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Welcome, new providers!

Welcome, new providers!

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to nearly 200 new providers who joined the Alliance network from December 2025 through February 2026! This includes ECM/CS providers, primary care providers, referral physicians, specialists and our new behavioral health network.

The Alliance now contracts with a network of behavioral health providers across our service area to directly manage non-specialty mental health services for our members. If you are interested in joining our behavioral health network, visit our Become an Alliance Behavioral Health Provider page.

To view a list of all Alliance providers, see the Provider Directory.

New Enhanced Care Management /Community Supports providers

  • Central Coast Overdose Prevention, ECM, Monterey County.
  • Exceptional Parents Unlimited, Inc, ECM/CS, Housing Components, Respite Services, Personal Care and Homemaker Services, Mariposa and Merced counties.
  • Health Projects Center, CS, Housing Transition Navigation, Housing Tenancy and Sustaining services. Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties.
  • MindCure Inc., ECM/CS Housing Components, Mariposa and Merced counties.
  • Sobriety Works, ECM, Santa Cruz County.
  • United Way of Merced, CS Transitional Rent, Merced County.
  • The Village Project, Inc., ECM/CS, Housing Components, Respite Services, Personal Care and Homemaker Services, Monterey County.

New physicians and specialists

MariposaCounty

Referral Physician/Specialist

  • Prahalad Jajodia, MD, Gastroenterology

Merced County 

Primary Care

  • Ian Carlo Cadiz, MD, Family Medicine
  • Irma Castro, MD, Family Medicine
  • Bernadette Chiu, MD, Family Medicine
  • Shatha Hajja, MD, Pediatrics
  • Harjot Hayer, DO, Family Medicine
  • Agnes Nyeck, MD, Family Medicine

Referral Physician/Specialist

  • Mildrede Bonglack, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Garima Handa, MD, Cardiovascular Disease
  • Jenna Heath, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Jackie Leong, MD, Radiologist
  • Eric Lu, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Carmen Metildi, MD, Diagnostic Radiology
  • Jennifer Rose‑Nussbaumer, MD, Ophthalmology
  • Anthony Waechter, MD, Emergency Medicine

Monterey County 

Primary Care

  • Eleanor Battino, MD, Family Medicine
  • Claudia Castelnovi, MD, Pediatrics
  • Hsini Chu, DO, Pediatrics
  • Arnold Cruz, DO, Emergency Medicine
  • Steven Hand, MD, Emergency Medicine
  • Larkin Holt, MD, Family Medicine
  • Chun Ning Hu, DO, Family Medicine
  • Cassandra Mahan‑Richards, MD, Pediatrics
  • Ginger Tissier, MD, Family Medicine

Referral Physician/Specialist

  • Najib Allabadi, MD, Surgery
  • Stephanie Chang, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Leo Fong, MD, Vascular Surgery
  • Tatiana Hoyos Gomez, MD, Surgery
  • Ollie Jackson, MD, Surgery
  • Christopher Kim, MD, Surgery
  • Divya Kishore, MD, Diagnostic Radiology
  • Daniel Kosoy, MD, Surgery
  • Vadim Leyenson, MD, Pulmonary Disease
  • Henry Sanchez Ortigoza, MD, Family Medicine
  • Frank Primus, MD, Surgery
  • Kinza Sultan, DO, Internal Medicine
  • Louis Zhang, MD, Vascular Surgery

San Benito County

Referral Physician/Specialist

  • Stefan Klein, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Sarathy Mandayam, MD, Gastroenterology
  • John Wiemann, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery

Santa Cruz County  

Primary Care

  • Gustavo Diaz, MD Emergency Medicine
  • Carolyn McAloon, DPM, Podiatric Medicine
  • Vijaya Mukthinuthalapati, MD, Internal Medicine

Referral Physician/Specialist

  • Jennifer Etcheson, MD, Hand Surgery
  • Kimberly Gandy, MD, Thoracic Surgery
  • Teresa Walsh, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

New Behavioral Health providers

MariposaCounty

  • Brian Raines, PsyD

Merced County 

  • Decinda Allen, LMFT
  • Ashley Del Valle, LCSW
  • Abrie Guillen, BCBA
  • Tara Peterson, BCBA

