NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doula in California

3,542 NPPES records list doula with a practice address in California, 9.1 per 100,000 residents, the 8th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 57 of 71.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 374J00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 232

  1. Los Angeles232
  2. San Francisco185
  3. San Diego152
  4. Oakland145
  5. Sacramento107

Doula records in California

  1. Shari SaldanaMurrieta, CA 925621306125828
  2. Amani SaleemSun Valley, CA 913521992545248
  3. Mai Saleh, MSN,RNFolsom, CA 956301356201966
  4. Jourdan SalesPiedmont, CA 946111356203301
  5. Monique SalgadoSan Gabriel, CA 917751326888314
  6. Ana Salgado-MannBakersfield, CA 933111265353395
  7. Raina SalinasSan Francisco, CA 941321023713393
  8. Jill Salisbury, DOULARedondo Beach, CA 902771760262307
  9. Phyldesia Sallins, DOULALos Angeles, CA 900181811859200
  10. Liat SalomonSan Jose, CA 951241528737400
  11. Hayley SaltzLos Angeles, CA 900451700678448
  12. Ladjane SampaioGreenbrae, CA 949041255205019
  13. Heather SamuelsTemecula, CA 925921023526233
  14. Griselda SanchezSanta Ana, CA 927041316386964
  15. Judith SanchezLos Angeles, CA 900381629914379
  16. Lenna SanchezFallbrook, CA 920281376306787
  17. Lexus SanchezNorwalk, CA 906501437019221
  18. Monica SanchezSan Jose, CA 951391386438877
  19. Sandra SanchezValley Village, CA 916071316634330
  20. Martha Sanchez CuenSanta Barbara, CA 931031770405680
  21. B Elena Sanchez Murguia, DOULASan Francisco, CA 941221336025394
  22. Ruth Sanchez SotoSan Bernardino, CA 924041609672310
  23. Ajee SandersSan Francisco, CA 941021386485704
  24. Michelle Sanders, DOULAOntario, CA 917641285393249
  25. Shelby SandersLos Angeles, CA 900431952279697
  26. Kate SandovalAlhambra, CA 918011730996174
  27. Laura SandovalSanta Cruz, CA 950601841032984
  28. Leslie Sandoval, CD(DONA)Lake Forest, CA 926301053690990
  29. Stephanie SandsOak Park, CA 913771033976527
  30. Maira Sant AnnaFoster City, CA 944041598618332
  31. Shannon SantamariaLancaster, CA 935341093005951
  32. Kaylee SantanaPlacerville, CA 956671457152266
  33. Daysi SantelizSan Francisco, CA 941241417811068
  34. Nayelly Santiago, DOULAVallejo, CA 945901588599112
  35. Qu SantikhamRancho Cordova, CA 956701609666965
  36. Melodie SantodomingoSan Diego, CA 921391801716832
  37. Andressa SantosPacheco, CA 945531942133764
  38. Ashley SantosHesperia, CA 923451396523601
  39. Donna SantosSanta Ana, CA 927071912890153
  40. Luisa Santos, DOULARichmond, CA 948041437982683
  41. Marie Santos, C.D.Sanger, CA 936571194050542
  42. Suely Santos CarneiroDaly City, CA 940141609634518
  43. Dainara Santos LimaSan Jose, CA 951181134087117
  44. Karina SantoyoBakersfield, CA 933041831038967
  45. Danni Sapp, DOULALos Angeles, CA 900621497236426
  46. Khloe SarmantoAnderson, CA 960071376480509
  47. Alina SatenovaTarzana, CA 913561124917638
  48. Gabriela SaucedoRedwood City, CA 940611578354544
  49. Marcy SauterLong Beach, CA 908081982921185
  50. Destiny SavageSacramento, CA 958171104717230

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 374J00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 8 of 51 per resident

  1. Massachusetts13.1
  2. District of Columbia12.1
  3. Colorado9.6
  4. California9.1
  5. New Jersey7.7
  6. Maryland7.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.5.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 374J00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

under 0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against under 0.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. California0.0%
  2. United States0.0%

Doula records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 3,542 · under 0.1% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · under 0.1% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more433 · 12.2% here, 21.7% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 374J00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

3,542 NPPES records list doula (374J00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 9.1 per 100,000 residents against 5.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 232 of them (7%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Michigan1,335
  2. New York1,284
  3. Florida1,065
  4. Washington1,059

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Colorado9.6
  2. New Jersey7.7
  3. Maryland7.3
  4. Virginia6.4

The largest states

  1. Michigan1,335
  2. New York1,284
  3. Florida1,065
  4. Washington1,059
  5. Massachusetts914

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.