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 51 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. William Schmidt, LMFTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1780880757
  2. Cynthia SchmitBehavior Technician1538059316
  3. Joseph SchottOccupational Therapist1548741333
  4. Michael Schrager, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1437153996
  5. Adam Schraub, PAPhysician Assistant1699011460
  6. Matthew Schreckinger, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1447488556
  7. Albert Schultz, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1316978224
  8. Bari Scott, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982455572
  9. Zachary ScottDentist1841848413
  10. Savannah SechslingloffMental Health Counselor1376329367
  11. Sirena SechslingloffMedical Physician Assistant1972118768
  12. Ragui Sedeek, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1306993571
  13. Micaela SeedsNurse Practitioner1932883147
  14. Linda Seeley, CNM/NPRegistered Nurse1205092798
  15. Sarah SegoviaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1245965656
  16. Raymond Segura, NONESocial Worker1922150408
  17. Stephanie SerhanPhysician Assistant1487438750
  18. Magdalena Serrano, M.S.W,L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1609126655
  19. Marlene SerranoBehavior Technician1235608001
  20. Francisco SerratoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255847521
  21. Marisa Serrato, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215765870
  22. Jasmine ServinAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1013761824
  23. Ramachandra Setty, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1477615136
  24. Ana-Margarita Sevcik, MFCMarriage & Family Therapist1780962597
  25. Alaa Shaban, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1902288749
  26. Larry ShaferAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174717706
  27. Tenney ShafferStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346059268
  28. Parth ShahPharmacist1346606100
  29. Evette ShaharaPhysician Assistant1992574982
  30. Dana Shaheen, PAPhysician Assistant1255360772
  31. Mahnoor ShahzadOptometrist1467217463
  32. Dina Shaian, PAPhysician Assistant1861276883
  33. Katie Sham, PAPhysician Assistant1316720568
  34. Rivine ShamashaPhysician Assistant1205664281
  35. John ShamounPharmacist1952883365
  36. Manoj Kumar SharmaMarriage & Family Therapist1043760911
  37. Neha SharmaObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1417442062
  38. Amara Sharp, ATCAthletic Trainer1699301911
  39. Brant Shaw, PAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326911843
  40. Kirsten Shaw, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1558840470
  41. Amethyst Sheffield, MFTIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578718763
  42. Ernestine Shegog, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1023321973
  43. Bainazeer Sheikh, ASWMental Health Counselor1740150895
  44. David Sheiman, M.D.Pharmacist1235364233
  45. Daniel Shepard, M.D.Specialist1003819863
  46. Leslie Sherman, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1699843474
  47. Zhihua ShiPharmacist1083149132
  48. Greg ShibataCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124355078
  49. Laurence Shields, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1295741668
  50. Briana ShortLicensed Psychiatric Technician1710850292

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.