NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Santa Monica, CA

5,151 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Santa Monica, 32nd of 812 California cities. The largest group is marriage & family therapist: 496, 10% of the city's records, against 6% across California. Page 13 of 104.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Santa Monica

  1. Marriage & Family Therapist496
  2. Clinical Social Worker240
  3. Family Medicine Physician192
  4. Physical Therapist191
  5. Acupuncturist176
  6. Students in training172
  7. Clinical Psychologist169
  8. Internal Medicine Physician168

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Santa Monica in California

  • Rank in California32nd of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups18% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Santa Monica has 5.8× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.59× its share of pharmacist records.

Providers in Santa Monica, alphabetically

  1. Laura BurtonHearing Instrument Specialist1699081414
  2. Val Burton, D.C., HEARING AID DIChiropractor1992815328
  3. Donald Buschmann, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1013218908
  4. Nancy Bush, NPNurse Practitioner1760607212
  5. Angelica BustosSpeech-Language Pathologist1700704897
  6. Darwin Butler, CATC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750800314
  7. David Butler, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1952345811
  8. Lynn Butler, M.S./CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1851481105
  9. Melvin Butler, MDGeneral Practice Physician1043227242
  10. Michelle ButlerCounselor1164661658
  11. Michelle ButlerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215249263
  12. William Buxton, MDClinical Neurophysiology Physician1669495149
  13. Derek BynumAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821532557
  14. Nakia ByrdAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497223523
  15. Juan Cabrales, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1316380769
  16. Alena Cabrero, MA, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245930320
  17. Elena Cacace, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245378181
  18. Elizabeth Cadena, M.A.Psychologist1235264813
  19. Lauren Cadish, M.D.Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1104089655
  20. Christine CagleMassage Therapist1275423337
  21. Katelynn Cahoon, DPTPhysical Therapist1487089488
  22. Xiaomei CaiAcupuncturist1174692081
  23. Candice Caillouette, R.N.Registered Nurse1588053730
  24. Jeffrey Calso, DPTPhysical Therapist1538391693
  25. Samantha CalvilloSocial Worker1104344530
  26. Issis CamachoHearing Instrument Specialist1659195246
  27. Jamal Cameron, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134593551
  28. Pamela Cameron, MA, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1881723203
  29. Rebecca CampoRegistered Nurse1497488977
  30. Amanda CamposSocial Worker1902200207
  31. Alyssa Campos-LaurenteHand Occupational Therapist1356214191
  32. Lindsay Canada, PTA, CLTPhysical Therapy Assistant1548079528
  33. Stephanie Canale, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1619199791
  34. Carrie Canales, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1124403530
  35. Ruth Canas, LCSWClinical Social Worker1659408524
  36. Victor Candioty, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1437116472
  37. Jennifer Canfield, L.AC., DIPL OM, MS,Acupuncturist1316369804
  38. Gianna CangemiSpeech-Language Pathologist1720932734
  39. Ceylan Cankurtaran, MDNeuroradiology Physician1508064619
  40. Audrey Joan Cano, FNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1154987634
  41. Lisa Cano, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1619912276
  42. Annika Canta, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1215783055
  43. Betsy Cantor, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295335420
  44. Linh Jenny CaoLicensed Vocational Nurse1356946891
  45. Jill Caratan, PACPhysician Assistant1821180480
  46. Chase CarbonatiAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316435480
  47. Nora Carbone, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023736477
  48. Charles CardenasFamily Medicine Physician1457770083
  49. Edson CariasInternal Medicine Physician1538559257
  50. Tanya Cariveau, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1457494197

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 Monica, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,151 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 Monica - 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 Monica 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 Monica is weighted toward Marriage & Family Therapist (496 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 240 and Family Medicine Physician with 192). 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 Monica reports roughly 13.2 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, Behavior Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Santa Monica practice address, a coverage gap Santa Monica patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Santa Monica 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 Monica, CA?

There are 5,151 registered healthcare providers in Santa Monica, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Santa Monica?

The most common specialties in Santa Monica are Marriage & Family Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Family Medicine Physician, Physical Therapist, Acupuncturist. Marriage & Family Therapist has the most providers with 496.

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.