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 2 of 61.
The 8 largest groups in Santa Maria
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Erika Albert, LMFT #96677Marriage & Family Therapist1750631933
- Benjamin AlbrachtMental Health Counselor1841592011
- Shannah AlbrechtBehavior Technician1427685551
- Araceli Alcala DuranCase Manager/Care Coordinator1831770478
- Donald Alderman, MDAnesthesiology Physician1972547875
- Hanssel Alegria PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174332704
- Alexander AlemanDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1932065521
- Alyssa AlexanderBehavior Technician1720572365
- Mia Alexander, CAADE - 13040-RAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1528601002
- Verlonne AlexanderAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184741613
- Isabel AlfaroCommunity Health Worker1457084741
- Patricia AlfaroCommunity Health Worker1407514441
- David Alford, O.D.Optometrist1336110956
- Syed Ali, O.D. (OPTOMETRIST)Optometrist1902854391
- Kristin Alkire, MACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689184574
- Breanna Alldredge-AlvarezBehavior Technician1326689407
- Brittany AllenBehavior Technician1972159358
- Denise Allen, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1972631950
- Jay Allen, ADDICTIONS COUNSELORDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851599146
- Michael AllenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1467526566
- Ryan Allen, DOFamily Medicine Physician1265417752
- Danica Alley, R1530201023Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790521383
- Marjorie Allomong, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1770318040
- Firas Alsaid, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1508747668
- Dima AlsalloumPharmacist1497371793
- Samantha AlsopStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235909409
- Arlene Altobelli, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1124105432
- Mary Jane Alumbaugh, PH.DClinical Psychologist1699089441
- Trina AluracMastectomy Fitter1316315609
- Echo AlvaradoBehavior Technician1861130494
- Latasha AlvaradoBehavior Technician1437643079
- Valentina Alvarado-GalvanRehabilitation Practitioner1457201774
- Adreanna AlvarezBehavior Technician1366079303
- Julian AlvarezBehavior Technician1447702337
- Monic Alvarez, 8788-RAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1093217325
- Samuel AlvarezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1144943481
- Silvia AlvarezBehavior Technician1861029803
- Ravi Amarawansa, OTOccupational Therapist1598265811
- Carolyn Amate, IMFTProfessional Counselor1568534618
- Maria Ambrocio Campos, PPSSchool Counselor1376396812
- Christen AmegashieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770392862
- Ahmad Amir, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1851393086
- Sandeep Anantani, RPHOncology Pharmacist1720137680
- Aaron Anaya, D.C.Chiropractor1811961360
- Erica AndersenPhysician Assistant1053181255
- Allison AndersonCounselor1508039058
- Allison Anderson, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1356743975
- Brandi Mari AndersonBehavior Technician1205460714
- Gregory Anderson, D.C.Chiropractor1528143138
- Kimberly Anderson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1851308191
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.