NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Santa Maria, CA

3,047 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Santa Maria, 76th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 357, 12% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 10 of 61.

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Santa Maria in California

  • Rank in California76th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.3% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups26% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Santa Maria has 5.5× the state's share of licensed psychiatric technician records and 0.48× its share of clinical social worker records.

Providers in Santa Maria, alphabetically

  1. Nishka CarterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275420234
  2. Deborah CartyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1598957094
  3. Thomas Caruso, MDGeneral Practice Physician1609965433
  4. Maria CarverBehavior Technician1649745464
  5. Brielle CasillasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1235928375
  6. Elizabeth CasparroRegistered Dietitian1174741730
  7. Cindy CastanedaMarriage & Family Therapist1316430770
  8. Eric CastanedaMental Health Counselor1265884662
  9. Jason CastanedaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972391340
  10. Nicandro Castaneda, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578595245
  11. Ruben CastanedaCommunity Health Worker1356222913
  12. Ruby Castaneda, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295014504
  13. Tammy CastanedaBehavior Technician1487147666
  14. Marina Castanedo Leonard, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1235623497
  15. Dulce CastelanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1285439729
  16. Monique CastellanosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1023304383
  17. Paul Castello, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1669434510
  18. Diana Castellon, CHWCommunity Health Worker1013702133
  19. Daniella CastilloMental Health Counselor1235744350
  20. Hailey CastilloBehavior Technician1427902303
  21. Justin CastilloCase Manager/Care Coordinator1396134680
  22. Joceline Castillo-Ayala, LVNRegistered Nurse1114623279
  23. Jocelyn Castillo-FarfanPhysician Assistant1710773544
  24. Gregory CastlePhysician Assistant1700669306
  25. Kelli Castle, PAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336011089
  26. Raul CastrejonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457160822
  27. Erica CastroSchool Psychologist1306324397
  28. Esthela Castro, RDHDental Hygienist1154542835
  29. Juan Castro Alejandre, BCBABehavior Analyst1295237147
  30. Kimberly Catherina, DCChiropractor1427321801
  31. Miranda CatoMental Health Counselor1447386107
  32. Kimberly CattaneoLicensed Psychiatric Technician1427565605
  33. Ioana Cebulla, PHD CLINICAL PSYCH.Psychologist1235445420
  34. Joseph Centeno, MDSurgery Physician1467584409
  35. Joshua CervantesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740327394
  36. Lashmey CervantesBehavior Technician1215642715
  37. Ga Hyun Cha, PHARMDPharmacist1568269546
  38. Ingrid Chacon, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1093593477
  39. Loretta Chacon, RMA/AOD/CERTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1205667961
  40. Stephany ChaconBehavior Technician1124594684
  41. Brent Cham, MDMedical Oncology Physician1265061600
  42. Ana Champagne, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225234685
  43. Wayne Chan, PSYDClinical Psychologist1669612727
  44. Ian Chang, D.D.S.Endodontics1538182092
  45. Jason Chang, O.D.Optometrist1558400663
  46. Andrew ChangalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194697706
  47. Ashley Channer, DDSDentist1184962078
  48. Kenneth Channer, D.P.T.Specialist1356621536
  49. Somsay ChanthavongsorAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750058343
  50. Samia Charani, PAMedical Physician Assistant1043919079

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 Maria, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,047 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 Maria - 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 Maria 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 Maria is weighted toward Behavior Technician (357 clinicians, followed by Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 219 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 217). 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 Maria reports roughly 7.8 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, Internal Medicine Physician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Santa Maria practice address, a coverage gap Santa Maria patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Santa Maria 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 Maria, CA?

There are 3,047 registered healthcare providers in Santa Maria, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Santa Maria?

The most common specialties in Santa Maria are Behavior Technician, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Marriage & Family Therapist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 357.

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.