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 6 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. Tracy BakerMental Health Counselor1568024362
  2. Alani BalawejderAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790258549
  3. Zahara BaliBehavior Technician1538051040
  4. Monica Ball, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205977790
  5. Blythe Ballaao, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1669975777
  6. Xavier Ballard, PHARMDPharmacist1962575837
  7. Wendy Ballen, L. AC.Acupuncturist1376508622
  8. Isabelle Ballesteros, SUD RCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265194534
  9. Ricardo BandaMental Health Counselor1114107075
  10. Vicente BandaAdult Companion1386016699
  11. Loren BanducciMental Health Counselor1366108813
  12. Pritisheel Banga, DOEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1043571151
  13. Abass BanguraPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1720824154
  14. Vivian Banh, DOAnesthesiology Physician1992332662
  15. Lauren BanksBehavior Technician1710456876
  16. Sarah BanksPhysical Therapist1710567896
  17. Danit Bar Ziv, MDPsychiatry Physician1073956579
  18. Ruth Bar-Shalom, NDNaturopath1497961536
  19. Faith Bar-ShimonMassage Therapist1023353810
  20. Emilio BarajasCommunity Health Worker1457106742
  21. Kenisha BaralBehavior Technician1912820515
  22. Ashley Baranski, RDRegistered Dietitian1164385878
  23. Django Barbato, LA.C, CMTAcupuncturist1720211741
  24. John BarberPediatrics Physician1558865238
  25. Riva BarberoBehavior Technician1316810054
  26. Kenneth BarclayAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558538652
  27. Isabel Bareno-EganBehavior Technician1649105354
  28. Barbara Bargetto, PTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1073583233
  29. Rita BargettoPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1801240189
  30. Sarah Barili, CMAMedical Physician Assistant1073017984
  31. Adrian BarnardMental Health Counselor1487025383
  32. Theresa BarnardMental Health Counselor1922613959
  33. Erik Barnes, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1295916625
  34. Kirsten Barnes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235796848
  35. Laura Barnum, DCChiropractor1033829726
  36. David BaronBehavior Technician1952106502
  37. Ernest Baron, DDSDentist1568408714
  38. Kristin Baron, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225241888
  39. Joaquin Barreto-VargasAdult Companion1316144900
  40. Aimee BarrettMarriage & Family Therapist1932049681
  41. Courtney BarrettAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1134471469
  42. Dawn Barrett-Lauer, HADHearing Instrument Specialist1619303062
  43. Leslie BarriosMarriage & Family Therapist1740084730
  44. Mikail BarronMedical Physician Assistant1841002771
  45. Ray Ray BarronBehavior Technician1821911264
  46. Robert Bartee, PH.D.Psychologist1942331541
  47. Shana BartlettDoula1407655897
  48. Neno Bartocci, ATC, CF-L1Athletic Trainer1770982787
  49. Carol Bass, L.M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1275863300
  50. Allison BassoniOccupational Therapist1851733166

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.