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 16 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. Edwin ChavousCommunity Health Worker1255904090
  2. Madhu Chawla, O.D.Optometrist1568526473
  3. Neal Chawla, M.D./ M.B.B.S.Hematology & Oncology Physician1669906665
  4. Sant Chawla, M.D.Specialist1508868837
  5. Maximilian Chee, PTPhysical Therapist1952051070
  6. Missy Cheese, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477159754
  7. Caroline ChenHematology & Oncology Physician1184087504
  8. David Chen, M.D.Surgery Physician1760630057
  9. Jack Chen, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1922685924
  10. Jane Chen, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1659990158
  11. Janice Chen, D.A.O.M., L.AC.Acupuncturist1932450541
  12. Jessica Chen, L.AC., DILP. O.M.Acupuncturist1104963396
  13. Julian Chen, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1194828087
  14. Linda Chen, D.D.S.Prosthodontics1023218658
  15. Lynn ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760232540
  16. Megan Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750676912
  17. Michael Chen, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1003078338
  18. Sandra Chen, PSYDCounselor1457004921
  19. Sylvia Chen, P.A.-C, MMSPhysician Assistant1023131786
  20. Xinming ChenAcupuncturist1093938292
  21. Yilin ChenRegistered Dietitian1881343523
  22. Martin Chenevert, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1386678746
  23. Carol Cheng, M.D.Dermatology Physician1285911453
  24. William Cheng, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1114274941
  25. Daniel Cherkassky, MDAnesthesiology Physician1063779247
  26. Theresa Chern, CTRSRecreation Therapist1588911754
  27. Lauren CherringtonRehabilitation Practitioner1871825687
  28. Michael Chesebro, M.S./CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1689764938
  29. Aubree Chesnut, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134541436
  30. Phallaraingsey Chhay, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144970831
  31. Forster Chhean, MDHospitalist Physician1295092708
  32. Alexander Chiang, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083931521
  33. Ko Chiao, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1912447517
  34. Sarah Chiba, LCSWClinical Social Worker1659161537
  35. Tracey Childs, MDSurgery Physician1114999489
  36. Paul Chilkov, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1730518408
  37. Aaron Chin, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1487116638
  38. Jennifer Chin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1285686048
  39. Tracy Chin, RNRegistered Nurse1912307372
  40. William Chin, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1316253016
  41. Tamara Chinarian, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1881060291
  42. Daniel ChiouStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356977326
  43. Connie Chiu, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1821377342
  44. Raymond ChoMassage Therapist1609615673
  45. Harris ChoeOrthopedic Physical Therapist1205481686
  46. Andrew ChoiPhysical Therapist1578607081
  47. Bit Na ChoiClinical Social Worker1093065716
  48. David Choi, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1437878790
  49. Eric ChoiHospitalist Physician1831624782
  50. Jeong Choi, PHARMDPharmacist1417508631

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.