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 9 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. Tracy Bevington, MA, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073913745
  2. David Beynet, M.D.Dermatology Physician1679651590
  3. Umesh Bhagia, MDSurgery Physician1568468528
  4. Anushka Bhalla, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1558701284
  5. Samir Bhalla, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1336551548
  6. Venita Bhuchar, PHARMDPharmacist1538572045
  7. Tristan Bickman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1245253210
  8. Kristina Bielkevicius, NCSP, LEPSchool Psychologist1124659073
  9. Victoria BielmaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1942135900
  10. Gregory Bierer, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1154489433
  11. Dina Bierman, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1659627115
  12. Nadia Bijaoui, PH.D - D.H.ED - RPPsychoanalyst1689830358
  13. Anton Bilchik, M.D., PH.D., M.B.A.Surgical Oncology Physician1609916733
  14. Deborah Bilder, PHDPsychologist1508526500
  15. Shahin Bina, DDSDentist1013134261
  16. Laurie Binder, LAC, RNCNPAcupuncturist1578897856
  17. Peter BippusMarriage & Family Therapist1689188302
  18. Peter Birnstein, M.D.Specialist1255365508
  19. Carl Evan Birondo, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376012567
  20. Mark Biscow, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871510354
  21. Christine Bishop, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1194959049
  22. Evangeline Bishop, PSY.D.Psychologist1063556009
  23. Diane Black, L.AC.Acupuncturist1962533885
  24. Richard BlackburnRehabilitation Practitioner1619227162
  25. Janine Blackman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578601357
  26. Jeffrey Blake, PTPhysical Therapist1407834781
  27. Melissa Blake, ACSWClinical Social Worker1548507882
  28. Karen Blanchard, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1700925401
  29. Alejandra BlancoMedical Physician Assistant1851195804
  30. Roseanne Sofia Blanco, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1043042526
  31. Hanna Blankemeier, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598568024
  32. Cassandra Blaylock, NPHematology & Oncology Physician1588043400
  33. Jim Blechman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1578639191
  34. James BlinstrubasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861339616
  35. Jennifer Bloom, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1942961248
  36. Rachael Bloom, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538316369
  37. Charles BloomquistCounselor1255269254
  38. Caitlin Blue, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1841842416
  39. Christina BlumMarriage & Family Therapist1225832157
  40. Doron Blumenfeld, MDGynecology Physician1619987658
  41. Susan Blumenthal, P.T.Physical Therapist1366655862
  42. Bree Blumstein, N.P.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1346600525
  43. Nelly Blustajn, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1386501310
  44. Peter Boasberg, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1417982331
  45. Kristina Boccardo, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1376159772
  46. Ashley Bocek, MS, RD, CNSCRegistered Dietitian1699556977
  47. Eugene Bock, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1740317148
  48. Noelle Boctor, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447781968
  49. Launa BoddeMental Health Counselor1659605806
  50. Gabrielle Bodow, PH.DClinical Neuropsychologist1184479065

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.