NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Torrance, CA

8,901 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Torrance, 19th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,099, 12% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 145 of 179.

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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 Torrance

  1. Behavior Technician1,099
  2. Students in training786
  3. Marriage & Family Therapist433
  4. Physical Therapist277
  5. Clinical Social Worker260
  6. Internal Medicine Physician231
  7. Pharmacist230
  8. Behavior Analyst218

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Torrance in California

  • Rank in California19th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.9% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups26% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Torrance has 2.8× the state's share of emergency medicine physician records and 0.39× its share of mental health counselor records.

Providers in Torrance, alphabetically

  1. Maher Sesi, MDOtolaryngology Physician1801885785
  2. Evelyn SettleBehavior Technician1932965928
  3. John SetzerRegistered Respiratory Therapist1982128633
  4. Oliver SeveriosOrthopedic Physical Therapist1023412590
  5. U.a. Sexton, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1609847649
  6. Gabriella Shab, MDAnesthesiology Physician1104629864
  7. Babak Shabatian, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1285675629
  8. Talha Shabbir, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881445641
  9. Aashini Shah, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1013448331
  10. Anita Shah, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1063742500
  11. Anuja Shah, M.D.Nephrology Physician1851414569
  12. Binal ShahPharmacist1053264267
  13. Charmi Shah, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1760743801
  14. Chirag ShahEmergency Medicine Physician1649481490
  15. Janhavi Shah, MBBSFamily Medicine Physician1275274052
  16. Khushbu ShahGeriatric Physical Therapist1750779765
  17. Kruti ShahPharmacist1154297901
  18. Manan Shah, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1720549561
  19. Shrenik Shah, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609122266
  20. Sonia Shah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720173743
  21. Vivek ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568111458
  22. Vivek ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710737978
  23. Sharareh ShahangianCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1144508326
  24. Sara ShahatPharmacist1215778170
  25. Arevik ShahumyanRegistered Nurse1467383521
  26. Marina Shaker, B.ACase Manager/Care Coordinator1922528264
  27. Anastasia ShakhbazovaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316680622
  28. Milena Shakhbazova, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1043494313
  29. Astghik ShaldjianAssistant Behavior Analyst1376484790
  30. Sriram Shamasunder, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558552786
  31. Katia ShankSpeech-Language Pathologist1427600741
  32. Abhirami Shankar, M.D., M.P.H.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427629609
  33. Rajesh Shankar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1477802221
  34. Lily Shariat, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1740445790
  35. Pantea Sharifi, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1205851599
  36. Proshad Sharifi, PSYDClinical Psychologist1467630277
  37. Karissa Sharifian, PAPhysician Assistant1326674854
  38. Jeena SharmaCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1346909017
  39. Natsha Sharma, M.A.Speech-Language Pathologist1386971083
  40. Rayshma Sharoff, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417750944
  41. Ashley Sharp, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427411560
  42. Daniela Sharp, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255184446
  43. Jocelyn Sharp, RNRegistered Nurse1619718582
  44. Linda Sharp, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1366634727
  45. Christine ShauretteBehavior Technician1306377445
  46. Betsy Shaw, MDFamily Medicine Physician1588801229
  47. Caitlin ShawStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912517483
  48. Josiah ShawStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831039833
  49. Kelly ShawRehabilitation Practitioner1235255829
  50. Regal Shaw, RNRegistered Nurse1093167132

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

Torrance, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 8,901 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 Torrance - 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 Torrance 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 Torrance is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,099 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 786 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 433). 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, Torrance reports roughly 22.8 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.

For Torrance 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 Torrance, CA?

There are 8,901 registered healthcare providers in Torrance, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Torrance?

The most common specialties in Torrance are Behavior Technician, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Marriage & Family Therapist, Physical Therapist, Clinical Social Worker. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,099.

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.