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 31 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. Gail GalyoPhysical Therapist1033950415
  2. Farinoush Gaminchi, D.M.D.Periodontics1811027006
  3. Vipal Gandhi, O.D.Optometrist1588004493
  4. Roshen Ganesh, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1063506053
  5. Kiran Gangadhar, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1679906580
  6. Shahrouz Ganjian, MDPediatrics Physician1457582934
  7. Brian Gantwerker, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1609842715
  8. Yuqing Gao, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760837009
  9. Alison GarbInternal Medicine Physician1467562140
  10. Stuart Garber, D.C., PH.D.Chiropractor1790901320
  11. Mary Garbesi, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1538393061
  12. David GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376033761
  13. Eileen Garcia, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1518341627
  14. Jennifer Garcia, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1477030369
  15. Lynne Garcia, RDRegistered Dietitian1194839076
  16. Nicholas Garcia, DPTPhysical Therapist1346817715
  17. Rosalia Garcia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497379424
  18. Rose Garcia, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1770607921
  19. Stephane Garcia, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376570309
  20. Viviana GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1154033942
  21. Rodrigo Garcia Tome, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1700291804
  22. Kimberly Gardener, OTD, OTR/L, SWCPediatric Occupational Therapist1922402965
  23. Nimra GardleyMarriage & Family Therapist1164898078
  24. Gordon Gardner, DDSDentist1790807964
  25. Isobel Gardner, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1427520972
  26. Kathryn Gardner, M.D.Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1740335686
  27. Daejah Garner, R1392320520Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811605207
  28. Melissa Garner-LeeMental Health Counselor1255890992
  29. Linda Garnets, PHDClinical Psychologist1104962232
  30. Christopher GarrisonGeneral Practice Dentistry1891842977
  31. Sara GarrityCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861525503
  32. Sarah Garvey, MS, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841829413
  33. John Garwood, MDOphthalmology Physician1427057959
  34. Veda Gastaldi, L.AC.Acupuncturist1487386751
  35. Ruth Gatt, PHDPsychologist1215558523
  36. Corbin Gaucher, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1780238444
  37. Bethany Gauvreau, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023459229
  38. Joanna Gawboy, RBTBehavior Technician1386134336
  39. Natassia Gaznick, MD PHDPsychiatry Physician1942696042
  40. Melissa Gee, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740441542
  41. Daniel Gehlbach, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1699425009
  42. Janel Gehrke, LAC, MTOMAcupuncturist1700234887
  43. Vivian Geiger, LCSWClinical Social Worker1700078318
  44. Martin Gelbard, M.D.Urology Physician1912996851
  45. Lillian Gelberg, MDFamily Medicine Physician1639192487
  46. Susan Gelerman, LICENSED CLINICAL SOPsychologist1801952478
  47. Amy Gelfand, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1437391554
  48. Samantha GelfandMarriage & Family Therapist1689311268
  49. Bernard Geller, M.D., PH.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1427132968
  50. Rachel GelmanPharmacist1538679766

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.