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 58 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. Jose Lopez-Zavala, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1578256764
  2. Elizabeth Lord, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1669735973
  3. Matt LordMental Health Counselor1407065428
  4. Shuli Lotan, MSW, PPSCSchool Social Worker1396876363
  5. Gwen Lotery, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1396940417
  6. Lauren Lou, PT DPTPhysical Therapist1356730584
  7. Charles Louy, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1275531717
  8. Len LovalloRehabilitation Practitioner1386841062
  9. Joanne Low, MDOphthalmology Physician1780695379
  10. Kimberly Low, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1841485398
  11. Deborah Lowe, P.T., PH.D.Physical Therapist1740434000
  12. Sharon LowerySpeech-Language Pathologist1215392402
  13. Chauloan Lu, O.D.Optometrist1699826230
  14. Daniel Lu, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1457585903
  15. Judy LuPediatric Occupational Therapist1750887865
  16. Raymond LuRegistered Nurse1265374342
  17. Cynthia Lua, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1427588672
  18. Nathaniel LuaPharmacist1508463118
  19. Karen Lubbers, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1144762386
  20. Matthew Lublin, M.D.Surgery Physician1992741813
  21. Lauryn LucidoMarriage & Family Therapist1902415375
  22. Arona Luckerman, PSYDClinical Psychologist1851545982
  23. Antonia Ludwig, ANTONIA LUDWIGMarriage & Family Therapist1013103290
  24. Barry Ludwig, MDNeurology Physician1457379836
  25. Abigail Lufkin, MSWCounselor1093993792
  26. Robert Lufkin, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1487684379
  27. Albert Lui, MDHospitalist Physician1669050183
  28. Melvin Lum, RPHPharmacist1447796768
  29. Nancy LumbMental Health Counselor1780947994
  30. Denise Lumiere, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1801197330
  31. Daniel Luo, OTD, OTR/L, HTCHand Occupational Therapist1689142309
  32. Jerry LuoPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1649732025
  33. Robert Lusson, PSYDClinical Psychologist1588097158
  34. Amy Luster, M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1083971337
  35. Zachary Lutsky, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528019205
  36. Ericha LutterProfessional Counselor1225825201
  37. Ying Hui Luu, M.D.Nephrology Physician1922486893
  38. Eyong Ly, MDHospitalist Physician1053575886
  39. Princeton LyPediatrics Physician1497118129
  40. Maria Lymberis, MDPsychiatry Physician1982609319
  41. Dewayne LynchCounselor1023451804
  42. Alice Lynn, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1518160159
  43. David Lytal, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1215039151
  44. Jill Lytle, JILL LYTLE, LACAcupuncturist1790976603
  45. Edna Ma, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1790996825
  46. Jane MaHospitalist Physician1699118760
  47. Janet Ma, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1164698098
  48. Jessica MaHospitalist Physician1457989626
  49. Yunhan MaPhysical Therapist1033886858
  50. Lynn Maccuish, LCSWClinical Social Worker1912760745

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.