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 3 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. Harvey Alpern, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235291741
  2. Ashley Alpert, L.M.F.TMental Health Counselor1245910801
  3. Martin Alpert, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1033150123
  4. Zain AlshamiyehPharmacist1588043657
  5. Yasir Alshehri, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205723137
  6. Motique Alston, RADT 1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336799501
  7. Jane Alt, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1730718099
  8. Melanie Altamirano-CariagaNurse Practitioner1588060198
  9. Daniel Altchuler, D P MPodiatrist1518071745
  10. Sarah AlterioCounselor1760637102
  11. Eva Altobelli, MDAddiction Psychiatry Physician1790990620
  12. Nassim Altomeh, PHARM.DPharmacist1487197323
  13. Valentina AlvadzhyanPharmacist1487017182
  14. David Alvarado, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1760630396
  15. Alfredo AlvarezSocial Worker1235635012
  16. Jaime AlvarezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942464995
  17. Thomas Alvarez, PHARM D.Pharmacist1154850519
  18. Ralph Alvy, D.C.Chiropractor1073683223
  19. Hamid Reza Amanatkar, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1417399742
  20. Lauren AmbrizBehavior Technician1942863907
  21. Lizeth Ambriz, BAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598288748
  22. Emily Ambrose, MS, ATCAthletic Trainer1679969125
  23. Maureen Ambs, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245364603
  24. Marylee Amerian, M.D.Procedural Dermatology Physician1972597607
  25. Shamsah Amersi, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1699743112
  26. Luisa Amighetti, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1902930100
  27. Arash AmighiUrology Physician1679101521
  28. Behnam Amir-Behboudi, PHARMACISTPharmacist1104348408
  29. Arianna AmirsadriCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720374457
  30. Robert Amonic, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1578577011
  31. Edwin Amos, MDNeurology Physician1992720379
  32. Patricia Amrhein, LACAcupuncturist1033410808
  33. Olawale Amubieya, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1881039238
  34. James Anastasi, M.D.Legal Medicine1649280074
  35. Rachelle Ancona, PHARMDPharmacist1053807529
  36. Alyssa Andersen, DPTPhysical Therapist1548872443
  37. Michael Andersen, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1013979434
  38. Wesley Andersen, R.PH.Pharmacist1851417885
  39. Bryan AndersonClinical Social Worker1902336498
  40. Julie AndersonMarriage & Family Therapist1407568769
  41. Lauren AndersonClinical Social Worker1720855265
  42. Lorraine Anderson, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1013209568
  43. Michael AndersonCommunity Health Worker1114411600
  44. Michela Anderson, MSW.LCSWClinical Social Worker1467581967
  45. Shameya AndersonMedical Physician Assistant1588480891
  46. John Andrews, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447262126
  47. Otis AndrewsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780709303
  48. Sandra Andrews, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1427347954
  49. Sophie Andriaschuk, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1063421378
  50. Mary Angerer, FNP-CFamily Medicine Physician1194647081

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.