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 26 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. Stephanie Ertl, L.ACAcupuncturist1922564343
  2. Cori Escalante, CACMTMassage Therapist1679158190
  3. Jose Escobar, MDHospitalist Physician1942703798
  4. Justine Escobar, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1861862468
  5. Sergio EscobedoPsychologist1518637792
  6. Adonia Eskandari, PHARMD, BCCCPCritical Care Pharmacist1457220303
  7. Jay EskenaziClinical Psychologist1467208793
  8. Yssa Marie EspesoPharmacist1619841053
  9. Kristen Espinosa, RDRegistered Dietitian1578118410
  10. Jasmine EspinozaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063089381
  11. Amanda Espy, LMFTMental Health Counselor1760950109
  12. Jennifer EsquerMechanotherapist1962876854
  13. Richard Essner, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1336163328
  14. John EssonCounselor1396064739
  15. Manuel Estioko, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1326144601
  16. Jaye Estrada, MDPsychiatry Physician1760011613
  17. Oscar Estrada Paz, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1093971459
  18. Amanda Estrella, MA, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1346784014
  19. Zoe EstrinSocial Worker1821227083
  20. Donna Eteson, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1760678908
  21. Ross Eto, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1811018690
  22. Roy Ettenger, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1477408326
  23. Kiara Etzel, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1861315855
  24. Josephine Evangelista, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1275704587
  25. Leila EvangelistaClinical Social Worker1871439943
  26. Alyssia EvansPediatric Occupational Therapist1093432148
  27. James Evans, MATCMAcupuncturist1962607168
  28. Jeremy EvansMental Health Counselor1154983195
  29. Marilyn Evans, FNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1265007579
  30. Matthew EvansClinical Social Worker1194261495
  31. Nicole Evans, LMFTMental Health Counselor1710468434
  32. Vanessa Evans, ME.D., LPCA, CADC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023963287
  33. Leslie Evertson, N.P.Gerontology Nurse Practitioner1235141078
  34. Demitress EwersPhlebotomy Technician1215877584
  35. Philomina Eyong, PAMedical Physician Assistant1164560264
  36. Denise EzellMarriage & Family Therapist1578773594
  37. Sylvia Ezirim, LVNLicensed Practical Nurse1205472263
  38. Nancy Ezra, PH.D.Psychologist1497898910
  39. Marla Fabian, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1356092795
  40. Spencer FaceDentist1962923532
  41. Jory Faermark, M.S.Speech-Language Pathologist1023553906
  42. Josh Faguet, M.D., PH.D.Hospitalist Physician1043745938
  43. Robert Faguet, MDLegal Medicine1881742203
  44. Loree Fahy, PSY.D.Psychologist1508250200
  45. Tara FairbanksPsychologist1750781118
  46. Terri FaithClinical Psychologist1275901647
  47. Pouya Fakheri, PHARM D.Pharmacist1760911317
  48. Mary FakunleUrology Physician1134625874
  49. Erin Falconer, LMFT, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1871354852
  50. Carol Falender, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1689899858

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.