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 59 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. Sunitha Warrier, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1093314965
  2. George Warwick, DOAnesthesiology Physician1740218601
  3. Milton WashingtonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1639348212
  4. Kera WatersSpeech-Language Pathologist1093642498
  5. Shelli Watson, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1184097651
  6. Sheryl WatsonRegistered Nurse1609340397
  7. Douglas WaughDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1528817608
  8. Terry WaughDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1962125815
  9. Patrick Wayland, RPTPhysical Therapist1588682132
  10. Frank WeaverMental Health Counselor1033468905
  11. Karl Weaver, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1295829406
  12. Paul Webber, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1417982695
  13. Judy Weber, NPGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1760538169
  14. Jillian Weidner, PAPhysician Assistant1386466407
  15. Debra Weinstein, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1073544904
  16. Amanda Weir, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871730747
  17. Victoria Welch, MSWMental Health Counselor1346645017
  18. Kacey WellsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235017484
  19. Thomas Wells, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1124077482
  20. Veronica West, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1689798712
  21. Rebecca Weston, RN, CSNSchool Registered Nurse1356209084
  22. Thain Ho WeyPharmacist1174892863
  23. Shauna WhalenBehavior Technician1477022416
  24. Shelley Wheeler, R.D.Registered Dietitian1205141926
  25. John Whelan, DDSDentist1669694758
  26. Samantha WhickerMental Health Counselor1194087841
  27. Gregory Whitcher, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922663004
  28. Debbie White, CDAC II-CAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477760999
  29. Jamie WhiteCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689922809
  30. Karen White, RN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1346439692
  31. John WicksAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942894803
  32. Kristine Wiesner, RNCounseling Psychologist1184484412
  33. Richard Wikholm, MDOtolaryngology Physician1831198647
  34. Amy Wilborn, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1124219720
  35. Aurora WilliamAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346865433
  36. Jordan Williams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003090697
  37. Maria Williams, LCSWMental Health Counselor1114940863
  38. Mark Williams, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1215692686
  39. Megan Williams, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134808561
  40. Nancy Williams, MFTMental Health Counselor1831947662
  41. Susan WilliamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184089393
  42. Taylor WilliamsBehavior Technician1639731045
  43. Jason Williford, P.A.Physician Assistant1174875793
  44. Bayle WillisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1982177614
  45. Brianna Wilson, MS, RD, CSSDRegistered Dietitian1306276613
  46. Douglas Wilson, D.C.Chiropractor1730260969
  47. Luke WilsonSchool Counselor1376382028
  48. Martena WilsonMarriage & Family Therapist1164073680
  49. Sandra Wilson, RN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1871782128
  50. Sylvia Wilson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1902498611

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.