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 53 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. Cindy SotoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851142921
  2. Leticia SotoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1609263763
  3. Lindsay SotoMental Health Counselor1194177964
  4. Sophiegrace SotoRegistered Nurse1235973124
  5. Rachel Southard, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316634348
  6. Frank SouzaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508332065
  7. Melissa Sparshott, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407386899
  8. Kirk SpechtOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1962616524
  9. Evelyn Spector, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1952094849
  10. Chris SpenceCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154527059
  11. Katy SpencerSchool Psychologist1346720547
  12. Jeffrey Spoo, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1053374694
  13. Laura Sprague, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861700981
  14. Charlene SquiresAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386062321
  15. Robin SquiresMental Health Counselor1215172838
  16. Chante StallworthAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922465566
  17. Beatrice StanleyBehavior Technician1689547978
  18. Justin Starling, PA-SMedical Physician Assistant1467222646
  19. Peter Statti, MDPediatrics Physician1205834132
  20. Ian StauberBehavior Technician1477046399
  21. Thomas Steffora, L.M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1154588523
  22. Peggy Stepanian, M.S. CWCIIHealth & Wellness Coach1316823297
  23. Dominique Sterling-RiveraCase Manager/Care Coordinator1821596230
  24. Kayla StevensStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134500036
  25. Dustin Stevenson, D.O.Hematology & Oncology Physician1962610279
  26. Aaron StewartBehavior Analyst1265175897
  27. Diane Stewart, RPTPhysical Therapist1265705628
  28. Skyler Stewart, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1710572490
  29. James Stice, R.N.Registered Nurse1497069769
  30. Allison StillBehavior Technician1235619420
  31. Ryan Stilwell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629598255
  32. Hallie Stine, ATCAthletic Trainer1396772919
  33. Caro StinsonRegistered Dietitian1043438617
  34. Anne StitesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699801977
  35. Samantha Stollberg, PTPhysical Therapist1184604688
  36. Megan Stollmeyer, M.A., BCBABehavior Analyst1821408014
  37. Heather Stolper, LMF # 90035Marriage & Family Therapist1548335565
  38. Christine StoryMental Health Counselor1134266372
  39. Jennifer Stowasser, D.C.Chiropractor1740327261
  40. Sydney StrachotaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750190138
  41. Rachel StrayerBehavior Technician1740179720
  42. Christen Streeper, RD, CNSDRegistered Dietitian1881993848
  43. Joshua StricklandLicensed Psychiatric Technician1194574210
  44. James Stroud, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1073856910
  45. Lesley StrutzClinical Social Worker1366912610
  46. Mary Sturm, RD, CNSCRegistered Dietitian1376842278
  47. Ashley SuarezBehavior Technician1629617261
  48. Josefina Suarez-RamirezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942520184
  49. Precious SubiaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1831037381
  50. Eric Suess, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1518166222

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.