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 6 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. Daun Baker, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1033395173
  2. Gerald Baker, DPMPrimary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist1316151590
  3. Megan BakvaClinical Social Worker1558148437
  4. Shailesh BalasubramanianPulmonary Disease Physician1164748562
  5. Courtney Baldwin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1184401440
  6. Melissa Baldwin, LMFTMental Health Counselor1205697422
  7. David BalesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447953906
  8. Catherine Balestrieri, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1134466238
  9. Lisa Balfus, ED.D.Psychologist1649588088
  10. Amro Balki, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1922237593
  11. Chloe Banales, LACAcupuncturist1457811002
  12. Bradley Bandera, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1427205681
  13. Joanne Bando, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1609083773
  14. Michael Bandoma, DPTPhysical Therapist1245953769
  15. Kelsey Baney, AUDAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1003579749
  16. Erin Banks, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1992347496
  17. Deborah BannerSchool Social Worker1144144692
  18. Andrea Banuelos Mota, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184201006
  19. Justin Barad, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1982922308
  20. Peter Barakat, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1629439468
  21. Kyana Barakett, PSYDPsychologist1356753180
  22. Fatemeh BaraniNurse's Aide1275795494
  23. Babak Baravarian, DPMPodiatrist1952310799
  24. Cesar Barba, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699938571
  25. Monique Barbieto, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1104023720
  26. Mary BarbourMarriage & Family Therapist1073034187
  27. Joan Isabelle Barcenas, NPNurse Practitioner1285479261
  28. Aditya Bardia, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1639210107
  29. Beth Bardovi, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1730562166
  30. Lena Bardovi, L.ACAcupuncturist1699359000
  31. Peter Bardwick, MDRheumatology Physician1184799108
  32. Donald Barenfeld, LCSWClinical Social Worker1467652115
  33. Roberta Barenfeld, M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1902025018
  34. Samoan BarishClinical Social Worker1427935170
  35. Karis Barker, M.A.Clinical Psychologist1720566169
  36. Melanie Barker, DPTGeriatric Physical Therapist1386036101
  37. Garni Barkhoudarian, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1578707642
  38. Nicole Barkopoulos, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073079737
  39. Jennifer BarnatoPediatric Nurse Practitioner1952605347
  40. Blake BarnesMassage Therapist1487529673
  41. Macey Barnes, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1861985285
  42. Richard Barnes, DPT, ATCPhysical Therapist1699402149
  43. Philip Barnett, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1154309045
  44. Elizabeth Baron Cole, R.D.N., C.H.F.S.Registered Dietitian1104375385
  45. Laura Barone, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730718917
  46. Abraham Barouh, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1659180099
  47. Megan Barr, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649837907
  48. Rome BarreraCounselor1073152849
  49. Peggy Barrett, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1063638237
  50. Makenna Barris, RDNRegistered Dietitian1558838946

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.