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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.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 8)
| Name |
|---|
| JAMES BENVENUTO Mental Health Counselor |
| DEBORAH BERARDO, RPH Pharmacist |
| ERICA BERG, MFT Mental Health Counselor |
| WILLIAM BERG, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| ELENA BERGEL Behavior Technician |
| AMANDA BERGER, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| JAN BERGER Mental Health Counselor |
| JONAH BERGER Counselor |
| MEREDITH BERGER, LMFT, LPCC Professional Counselor |
| DENELE BERGMANN Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| JAMES BERGUM, CCP Perfusionist |
| POLINA BERKOVICH Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| ANNALISA BERLET Behavior Technician |
| PAUL BERMAN, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| RALPH BERMAN, M D Psychiatry Physician |
| NORMA BERMUDEZ Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| ADRIAN BERNARD Adult Companion |
| MICHAEL BERNARDI Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| JESSICA BERNARDY, ND Naturopath |
| SHELBY BERNAUER Mental Health Counselor |
| MARK BERNHARD, D.C. Chiropractor |
| GEOFFREY BERNSTEIN, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| LYLIA BERNSTEIN Behavior Technician |
| MARILYN BERNSTEIN, L.AC Acupuncturist |
| MELISSA BERNSTEIN, MFC 52524 School Counselor |
| ASHLEY BERRIS, P.T., C/NDT Neurology Physical Therapist |
| ERICA BERTAO Mental Health Counselor |
| CARMEN BERTEAUX, MA MFT Psychologist |
| KELLY BESWICK Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| DEIRDRE BETANCOURT Behavior Technician |
| NORMAN BETTENCOURT, RPH Pharmacist |
| SHERRI BETZ, P.T. Geriatric Physical Therapist |
| JILL BEWLEY, LAC Acupuncturist |
| VATCHE BEZDIKIAN, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| NEHARIKA BHARDWAJ, MD Rheumatology Physician |
| NEERA BHATNAGAR, LCSW Counselor |
| JOYDIP BHATTACHARYA, D.O Neurology Physician |
| UPASNA BHURIA, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| CHERI BIANCHINI, RN PHN Nutrition Support Registered Nurse |
| GABRIELA BIBRIESCA Counselor |
| LAURA BIERSTEDT Mental Health Counselor |
| LASHAY BIGGINS Adult Companion |
| SEAN BIGLEY Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| DAVID BILES, D.D.S., M.A. General Practice Dentistry |
| CAITLIN BILISKE Counselor |
| CAITLIN BILLINGHAM Pediatrics Physician |
| BAHAREH BINESH, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| MARTIN BINESH, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| KAREN BINNINGS, MFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| RALPH BIONDI II Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
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