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 11 of 61.

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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 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. Alyssa CharetteBehavior Technician1891338844
  2. Nathan CharlesBehavior Technician1992344535
  3. Anna ChaseProfessional Counselor1215495981
  4. Taimur Chaudhry, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043355910
  5. Carlos ChavezBehavior Technician1962996504
  6. Gustavo ChavezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861888638
  7. Ishmael ChavezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1417108341
  8. Jocelyn Chavez, MPH,PAPhysician Assistant1750164638
  9. Jose Chavez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1225323116
  10. Juanita Cantu ChavezCommunity Health Worker1942086533
  11. Kimberly ChavezBehavior Technician1346892015
  12. Lupe ChavezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1952534067
  13. Mathilde Chavez, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1073721395
  14. Estrella Chavez Benzaquen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396187449
  15. Elizabeth Chavez De PerezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225956048
  16. Audrey ChenPhysician Assistant1902637879
  17. Johnny Chen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1225286479
  18. Roseanne ChenPharmacist1659154904
  19. Xinyue Chen, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1356920557
  20. Melissa CherryBehavior Technician1649744806
  21. Jocelyn ChesnasPeer Specialist1841953098
  22. Simona ChesterCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942566138
  23. Heather ChildersLicensed Vocational Nurse1366088064
  24. Antonio ChildresBehavior Technician1912550831
  25. Rodney Childress, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1962589275
  26. Jennifer ChiquitoBehavior Technician1891289468
  27. Sara ChiquitoBehavior Technician1750875514
  28. Dante ChisholmPhysician Assistant1740092485
  29. Marie ChisumCase Manager/Care Coordinator1821144312
  30. Edward Cho, M.D.Surgery Physician1508247057
  31. Diane Choi, PHARM.DPharmacist1922501501
  32. Harold Choi, D.D.SDentist1619179900
  33. Jason Choi, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1407083470
  34. Dylan ChristensenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326836701
  35. Sean ChristiansenFamily Medicine Physician1215383708
  36. Tristan ChristopherBehavior Technician1598427874
  37. Kalfred Chun, DDS, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1174653844
  38. Willard Chung, MDFamily Medicine Physician1285898635
  39. Nicholas CicoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003625591
  40. Adrian CisnerosOccupational Therapist1952135980
  41. Nathaniel CisnerosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225964885
  42. Raymond CisnerosMarriage & Family Therapist1659645869
  43. Adilene Cisneros Juarez, MASTERSProfessional Counselor1326406513
  44. Daisy Cisneros-Becerra, PA-S1Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215759808
  45. Adam ClarkBehavior Technician1568955797
  46. Andrew ClarkCounselor1316215528
  47. Angela Clark, CATCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891821278
  48. Christine Clarke, IMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1770603458
  49. Leah Clarke, PAPhysician Assistant1669640827
  50. Steve Clarke, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1861519415

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.