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 31 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. Sarah KristyClinical Social Worker1194272872
  2. Shelley Krueger Rieke, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1346439866
  3. Meagan Kruger, BCABABehavior Analyst1821521303
  4. Adrian Krulewecki, DDSDentist1891808531
  5. Qing KuangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679381461
  6. Simone KucskaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699694372
  7. Liliya KulchitskayaBehavior Technician1760033138
  8. Daniel KuljianCommunity Health Worker1487057063
  9. Bhanji Kundaria, M.D.Specialist1619906872
  10. Micheal KurganDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1730024324
  11. Min Kwon, LACAcupuncturist1134454267
  12. Naomi KwonBehavior Analyst1912881749
  13. Soon Kwon, D.D.S.Dentist1851728984
  14. Leashia KyzerMental Health Counselor1487892501
  15. Richard La Fayette, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346594165
  16. Erika La Frano, LCSWSocial Worker1326588450
  17. Maya Labastida, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1285880013
  18. Pierre Labrecque, M.D.Specialist1902867294
  19. Timothy Lacefield, L.P.T.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1659445369
  20. Francis Lagattuta, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1992799704
  21. Norma LagattutaPhysician Assistant1396528014
  22. Drick-John LaguitLicensed Vocational Nurse1861877649
  23. Nang LahtawPhysician Assistant1669247516
  24. Alene LaiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376482166
  25. Michael Lai, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1750318127
  26. Karen Lake-Shampain, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1336232115
  27. Bimala LamaPharmacist1487180568
  28. Brandy LambMarriage & Family Therapist1053961615
  29. Wen-Chun Lan, MD, MSNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1750452447
  30. Jennifer LandAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598425050
  31. Andilynn LandgrenBehavior Technician1942173398
  32. Matthew Lane, DDSDentist1578767547
  33. Barron LangPharmacist1922185156
  34. Karen LapesardeObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1376983023
  35. Leticia LapreCase Manager/Care Coordinator1578789376
  36. Heraclio LaraAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396943338
  37. Maria LaraRehabilitation Practitioner1821531344
  38. Selene LaribaMarriage & Family Therapist1649487505
  39. Daniel LariosMental Health Counselor1215690532
  40. Iva Larkin, RN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1982864203
  41. Shannon Larrabee, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1306876024
  42. Victoria LarsenMarriage & Family Therapist1093465304
  43. Crystal LarsonRegistered Nurse1922875848
  44. Jordan Larson, P.T., O.C.S.Orthopedic Physical Therapist1740352392
  45. Olivia LaseckeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174331177
  46. Dawn Latimer, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1447386735
  47. Chasity LavataiBehavior Technician1063019339
  48. Aurelia LawrelNurse's Aide1477742724
  49. Melissa Lawrence, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1609799857
  50. John Lawson, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1609134691

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.