1639510126
  15. Eileen AutonMental Health Counselor1679804439
  16. Kenneth Averill, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1538182712
  17. Sandra AvilaBehavior Technician1679459358
  18. Cecilia Avila-GalloProfessional Counselor1790500809
  19. Montserrat AvilesBehavior Technician1801727649
  20. Mohana Awasthi, DDSDentist1992012074
  21. Brittani Axtell, DTCM, LACAcupuncturist1851963821
  22. Elizabeth AyalaMental Health Counselor1033886353
  23. Leslie AyalaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811533771
  24. Crystal Ayala-ArreolaBehavior Technician1760258842
  25. Kristin Ayer, CNMObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265402093
  26. Samuel AynagaBehavior Technician1699648337
  27. Karem Ayyad, PHARM DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1750129979
  28. Joselyn Aza-HurtadoBehavior Technician1982405023
  29. Kathleen AzevedoMental Health Counselor1538385166
  30. Joshua Babad, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1902801939
  31. Hannah BachBehavior Technician1336078849
  32. Cindy Bacon, LM, CPMMidwife1740301530
  33. Dimitri Bacos, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1760712814
  34. Isabel Baer-ModenaDoula1265250070
  35. Carly Bagnall, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1356867840
  36. Kriya Bahn, MSWMental Health Counselor1730434457
  37. Holly Bailey, N.P.Registered Nurse1629091574
  38. Jennifer BaileyMarriage & Family Therapist1376616326
  39. Kelly BaileyMental Health Counselor1821532524
  40. Melissa BaileyMassage Therapist1770301590
  41. Ted Bailey, ODOptometrist1356489959
  42. Barbara Bailey-Porter, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619270899
  43. Alisa Baker, PH.D.Psychologist1730384256
  44. Andrew BakerCounselor1629299771
  45. Fran Baker, RNRegistered Nurse1275095713
  46. Jena BakerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427857655
  47. Justin Baker, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134744733
  48. Katie BakerMental Health Counselor1386261881
  49. Romie BakerCounselor1568029163
  50. Tiffany BakerAdult Companion1295132652

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.