Doctors in Stanford, CA
Active healthcare providers in Stanford sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Stanford ranks 25th among 812 California cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.6% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 5,606
- NPPES providers in city
- 25th
- of 812 CA cities
- 0.6%
- of California providers
- 31.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Stanford ranks #11 of 10 California cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Stanford ranks among California cities
Provider count vs every California city in CMS NPPES (812 cities)
5,606 Top 3% higher than 97% of 812 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Stanford
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
805 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
633 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
351 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi…
Anesthesiology Physician
339 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 291
Nurse Practitioner
291 providers
- Diagnostic Radiology… 239
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
239 providers
- Emergency Medicine P… 148
Emergency Medicine Physician
148 providers
- Adult Health Nurse P… 119
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
119 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 115
Psychiatry Physician
115 providers
- Neurology Physician 104
Neurology Physician
104 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (805 providers, 14.4% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Stanford has more, and fewer, of than California average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across California , Stanford over-indexes neurological surgery physician at 16.1× the state average and under-indexes family medicine physician at 0.64×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than California average
Less common here than California average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Stanford, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,606 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Stanford - 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 Stanford 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 Stanford is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (805 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 633 and Physician Assistant with 351). 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, Stanford reports roughly 14.4 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 Stanford practice address, a coverage gap Stanford patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Stanford 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.
Which specialties are most common in Stanford
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 805 | 14.4% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 633 | 11.3% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 351 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Anesthesiology Physician | 339 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioner | 291 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 239 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 148 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner | 119 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Psychiatry Physician | 115 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Neurology Physician | 104 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Neurological Surgery Physician | 82 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 80 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Ophthalmology Physician | 70 | 1.2% |
| 14 | Medical Physician Assistant | 69 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Cardiovascular Disease Physician | 65 | 1.2% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Cooper Aakhus, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Oliver Aalami, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Alistair Aaronson, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sumaira Aasi, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Fahim Abbasi, M.D. Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician |
| Mohamad Abbass, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Carolina Abbassi, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Hadia Abdelgawad, CRNA Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| Eanas Abdelwahhab, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Brian Abe, MD, PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kumar Abhinav, BSC MBBS, FRCS(SN) Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Gita Abhiraman, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ariana Abid, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Jennifer Abidari, MD Urology Physician |
| Claire Abijay, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gillian Abir, MBCHB, FRCA Anesthesiology Physician |
| Freddy Abnousi, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Nkeiru Abovwe, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Graham Abra, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Roy Patrick Abragan, RN, MSN Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Lauren Abrahams, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Geoffrey Abrams, MD Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician |
| Daniel Acevedo, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Luis Acevedo-Soto Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Brenda Aceves, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Peter Acker, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Gareth Ackland, PHD FRCA Anesthesiology Physician |
| Yvonne Acosta, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Pascal Acree, MD Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician |
| Colin Adamo, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Argentina Adams, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Dennis Adams, M.D. Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Karen Adams, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Madeline Adams Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michelle Adams, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Rishav Adhikari, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Vetzrel Adidala, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Shaunak Adkar, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| John Adler, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Sarah Adler, PSY.D. Psychologist |
| Shehla Admani, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Aileen Adriano, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Gautam Adusumilli, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ranjana Advani, MD Medical Oncology Physician |
| Chisom Agbim, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Anuj Aggarwal, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| James Agolia Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Priya Agrawal, DO Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Sumit Agrawal, M.D. Otology & Neurotology Physician |
Nearby Cities in California
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