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 45 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. Jodie PilkentonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710033238
  2. Anelyn PimentelCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588803902
  3. William Pimienta, O.D.Optometrist1477588127
  4. Marc PinedaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376824623
  5. Carlos PinedoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891503884
  6. Erica Pinto, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1396116273
  7. Annette PiperMental Health Counselor1033297098
  8. Anthony Pitrowski, M.D., D.M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1427242676
  9. Amy Pivato, R.D.Registered Dietitian1083922744
  10. Ashley PlanCommunity Health Worker1396696449
  11. Briseyda PlateroBehavior Technician1811870603
  12. Raul Poblano Alvarez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1992655468
  13. Cheryl PoirierSocial Worker1720165145
  14. Veronica Polyakova, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710573951
  15. Mark Pomerantz, MDGeneral Practice Physician1245327840
  16. Shana Pompa, M.S., MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1992875546
  17. Joseph Pon, D.C.Chiropractor1568461689
  18. Marisol Ponce RuizCase Manager/Care Coordinator1679179121
  19. Stacy Poole, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1699920389
  20. Arashdeep Poonia, M.D.Nephrology Physician1417235672
  21. Kishor Popat, M. D.Specialist1245370105
  22. Vanessa Popoca Espinoza, MSBehavior Technician1720851827
  23. Alexandria Porter, CLC, CD(DONA)Doula1811645591
  24. Christian PortilloPeer Specialist1417876491
  25. Daisy PortilloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104707017
  26. Chelsea Potter, RDRegistered Dietitian1114551991
  27. Keela PotterSocial Worker1548866007
  28. Matthew PotterFamily Medicine Physician1063971240
  29. Cinthia PoulisBehavior Technician1750834412
  30. Alireza Poursayah, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1790528750
  31. Jermaine PowellBehavior Technician1033602032
  32. Kirstyn Powell, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1679153324
  33. Penni PowellRegistered Dietitian1689892259
  34. Shannon PowerMental Health Counselor1194377077
  35. Sean Powers, PAMedical Physician Assistant1770357972
  36. Erica Poyntz, FNPNurse Practitioner1407322373
  37. Camila Prada RazuriSocial Worker1831926799
  38. Ashley Prancevic, RN BSNRegistered Nurse1477477834
  39. Catalina PrattCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588162267
  40. John Prewett, O.D.Optometrist1902987001
  41. Glenn Prezkop, D.M.D.Dentist1063443018
  42. Delane Price, PA-CPhysician Assistant1720025729
  43. Ronald Prober, PTPhysical Therapist1801619598
  44. Mari Proksel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407969835
  45. Jon Propst, MDAnesthesiology Physician1427044494
  46. Sandra ProvencioMarriage & Family Therapist1831346816
  47. Alberta Pruitt, PAPhysician Assistant1619096609
  48. Arely Pulido, CPHWCommunity Health Worker1255795449
  49. Victor Pulido, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1407894652
  50. Annelie Purdy, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1982675930

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.