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 29 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
- Diana JuarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619766375
- Vanessa Juarez Solorio, B.SAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336066216
- Austin Judkins, DPTPhysical Therapist1730889700
- Katie Julian, MDHospitalist Physician1730205220
- Madeline Julita, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1417775982
- Chung Jun, MASTER DEGREEAcupuncturist1679736698
- James Justice, MDAnesthesiology Physician1194711176
- Gadi Kabayaho NepaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922681980
- Shilpa KachgalSchool Social Worker1134059413
- Nohra KanaPhysician Assistant1215707161
- Herbert Kandel, O.M.D., L.AC.Acupuncturist1003948829
- Clarissa Kaoussarani, PAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124896311
- Jeffrey Kaplan, MDPediatrics Physician1366477028
- Carol Karamitsos, M.D.Gynecology Physician1760475453
- Hamlet Karapetian, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1174683841
- McKayla KarceskiPharmacy Technician1467208959
- James Kasper, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1962445098
- Hala KassarPhysician Assistant1356111827
- Doreen Kasselman, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1346174083
- Sheri KastravaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1790098366
- Vellore Kasturi, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1588862478
- Matthew Katics, D.O.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1114039153
- Karlie KauiBehavior Technician1952980880
- Amneet KaurPhysician Assistant1770353195
- Manjot KaurBehavior Technician1962385716
- Navjeet KaurPhysician Assistant1023842861
- Ramneek KaurSpeech-Language Pathologist1477118370
- Tuvleen Kaur, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1609741818
- Monica KawabePhysician Assistant1083391817
- Branden KaySocial Worker1447617618
- Samira Kayumi-Rashti, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1215111711
- Michael Kazak, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1285732636
- Samara Kazak, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487230413
- Brittanie KeeblerBehavior Technician1588313407
- Trisha KeeneyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912194044
- William Keightley, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1730241100
- Cecilia KelleyPhysician Assistant1548090640
- Linda KellyCounselor1336007939
- Sarah Kelly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1265821854
- Whitney Kelly, SUDRC 12452Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376203356
- Jacquelyn Kemp, DPTPhysical Therapist1831462977
- Anne Kennard, DOAObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1689969412
- Kathleen Kennedy, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1528080967
- Virgilia Kennedy, LCSWMental Health Counselor1164995825
- Michelle KetchumCounselor1265687297
- David Ketelaar, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1073543542
- Lailani KetzSchool Counselor1144157074
- Brigette KeysDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1306713813
- Truc KhaPhysician Assistant1740050319
- Siri Atma Khalsa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1073701785
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.
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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.