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 56 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. Meredith Levy, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1770733172
  2. Richard Levy, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1376681445
  3. Sophie Levy, LMFTMental Health Counselor1306350749
  4. Lucas Lewandowski, DPTPhysical Therapist1366275000
  5. Leonard Lewenstein, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1558439687
  6. Akeya Lewis, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1811839467
  7. Janet LewisSpeech-Language Pathologist1972689461
  8. Julaun LewisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1790643591
  9. Mary Lewis, AU.D.Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1306638408
  10. Michelle Lewis, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1629743398
  11. Tara Lewis, NPNurse Practitioner1437553898
  12. Veritta LewisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1629368246
  13. Ashley Lewis HunterInternal Medicine Physician1629367859
  14. Carmen Li, NPNurse Practitioner1811671910
  15. Douglas Li, MDPediatrics Physician1932423225
  16. Rebecca LiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518760826
  17. Xiuxia LiAcupuncturist1124310974
  18. Cynthia Liang, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1972908424
  19. Jessica Liao, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851528442
  20. Kelly Liao, NP, RNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1144426297
  21. Victoria Liao, DOC OF CHIRO LIC ACUChiropractor1811056948
  22. Maryam Liaqat, M.D.Dermatology Physician1861811630
  23. Andrew LibermanCounselor1003132622
  24. Sara Lichstein, MA LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1548030257
  25. Lisa Lichtenstein, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1770880254
  26. Seth Lichtenstein, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1518310507
  27. Stephen Lieb, MDGynecology Physician1083670400
  28. Nir LiebenthalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811889231
  29. Michael Lieber, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1619990116
  30. Alan Liebert, LMFT107210Counselor1285805143
  31. Annie Lim, RPHPharmacist1073102802
  32. Su LimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528291648
  33. Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPHHospitalist Physician1629538160
  34. Chianni Lin, DAOMAcupuncturist1922472471
  35. Connie Lin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1639514987
  36. Rose Lin, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1417975392
  37. Veronique Lin, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1447650536
  38. Tania LinaresCase Manager/Care Coordinator1144553942
  39. Jazzmine Lind, SUDCCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972019545
  40. Erica LindgrenClinical Psychologist1275906695
  41. Bryce LindseyCommunity Health Worker1982380218
  42. Jennifer Linehan, M.D.Urology Physician1881891042
  43. Saralie Liner, D.C.Chiropractor1134110216
  44. Elaina Linetskiy, MDPediatrics Physician1205148871
  45. Jacqueline LinnertSurgical Physician Assistant1841831047
  46. Micah Linton, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1760942379
  47. Todd Liou, MDPsychiatry Physician1952987554
  48. Karina LipkinFamily Nurse Practitioner1750928826
  49. Leonard Lipman, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1083866800
  50. Alissa Lippman, MS, RD, CLERegistered Dietitian1619258282

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.