NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Visalia, CA

4,225 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Visalia, 50th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 492, 12% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 25 of 85.

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Visalia in California

  • Rank in California50th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups25.3% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Visalia has 19× the state's share of health educator records and 0.66× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Visalia, alphabetically

  1. Becca FreitasBehavior Technician1063178663
  2. Melinda French, CASE MANAGERCase Manager/Care Coordinator1326266313
  3. Matthew FriesBehavior Technician1780182832
  4. Helmine Friesen De Bigler, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1568210904
  5. Melissa FrostBehavior Technician1043782808
  6. Adam FryattBehavior Technician1548768559
  7. David Fujihara, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1295181857
  8. Clifford Fukushima, O.D.Optometrist1093929085
  9. Mia FulleyloveOccupational Therapy Assistant1043185051
  10. Fady GaballaGeriatric Pharmacist1386938421
  11. Judy Gabrielsen, N.P., P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1306056098
  12. Michael Gaffney, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1639538275
  13. Jennifer Galbraith-ElliottAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962686907
  14. Luz GaleanaSocial Worker1750154720
  15. Mary GaleanaLicensed Vocational Nurse1912158676
  16. Michell GaliciaBehavior Technician1477401917
  17. Joanne Galindo, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013648203
  18. Marcos GalindoCommunity Health Worker1447111679
  19. Ramon GalindoPediatrics Physician1629074687
  20. Amanda GallardoBehavior Technician1336003789
  21. Angela GallardoBehavior Technician1780323394
  22. Tameka GallardoBehavior Technician1548732340
  23. Gabriel GallegosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710020219
  24. Laura GallegosBehavior Analyst1093297350
  25. Laura GallegosMental Health Counselor1912678640
  26. Amy GalloBehavior Technician1215868401
  27. Michael Galloway, PHARMDPharmacist1275597916
  28. Jeffrey GalvanDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508651977
  29. Tyson GalvanBehavior Technician1063397578
  30. Marcela GalvezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1205628872
  31. Fatima GamezHealth Educator1902537541
  32. Christine Ganey, MSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841447281
  33. Vineeth Gangaram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912585480
  34. Emily GanironBehavior Technician1649033051
  35. Lisa Garbani, RNRegistered Nurse1952981243
  36. Adrian GarciaCounselor1457634149
  37. Alberto GarciaHealth Educator1770767444
  38. Alexandrine GarciaBehavior Technician1417457912
  39. Alonzo Garcia, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821706359
  40. Andrea GarciaBehavior Technician1225513914
  41. Augustina GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1003060781
  42. Barbara Garcia, CAS IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316230675
  43. Christina GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184138547
  44. Dana Garcia, CAS IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366629412
  45. David GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780466524
  46. Deyanira Garcia, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1649989823
  47. Diana GarciaBehavior Analyst1851532550
  48. Dina GarciaBehavior Technician1104543818
  49. Dolores Garcia, AODC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184106627
  50. Edith GarciaBehavior Technician1376403279

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

Visalia, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 4,225 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 Visalia - 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 Visalia 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 Visalia is weighted toward Behavior Technician (492 clinicians, followed by Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 309 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 270). 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, Visalia reports roughly 10.8 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 Visalia 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 Visalia, CA?

There are 4,225 registered healthcare providers in Visalia, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Visalia?

The most common specialties in Visalia are Behavior Technician, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Mental Health Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 492.

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.