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 23 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. Carrie DinowPsychoanalysis Psychologist1588986863
  2. Sydney DiopDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1912878265
  3. Diane Dirks, CNMMidwife1386823318
  4. Danielle Dishmon, PHARMDPharmacist1497021661
  5. Brian Diskin, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1306257456
  6. Rahul Dixit, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1508073057
  7. Chanel DixonLicensed Vocational Nurse1407658404
  8. Lisa DixonMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1225600497
  9. Marion Dixon, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1326184003
  10. Jessica Dizon, PT, DPT, NCSPhysical Therapist1912637992
  11. Angela Doan, NPNurse Practitioner1639638968
  12. Emilie Doan Van, DOFamily Medicine Physician1962190447
  13. Charles Dobeck, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1033257159
  14. Sharon Dobeck, RDHDental Hygienist1205042066
  15. Peter Doerken, D.D.S.Dentist1356687057
  16. Eric Dolgin, D.O.Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1033232483
  17. Dmitry Dolgov, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1629670419
  18. Lauren Dolinsky, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1043726946
  19. Margaret Dominguez, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1639193451
  20. Dana Donahoe, AMFTBehavior Technician1811774698
  21. Sapana Donde, M.PHIL.Mental Health Counselor1396932133
  22. Patricia Donkers, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1932052156
  23. Brian DonohoeSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1669978862
  24. Sean Dooley, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1013206648
  25. Shamsha Doran, MDNeurology Physician1508065947
  26. Tajunia DortonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1306145750
  27. Bella DoshiDentist1023326238
  28. Shephal Doshi, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1639176167
  29. Doris Doss, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1922444546
  30. Lauren DoudPhysical Therapist1902451438
  31. Christopher DouglasObstetrics Physician1023578754
  32. Erica Douglas, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1336798586
  33. Valerie Douglas, PHDClinical Psychologist1518728179
  34. Howard DounnMarriage & Family Therapist1538314653
  35. Karen Douvillier, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972172005
  36. Kristine Dowd, RN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1114390200
  37. Erin Dowling, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1568645901
  38. Patrick Dowling, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386655066
  39. Ian Downs, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1790216406
  40. John Doyle, M.D.General Practice Physician1831130939
  41. Alexandra Drakaki, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1992972897
  42. Kevin Drake, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1568472389
  43. Michael DrakeDentist1750783601
  44. Kasey Drapeau-Damato, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1063480986
  45. John Dravillas, PT, MTCPhysical Therapist1386613750
  46. Paul Drew, DPTPhysical Therapist1275817546
  47. Barbara Dreyfus, MA, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1184048027
  48. Alise DriscollClinical Social Worker1487803391
  49. Jennifer DriscollStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144166562
  50. Jonathan Droessler, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1821594540

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.