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 14 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. Peter Carley, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1144616053
  2. Paul Carlo, LCSW, PHD.Clinical Social Worker1477824175
  3. Sari Carlson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114483138
  4. Sophie Carlson, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1578040804
  5. Courtney Carmichael, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1831271196
  6. Timothy Carmody, M. D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1598751893
  7. Dwayne Carney, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1609436823
  8. Tiffany Caronia, DPTPhysical Therapist1538950423
  9. Jennifer Carr, DPTPhysical Therapist1801101266
  10. Erin Carr Vignieri, DPTPhysical Therapist1467760827
  11. Juliana Carranza, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003063215
  12. Karen Carrey, MA, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1124343744
  13. Lolita Carrico, CNNutrition Education Nutritionist1780378786
  14. Asha CarrierBehavior Analyst1588309504
  15. Angelica Carrillo, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1669092680
  16. Erik CarrilloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629870159
  17. Jose Carrillo, MDNeurology Physician1902006661
  18. Barbara Carroll, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1508969304
  19. Matthew CarrollHospitalist Physician1508325580
  20. Kathleen Carroll-WrayClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1124631312
  21. Orlando Cartaya, M.D.Specialist1407002884
  22. Angella Carter, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1326650805
  23. Fanya Carter, PHDPsychologist1740482272
  24. Malcolm CarterCounselor1093960494
  25. Paul CarterMental Health Counselor1124697974
  26. Ryan CarterPodiatrist1003259664
  27. Stacey Carter, M.D.Urology Physician1619248184
  28. John CarusoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1851275465
  29. Andrea CarvajalDoula1700190667
  30. Brian Cary, PAPhysician Assistant1376733790
  31. Alex CasconePhysical Therapist1457888323
  32. Sarah CaseyMental Health Counselor1417842188
  33. Donna Cashell, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1427491760
  34. Kathy CasillasBehavior Technician1134934797
  35. Oscar Casillas, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902930399
  36. Lindsay CaspiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225847726
  37. Kelly Castellanos, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710706437
  38. Loren Castellon, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1114555612
  39. Cherry Castillo, B.A.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1215316260
  40. Tristin Castillo JaureguiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730856766
  41. Alondra CastroContractor1871063115
  42. Paulina CastroSchool Counselor1881105310
  43. Catherine Cattell, LCSW-RClinical Social Worker1083965289
  44. Matthew Cavaiola, NDNaturopath1447404876
  45. Ermina CavcicFamily Nurse Practitioner1033567789
  46. Herbert Cebollero, PTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1962584862
  47. Lisa Cefalu, C.HT, SEProfessional Counselor1548913858
  48. Olivia Ceja, DNP,MSN,PMHNP-BC,RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1396353264
  49. Joanna Ceppi, PSY.D.Psychologist1538628243
  50. Lisa Cerra, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1952630675

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.