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 54 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
- Karen Sugiura, AU.D.Audiologist1689625378
- Reagan Summers, MDFamily Medicine Physician1992333082
- Steven SundbergAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1013793983
- Janina Sunderhaus, ASDental Assistant1770752792
- Aravind SunithaBehavior Technician1578291621
- Gity Supervizer, NPNurse Practitioner1376502039
- Seth SuzukiPhysician Assistant1578394128
- Juliana Sveen, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1811069750
- Allan Swanson, AS HUMAN SERVICESAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1700086303
- Sara SwartMental Health Counselor1992107379
- Mitchell SwitalskiBehavior Technician1467003863
- Glen Swoopes, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1962280404
- Mellissa Sydney, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1114580941
- Kristopher Szalonek, M.P.TPhysical Therapist1801119714
- Tiffany Ta, PHARM.DPharmacist1851647069
- Christopher Tabamo, PHARMDPharmacist1528547155
- Maria Tachiquin, RNAmbulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse1437406667
- Carlos TadeoBehavior Technician1336633924
- Diana Taft, RNRegistered Nurse1326628314
- James Tahmisian, PHDClinical Psychologist1164413522
- Yi-Hsin Tai, AU.D.Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1265749329
- Femi TaiwoPhysician Assistant1548030992
- Manuel Tajon, PSYDHealth Service Psychologist1104021518
- Lyle Takahashi, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1083908065
- Keith Tam, DDSPediatric Dentistry1710141783
- Anel TamayoPhysician Assistant1457940686
- Alexia Tamayo-GonzalezBehavior Technician1609653138
- Jonathan Tammela, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1265451058
- Karen Tammela, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396770905
- Kimberly TangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740174119
- Yat Tang, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1841472875
- Himat Tank, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1396761003
- Rikin Tank, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1891105177
- Sikandra Tank, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1811420326
- Jette TankersleyBehavior Technician1457844383
- Martin TatroLicensed Psychiatric Technician1184135634
- Botrous Tawadros, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407877632
- Sara Tawata-Min, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1649453515
- Mercedes TawiahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598557290
- Gloria Taylor, MA ED LEADERSHIPMental Health Counselor1245366905
- Jessica TaylorCase Manager/Care Coordinator1316244353
- Melody TaylorDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1720366529
- Robert Teaford, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1396770509
- Nicholas Teixeira, DCChiropractor1043948698
- Deneice Tell, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1326111360
- Xenia Tell, LPTCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386883809
- Maria TellesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689801227
- Roald TenorioBehavior Technician1760977839
- Christopher TerryAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558171942
- Ryan ThaiPhysician Assistant1972374742
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.