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 16 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. Edward Balbino Domingo, R. PH.Pharmacist1083009914
  2. Jaime DominguezMental Health Counselor1750853974
  3. Laura Dominguez, NPNurse Practitioner1184196719
  4. Edward Donahue, PTPhysical Therapist1437246022
  5. Danamae DonezaMarriage & Family Therapist1730387457
  6. Amanda Doss, RDHAPAdvanced Practice Dental Therapist1720786841
  7. Lena DosterLicensed Vocational Nurse1215689633
  8. Shella DouetDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1528779857
  9. Anne Dougherty, M.S.Genetic Counselor (M.S.)1144660499
  10. Evan DoughertyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457823643
  11. Taz DoughertyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891156261
  12. John DouglasMental Health Counselor1639931744
  13. Anna DowningCommunity Health Worker1922977446
  14. Daniela DownsBehavior Analyst1912400656
  15. Darla Downs, LVNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548496268
  16. Margaret Doyle, RNRegistered Nurse1275547283
  17. Tory Doyle, SUDCC II-CSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669943379
  18. Devin DrakeMarriage & Family Therapist1033277223
  19. Joyce DuaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710795745
  20. Dayanara DuarteBehavior Analyst1295234136
  21. Amanda DueckAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063976785
  22. Michael Duenas, MS, BCBABehavior Analyst1811410087
  23. David Duke, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1780615963
  24. Sarah DunawayBehavior Technician1851808869
  25. Andy Duc Duong, PHARMDPharmacist1699338061
  26. Sandy DuongPharmacist1568730364
  27. Malia DuranAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538633904
  28. Michael DuranBehavior Technician1659922425
  29. Monica Duran, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1932669652
  30. Jocelyn DuronBehavior Technician1578317723
  31. Cheryl Durstein-Decker, M.D. FACEPEmergency Medicine Physician1073569026
  32. Marie Dusch, MDSurgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1659753911
  33. Margaret DzurisinBehavior Technician1568011310
  34. Kelsey Earlington, PAPhysician Assistant1134951726
  35. Etinosa EbaguaSurgical Physician Assistant1700655701
  36. Gerald Ebner, M.D.Specialist1720081730
  37. Susan Ebner, R.N.Licensed Practical Nurse1386952919
  38. Sheryhan EbrahimBehavior Technician1801434220
  39. Dannette Echavarria, RNRegistered Nurse1598084865
  40. Alan EdelmanNeurological Surgery Physician1699886903
  41. Dimitri EganMarriage & Family Therapist1275724833
  42. Matthew Egbert, D.C.Chiropractor1205806874
  43. Sarah Eichenbaum, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1477199131
  44. Matthew EiseleAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487599254
  45. Ashley EisterCounselor1134758022
  46. Sharon Elam, M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1194756098
  47. Margaret Elfering, M.D.Pain Medicine Physician1760467260
  48. Syreeta ElieCase Manager/Care Coordinator1649552522
  49. Xelia ElieCase Manager/Care Coordinator1104215490
  50. Patcharie Elkins, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1609359157

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.