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 41 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. James Nichols, RNRegistered Nurse1265564884
  2. Kenneth Nichols, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1912079559
  3. Kelly Nickols, R.N.Registered Nurse1629390794
  4. David NicolaCounselor1538291836
  5. Judith Nishimori, LMFTProfessional Counselor1770652778
  6. Wilson NiuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821850520
  7. Jennifer NoakesHealth & Wellness Coach1578447819
  8. Angela NocedaBehavior Technician1174251235
  9. Jenna NoenickxPhysician Assistant1912437047
  10. Marianne Nogle, REGISTERED NURSESchool Registered Nurse1043172745
  11. Daniel Nolan, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1326103359
  12. Sean Nolan, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1285063206
  13. Ahmad Nooristani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659537306
  14. Janessa NoriegaBehavior Analyst1932027802
  15. Sarah NorrisBehavior Technician1306430004
  16. Gianna NovelliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881480309
  17. Elham Novin Baheran, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245432897
  18. Megan Novotny, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215466354
  19. Erica NunezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962930164
  20. Joseph Nunez, MDPediatrics Physician1720182868
  21. Virginia NunezBehavior Technician1508359571
  22. Maria Nunez BasilioDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1104715655
  23. Gloria Nuno, AMFT #90821Mental Health Counselor1942602305
  24. Bonita NuonPharmacist1255075057
  25. Chastity O'BrienLicensed Psychiatric Technician1316440753
  26. Kylie O'KeefeSpeech-Language Pathologist1205459765
  27. David Oates, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1679504807
  28. Mary Oates, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1881703759
  29. Bernadette OchoaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093525750
  30. Karla OchoaSchool Psychologist1720904345
  31. Luis Ochoa-Pelaez, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1528021383
  32. Charles OdenigboStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699479584
  33. Ogechukwu OdiakosaPhysician Assistant1174356323
  34. Ijeoma Ofiaeli, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932138179
  35. Merry Chris OflynnMental Health Counselor1588012652
  36. Rachel OgunroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043028574
  37. Daniel Oh, M.D.Surgery Physician1891790614
  38. Grace Oh, PHARMDPharmacist1841893047
  39. Linda OhRegistered Nurse1912479486
  40. Daniel OhanPharmacist1144878992
  41. Brenda OhanesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902692890
  42. Morgan OhlmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023600921
  43. Kisha Ojeda, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407089519
  44. Olga Ojeda VelascoHealth & Wellness Coach1558248088
  45. John Okerblom, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427046945
  46. Robert Okerblom, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1942358643
  47. William Okerblom, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1396893046
  48. Scarlett Okerblom-Sincoff, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1467804880
  49. Oscar Olate FuentesLicensed Psychiatric Technician1942963830
  50. Carly Oles, RDRegistered Dietitian1962358010

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.