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 43 of 61.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Julia Palardy-Byl, LMFTMental Health Counselor1063691772
  2. Armando Palomar, CMTMassage Therapist1477443281
  3. Kevin Paluay, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1265927180
  4. Philbert Pandac, BCBABehavior Analyst1891290151
  5. Jerome PangilinanPhysical Therapy Assistant1376931568
  6. Greta Pankratz, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629149463
  7. Navpreet Pannu, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134919038
  8. Ernest Panoo, AOD COUNSELORDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1265984710
  9. Margarethe Pappademos, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1205106200
  10. Amanda ParamoMental Health Counselor1225750839
  11. Linda Paris, MSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225439706
  12. Charlotte Park, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356023634
  13. Jae Chang Park, L.A.C.Acupuncturist1255463675
  14. Jenna ParkBehavior Technician1194205476
  15. John ParkCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063605988
  16. Perla Park, M.DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1518973122
  17. Theresa Park, RN, NPCommunity Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1255598447
  18. Alexander Parker, DOFamily Medicine Physician1689254096
  19. Gina Parker, RNRegistered Nurse1689342073
  20. Paul Parker, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1841202710
  21. Rachel ParkerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306699905
  22. Sonia Parker, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083035562
  23. Prasan Parmar, D.D.S.Dentist1588732549
  24. Courtnie ParsonsBehavior Technician1811477912
  25. Alizae PartidaBehavior Technician1336097773
  26. Jae Paschal, PA-SStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487463873
  27. Keightrine PascoCommunity Health Worker1730996489
  28. Brianna Pasillas, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992257570
  29. Lenze PasillasBehavior Technician1952939803
  30. Elodie Patarias, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1427124965
  31. Anisha PatelClinical Social Worker1013049725
  32. Chhitu Patel, RPHPharmacist1285788760
  33. Hashmukh Patel, RPHPharmacist1790066157
  34. Janu Patel, DOFamily Medicine Physician1770287930
  35. Rashiklal Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356331185
  36. Rutu PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902615230
  37. Sonam PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902696750
  38. Urvi Patel, O.D.Optometrist1952463648
  39. Anthony Paton, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1184985467
  40. Eloisa Patterson, M.A.Rehabilitation Practitioner1811291370
  41. Jennifer PattonHealth & Wellness Coach1821972092
  42. Alexis Paulson, RN, APNNurse Practitioner1790969046
  43. Lynda PaxtonHome Health Aide1174046999
  44. Justine PazMarriage & Family Therapist1902439375
  45. Maria Paz Camacho, MFTCounselor1144893751
  46. Anne Pedersen, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1386059103
  47. Mary Pedersen, LMFTMental Health Counselor1407889686
  48. Edgar PedrazaBehavior Technician1164083465
  49. Diana Peinado, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1265507636
  50. Heidi Pelaez, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194454884

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.