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 805 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.
- 5,375
- NPPES providers in city
- 25th
- of 805 CA cities
- 0.6%
- of California providers
- 31.7%
- 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 (805 cities)
5,375 Top 3% higher than 97% of 805 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
760 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
612 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
331 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi…
Anesthesiology Physician
324 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 288
Nurse Practitioner
288 providers
- Diagnostic Radiology… 236
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
236 providers
- Emergency Medicine P… 144
Emergency Medicine Physician
144 providers
- Adult Health Nurse P… 118
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
118 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 108
Psychiatry Physician
108 providers
- Neurology Physician 95
Neurology Physician
95 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (760 providers, 14.1% 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 15.2× the state average and under-indexes family medicine physician at 0.63×. 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 5,375 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 2023 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 (760 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 612 and Physician Assistant with 331). 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 13.8 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 | 760 | 14.1% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 612 | 11.4% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 331 | 6.2% |
| 4 | Anesthesiology Physician | 324 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioner | 288 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 236 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 144 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner | 118 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Psychiatry Physician | 108 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Neurology Physician | 95 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Neurological Surgery Physician | 77 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 76 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Medical Physician Assistant | 73 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Cardiovascular Disease Physician | 62 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 61 | 1.1% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 90)
| Name |
|---|
| Randall Stafford, MD, PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| David Stahl, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Dominique Stall, NP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Lily Stander, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Jeremy Stanek, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Konstantina Stankovic, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Ailene Staples, DNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Larisa Starinsky, NP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Creed Stary, MD, PHD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Erica Stary, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Evan Staszewski, DO Anesthesiology Physician |
| Sandra Staveski, CPNP Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner |
| Mariah Stechschulte Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Natasha Steele, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kristen Steenerson, MD Neurology Physician |
| Kirsten Steffner, MD Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Robert Steffner, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Joshua Stein Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Stuart Stein, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Desiree Steinberg, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Cora Steindl, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| David Steiner, M.D., PH.D. Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Faye Steiner, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Sarah Stenger, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Axel Stenmark Tullberg, M.D., PH.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Andrew Stephens, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Troy Sterling, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Erlinda Stern, N.P. Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner |
| Simon Stertzer, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Kathryn Stevens, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Matthew Stevenson Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| David Stewart, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Erin Stewart, M.D. Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Russell Stewart, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Martin Stienen, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Kristine Stivers, M.ED. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Frank Stockdale, MD., PH.D. Medical Oncology Physician |
| Brian Stocksdale, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Daniel Stoffel, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Emily Stolper, ACNP-BC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Daniel Stoltz Surgery Physician |
| Liya Stolyar, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Sarah Stone, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Emily Storey, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Nannette Storr-Street, CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Thomas Stovall, MD, MPH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kelly Straight, FNP Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
| Adrienne Strait Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Sarah Streett, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Matthew Strehlow, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
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