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 25 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. Rachel Hawkins, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1215016738
  2. Cathleen HaycockCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043887888
  3. Tiara HaynesBehavior Technician1306416102
  4. Nicole HazeltonBehavior Technician1568090488
  5. Stephen Healey, O.D.Optometrist1285784355
  6. Richard Healy, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1407948490
  7. Michael Heck, CATC IV RAS IVAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114819059
  8. Katherine HeddenPediatric Physical Therapist1821483199
  9. Lacey Hemeon, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1801448659
  10. Kellie Henkel, MS CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083074629
  11. John Hennessey, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1306661897
  12. Kevin Henry, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205032687
  13. Levi Henry, M.A., P.P.S.School Psychologist1093015208
  14. Melissa HensiekAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366904245
  15. Bryan HerediaBehavior Technician1003494907
  16. Sandra HerediaSchool Psychologist1710811492
  17. Aixarret HernandezBehavior Analyst1235726506
  18. Alexandra Hernandez, PAPhysician Assistant1568245355
  19. Andrea HernandezLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1811693427
  20. Davida Hernandez, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1831017631
  21. Joshua Hernandez, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548016264
  22. Krista HernandezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225442486
  23. Leticia HernandezMental Health Counselor1073907945
  24. Lourdes Hernandez, PA-SPhysician Assistant1437929668
  25. Madison HernandezHealth & Wellness Coach1417736349
  26. Mariah HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053108118
  27. Nubia HernandezBehavior Technician1801389036
  28. Richard HernandezCounselor1356416390
  29. Robert HernandezFamily Nurse Practitioner1427545698
  30. Senaida HernandezBehavior Technician1881293694
  31. Sonia Hernandez, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295277457
  32. Stephanie Hernandez, RNSchool Registered Nurse1972461739
  33. Vanessa Hernandez, RN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1417778085
  34. Yvette HernandezMental Health Counselor1255983102
  35. Angela Hernandez Huffman, LCSW, JDClinical Social Worker1457802084
  36. Alma HerreraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508560400
  37. Diego HerreraHealth & Wellness Coach1306714803
  38. Jennifer HerreraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1144691692
  39. Paula HerreraNutrition Education Nutritionist1730018672
  40. Vanessa Herrera, CATC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821624016
  41. Stephen Herrick, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1588044549
  42. Laura Herzberg, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1801989371
  43. Mariana HeslopRehabilitation Practitioner1336092675
  44. Devin Hestand, ATCAthletic Trainer1154873024
  45. Sarita HidalgoPharmacy Technician1124177084
  46. Jasmine Higa, DPTPhysical Therapist1790533040
  47. Danielle HigaredaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598534638
  48. Cindy HighSpeech-Language Pathologist1639567837
  49. Minerva HigueraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1275361446
  50. Christine Hill, CAODC #7804Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1154814341

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.