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 33 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. Stephanie Lin, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1073747176
  2. Kevin Lin-Hurtubise, M.D.Surgery Physician1508802992
  3. Jennifer LindleyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1356053722
  4. James Lindsey, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1710105309
  5. Deja Linton, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1730989666
  6. Annalisa LipesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306622345
  7. Mary Lipscomb, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265056170
  8. Merrie Lipton, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1013932417
  9. Scott Lirgg, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124879242
  10. Sabina LirtsmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437013075
  11. Angelia Littig, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1477259059
  12. Erica Liu, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043732670
  13. Xin Liu, PHARM DPharmacist1699286377
  14. Anabella LizamaBehavior Technician1790510667
  15. Cesar LizamaBehavior Technician1174016323
  16. Mary Katherine Llarena, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1447793211
  17. Raymund Llaurado, M.D.Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1093871725
  18. Chloe Lo, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1689367294
  19. Sandra Loehner, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053422360
  20. Jacqueline Loew, ED.DDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1386538668
  21. Eric LofstrandAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225557267
  22. Melvin Lohman, D.C.Chiropractor1346432549
  23. Emma London, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1851935373
  24. Israel Long, MPTPhysical Therapist1295892925
  25. Keira LongPhysician Assistant1336918465
  26. Shannon Looney-Colton, OTOccupational Therapist1285645408
  27. Camisha Loper, MAHome Health Aide1033978309
  28. Andrea Lopes Sauers, PT, PHD, DIPACLMPhysical Therapist1326904830
  29. Aylin Lopez, MS, RDNRegistered Dietitian1427859511
  30. Bayley LopezBehavior Technician1528630936
  31. Brittany LopezPhysician Assistant1265046155
  32. Cindy LopezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1770621005
  33. Danielle LopezHealth & Wellness Coach1104319243
  34. Irma Lopez, RN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1275722522
  35. Jacelia LopezBehavior Technician1356911184
  36. Jacqueline LopezBehavior Technician1740109479
  37. Lisa LopezBehavior Technician1386126860
  38. Lorraine LopezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1578395398
  39. Mia LopezBehavior Technician1366059644
  40. Rebecca LopezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1831744226
  41. Roman LopezPhysician Assistant1780454058
  42. Veronica LopezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1134808892
  43. Violeta LopezBehavior Technician1083267645
  44. Paola Lopez GuerreroBehavior Analyst1528563046
  45. Cristina Lopez Martinez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1194581181
  46. Noelia Lopez PascualSchool Social Worker1619858800
  47. Ithamar Lopez RamirezBehavior Technician1487246922
  48. Anahi Lopez RodriguezBehavior Technician1306510557
  49. April LorBehavior Technician1568956159
  50. Dana LoraSocial Worker1215731393

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.