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 57 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. Gabriel ValenciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285365452
  2. Guadalupe ValenciaHome Health Aide1316217532
  3. Maria ValenciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225549843
  4. Daniela Valencia GonzalezPharmacy Technician1295502375
  5. Cristina Valero, MDHospitalist Physician1467629931
  6. Payam Vali, M.DNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1982800678
  7. Jay ValiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669314027
  8. Rodney Valine, PHARM DPharmacist1376818807
  9. Filiberto Valladares PenaflorProfessional Counselor1609721539
  10. Karina Valle, MSWClinical Social Worker1649394586
  11. Mark ValleStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730072505
  12. Rosa Valle-RicoMarriage & Family Therapist1255009965
  13. Rosendo VallejoSchool Psychologist1770405086
  14. Ashley ValliDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1629534532
  15. Rebecca Valverde, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144543109
  16. Sarah ValverdeMarriage & Family Therapist1033357157
  17. Peter-John Van BeurdenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891505400
  18. Matt Van BlairLicensed Psychiatric Technician1447754742
  19. Grace Van Doren, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1306007349
  20. Sharon Van DykeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386837201
  21. Steve Van DykeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386833531
  22. Antoinette Van RynAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184883050
  23. Choua VangPhysician Assistant1801666185
  24. Chris VangBehavior Technician1316431976
  25. Ellen VangBehavior Technician1578125985
  26. Mai Vang, BCABAAssistant Behavior Analyst1902279391
  27. Pahoua VangBehavior Technician1053887992
  28. See VangBehavior Technician1679067268
  29. Sherilyn Vanosdol, PHARMDPharmacist1013448679
  30. Joy Vanterpool, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1710966684
  31. Jonathan Vanwickle, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1811493737
  32. Kylee VanzandtBehavior Technician1346720539
  33. Lupe VarelaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1447326566
  34. Jose VargasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003041732
  35. Maite Vargas, DDSDentist1427126432
  36. Stephanie VargasBehavior Technician1255989828
  37. Angelica Vargas GonzalezBehavior Technician1699545459
  38. Olga Vargas GuzmanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801459102
  39. Lizbeth Vargas HernandezBehavior Technician1285366922
  40. Christina VasquezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1760778849
  41. Eliana VasquezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1407322035
  42. Savanna VasquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679369383
  43. Kristen Vassaur, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1548956543
  44. Jessica Vaughn, DOPediatrics Physician1639691298
  45. Rose VazquezMental Health Counselor1932459344
  46. Ernesto Vega, PT,DPT,CLTPhysical Therapist1013472315
  47. Nicole Vega- Valbuena, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1699493940
  48. Victoria VelardeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699562942
  49. Esmeralda VelascoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1801765722
  50. Camily Velasquez De VegaBehavior Technician1093684201

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.