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 7 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. Constance BatesCounselor1538364096
  2. Lena Bates, MSW, ASWSocial Worker1760054167
  3. Sneha Bathina, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1770218018
  4. Sakat BatraPharmacist1437421658
  5. Sarah BattCommunity Health Worker1750136370
  6. Connie Batten, LMFTMental Health Counselor1952315111
  7. Sofia BaugherBehavior Technician1326992850
  8. Paula BaumLicensed Vocational Nurse1356873350
  9. Eddie BautistaMarriage & Family Therapist1699956821
  10. Layla BautistaOther Technician1629579362
  11. Liceth BautistaBehavior Technician1316606551
  12. Dawn BaxterSchool Counselor1144108366
  13. Erica BaxterRehabilitation Practitioner1366098212
  14. Masi Bayless, DCChiropractor1295111060
  15. Madeleine Bazar, RN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1710725551
  16. Selene BazarnickAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508321514
  17. Alexandra Bazeghi, LAC.Acupuncturist1851812820
  18. Wendy Beallor, L.AC.Acupuncturist1659593531
  19. Daniel BeamanBehavior Technician1851066849
  20. Lavada Beard-HoldenerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407390198
  21. Emma BeatleyBehavior Technician1952244675
  22. Kevin BeattieBehavior Technician1225841075
  23. Jane Beauchamp, RNRegistered Nurse1336311836
  24. Sebastian BecaMarriage & Family Therapist1659808475
  25. Francisco BecerraMental Health Counselor1811451503
  26. David Beck, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235101122
  27. Susan Beck, PH.D., L.AC.Acupuncturist1588226369
  28. Dani Beckerman, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1710007737
  29. Norman Beckett, PHDClinical Psychologist1205049913
  30. Susan Bedford, L.AC.Acupuncturist1780742098
  31. Kim Beecher, D.C.Chiropractor1134603418
  32. Rebecca Beecher, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1386058592
  33. Craig Beeson, PHDCounseling Psychologist1033776810
  34. Lilian Beggs, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1063750727
  35. Krystina Begonia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760942734
  36. Cameron BehrendtAdult Companion1710714738
  37. Emily Behrs, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1356063036
  38. Jason BeileyMental Health Counselor1275267239
  39. Kelli Beingesser, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730144528
  40. Robert Beito, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073717609
  41. Josee Belanger, MDFamily Medicine Physician1437261989
  42. Tessa BelardiPeer Specialist1568303436
  43. Karen Belford, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679506026
  44. Aurora BelkSpeech-Language Pathologist1598380750
  45. Tamara Belkin, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1871612853
  46. Ali BellAdult Companion1447030242
  47. Deborah Bell, MA.CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1396815270
  48. Rikki Bell, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417115593
  49. Sarah Bell-Ingraham, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1629394499
  50. Meghana BellamBehavior Technician1083559942

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.