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 46 of 61.
The 8 largest groups in Santa Maria
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Earl Purper, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1770629461
- Sarah PurtellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477362341
- Jessica QueenDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1356832042
- Anna QuesadaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750537197
- Brenda QuezadaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1538962790
- Amelia QuinAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1235544701
- Thomas Quinn, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1285831875
- Tiffany Quinn, AGPCNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1447096185
- Paige QuintanillaBehavior Technician1932737889
- Refad Rabah, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871660308
- Melanie Rader, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205680733
- David Radler, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1659791309
- Morgan Rafferty, CADTP SUDCC 8465Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265977573
- Deepika RaghavanObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1437731379
- Brandie RagsdaleCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154551232
- Jasmine RahObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1902485089
- Shawnia RakhshaniBehavior Technician1194590349
- Padma Devi Ramiah, RN, MSN APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366931750
- Celedonio RamirezMental Health Counselor1871005710
- Edna Ramirez, PA-SPhysician Assistant1902384266
- Hashley RamirezBehavior Technician1881225043
- Maria RamirezHealth & Wellness Coach1720964455
- Monica RamirezBehavior Technician1689246001
- Omar RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306655766
- Richard RamirezCommunity Health Worker1558236190
- Sabrina RamirezBehavior Technician1316428865
- Sylvia RamirezBehavior Technician1093403677
- Valeria RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811705486
- Yazmeen RamirezBehavior Technician1629855077
- Michelle Ramirez AlcantarHealth & Wellness Coach1649141136
- Wendy Ramirez Gallaga, AODAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1902529142
- Valentina Ramirez GomezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396615589
- Gisselle Ramirez GuevaraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184597809
- Alejandra Ramirez MontejanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1851115786
- Valeria Ramirez-GomezBehavior Analyst1437801941
- Gary RamirezcongMarriage & Family Therapist1376867655
- America RamosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1215822150
- Daniel RamosSpeech-Language Pathologist1578842183
- Gerardo RamosSocial Worker1861859308
- Jessica RamosPharmacy Technician1801486352
- Luz RamosBehavior Technician1568353480
- Reann RamosBehavior Analyst1205483013
- Robyn Ramsay, MS LPCCProfessional Counselor1730723008
- Allison Ramsey, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1841633591
- Azadeh RastikerdarGeneral Practice Dentistry1063879997
- Nicole Rawlinson, 16274-RACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063110427
- Francisco ReaCommunity Health Worker1679448203
- G. Zacharia Reagle, D.O.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1447489893
- Katelyn ReasonBehavior Technician1679143408
- Anna RecioMental Health Counselor1053937326
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.