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 6 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. Scarlett Beltran, L.AC.Acupuncturist1144068180
  2. Merav Ben-ZviPhysician Assistant1760265599
  3. Kayla Benado, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1952917189
  4. Susan Benaron, L.M.F.TMarriage & Family Therapist1538312723
  5. Monique Bendzick, MSMarriage & Family Therapist1639239809
  6. Gary Benedetti, DDSDentist1124184171
  7. Paramjit Benipal, MDGastroenterology Physician1306803572
  8. Alejandro Benitez-OliveraCase Manager/Care Coordinator1982572798
  9. Elizabeth Benko, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881300192
  10. Megan BennBehavior Technician1548726243
  11. Guy Bennallack, DOFamily Medicine Physician1245610344
  12. Sandra BennyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1245941509
  13. Edward Benson, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1841497237
  14. David BentleyPodiatrist1750796660
  15. Wendy BeresClinical Social Worker1871938530
  16. Mary BergholzBehavior Technician1952894321
  17. Trinity BerguiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598283863
  18. Benjamin BermanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962341719
  19. Sergio BernalCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730371212
  20. Geoffrey Bernard, M.A., MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1124198163
  21. Taylor BernardezBehavior Analyst1689181695
  22. Diana Berry-Jasso, ACSWSocial Worker1710518956
  23. Claudia BerumenCounselor1881760189
  24. Andrew Beshwate, 15239-RACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679224612
  25. Mayra BetancourtCommunity Health Worker1396566998
  26. Ruben Betancourt Campos, BA IN PSYCHOLOGYHealth & Wellness Coach1942188388
  27. Samir Bhatt, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1295925972
  28. Khushboo BhellaPhysician Assistant1881477438
  29. Jia-Yi Bian, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1104003516
  30. Shelley BiblesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1427129121
  31. Jennifer Bickerton, RBTBehavior Analyst1427559921
  32. Rachel Bidinost, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1043018674
  33. Morgan BieniasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346133303
  34. Sarada Bird, PTPhysical Therapist1801263827
  35. Victoria Bird, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962258962
  36. Pauline Bishop, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407936255
  37. Daniel BlackPhysician Assistant1659144954
  38. Dennis Blackburn, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1851353205
  39. Laura BlackwellAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306908611
  40. Denise BlairCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376810416
  41. Robert Blais, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1679202626
  42. Larry BlanchardAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295456739
  43. Jacqueline BlancoPhysician Assistant1285467977
  44. Ryan Blatchley, D.D.S.Dentist1063870319
  45. Adrian BlissfieldMental Health Counselor1407095797
  46. Joseph BlumbergPhysician Assistant1548917602
  47. Elise Blumenthal, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1942961297
  48. Elisa BobadillaMental Health Counselor1619114162
  49. Jennifer Bobell, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790754489
  50. Mark BocockCounselor1053881383

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.