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 49 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
- David RoystonRehabilitation Practitioner1982416046
- Elizabeth RozokBehavior Technician1326680042
- Maria RubalcavaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1538782800
- Malinda RubinRehabilitation Practitioner1215502307
- Gabriela Alicia RubioCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861085706
- Kristel RubioMental Health Counselor1346513306
- Alfonso Rubio-MoralesBehavior Technician1629606579
- Alexandra RudisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396554820
- Lori RudnikBehavior Technician1437643020
- Rebecca Ruebsamen, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1659861631
- Haylie RuizBehavior Analyst1336759356
- Jesse RuizStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942174545
- Lisa RuizAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255871489
- Norma Ruiz, NPNurse Practitioner1619865573
- Oscar Ruiz, MDMPublic Health Dentistry1649906280
- Yolanda RuizAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184742397
- Monica Ruiz-SosaPhysician Assistant1255107025
- Benito Rumbo, PAPhysician Assistant1487485447
- Collin Runyard, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1700705357
- Kelsey Rupp, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1639737000
- Jessica RushdanDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225450166
- Sherry Russell, M.A. PSYCHOLOGYAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306963988
- Sudha Russell, MDPediatrics Physician1528037892
- Nancy RustMental Health Counselor1184927576
- Judith RuvalcabaMental Health Counselor1205164381
- Leticia RuvalcabaBehavior Technician1801567565
- Lisa Ryan, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1134157639
- Allysa Saayman, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1407503857
- April SaelaoBehavior Technician1356821482
- Ceasar Saenz, PTPhysical Therapist1205601481
- Sam Safaee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609172030
- Matthew Sagisi, DPTPhysical Therapist1003793340
- Rey Sagisi, BAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598005282
- John SahagunAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962753293
- Lisa SakudaBehavior Technician1629585633
- Brittney SalasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1174347751
- Annamaria Salazar, PSYCHIATRIC TECH.Licensed Psychiatric Technician1376613059
- Esperanza SalazarMental Health Counselor1144356635
- Fabian SalazarBehavior Technician1194218016
- Liliana Salazar, MSWClinical Social Worker1801293261
- Frank Salcido, LICENSED ED PSYCHClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1932369881
- Jonathan SalcidoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568352201
- Michael Sales, D.M.DOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1366539645
- Sadira SalinasBehavior Technician1508351677
- Nayeli Salinas BenitezCounselor1144737222
- Brandon SalsedaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1548700792
- Dustin SamonasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1053963348
- Jennifer Samonte-RilloBehavior Technician1952818965
- Maya Sampath, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1841810983
- Vilma Sams, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1932391059
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.