Monterey County

  • Everett Allen, PA
  • Stephanie Alvarez, BCBA
  • Leanna Arriola, BCBA
  • Jennifer Barreto, BCBA
  • Monique Bekeschus, BCBA
  • Haydee Bowden, BCBA
  • Sydney Brothers, BCBA
  • Hayley Burdick, BCBA
  • Jessica Chandran, BCBA
  • Karissa Corner, BCBA
  • Amanda Cortez, BCBA
  • Paulette Cortez, BCBA
  • Merline Covington, PMHNP
  • Cynthia Delgado, BCBA
  • Halleh Entekhabi, PMHNP
  • Evelyn Esquivel, BCBA
  • Adrienne Fairchild, BCBA
  • Richard Foote, BCBA
  • Nikkie Galaviz, LMFT
  • Adam Harada, BCBA
  • Sarah Hauswirth, BCBA
  • Nanette Hayden, LMFT
  • Jessica Hernandez, BCBA
  • Anita Hirsch, MD
  • Candy Hull, PA-C
  • Thomas Johnson, MD
  • Jeremy Johnson, BCBA
  • Andrea Jones, LMFT
  • Anna Kern, LMFT
  • Sidney Kupelian, BCBA
  • Rachel Long, BCBA
  • Jessica Meade, LMFT
  • Vanessa Membreno, BCBA
  • Kristen Migirian‑Tellez, BCBA
  • Andrea Nechay, BCBA
  • Vanessa Naval, FNP-C
  • Jenny O’Neil, BCBA
  • Diana Osegueda, BCBA
  • Christina Piurek, BCBA
  • Madalyn Pope, LMFT
  • Shruthi Rajalakshmi, BCBA
  • Chantelle Robles, BCBA
  • Jordan Ruelas, BCBA
  • Chelsey Sainsbury, BCBA
  • Leslie Sandoval, BCBA
  • Savannah Simonian, BCBA
  • Ciera Soliz, BCBA
  • Kayla Souza‑Crews, BCBA
  • Blu Sprinkle, BCBA
  • Danielle Stanley, BCBA
  • Stephen Stauffer, BCBA
  • Scott Strong, BCBA
  • Jessica Tapia, BCBA
  • Eric Taylor, BCBA
  • Arielle Thomas, BCBA
  • Sabrina Tooma Rostamo, BCBA
  • Cassie Turner, BCBA
  • Carina Valdez, BCBA
  • Evelyn Vallin, BCBA
  • Mai Vang, BCBA
  • Jenny Vazquez, BCBA
  • AnnaLisa Wilson, MD
  • Ying Zhou, BCBA

San Benito County

  • Merline Covington, PMHNP
  • Nikkie Galaviz, LMFT
  • Nanette Hayden, LMFT
  • Candy Hull, PA-C
  • Andrea Jones, LMFT
  • Kerri King, PsyD
  • Jessica Meade, LMFT
  • Madalyn Pope, LMFT
  • Ashley Rider, BCBA

Santa Cruz County

  • Erika Abrahamian, LMFT
  • Johanna Adams, BCBA
  • Kerry Allan, LMFT
  • Jacqueline Alvarez, LMFT
  • Patricia Anderson, LMFT
  • Emma Ashley‑Roth, LMFT
  • Shawna Bally, LCSW
  • Elizabeth Barbic, LMFT
  • Rebecca Branch, BCBA
  • Erin Carlson Jones, LCSW
  • Rebecca Dark, LMFT
  • Thomas Davies, LMFT
  • Janine Doolan, LMFT
  • Bella Espindola, LCSW
  • Krista Gallagher, LMFT
  • Kimberly Gengler, LMFT
  • Brenda Gonzalez, LCSW
  • Celene Gonzalez, LMFT
  • Ashley Gray, LMFT
  • Karen Hardink, LMFT
  • Felice Hensley, LMFT
  • Ute Howland, LCSW
  • Lauren Hyde, BCBA
  • Megan Kalili, LMFT
  • Alexandra Kane, BCBA
  • Jasmine Kelly, LMFT
  • Kristin King, LMFT
  • Esther Loera, LCSW
  • Yuriyah Manus, LMFT
  • Alice Mestemacher, LMFT
  • Glenn Morrison, LMFT
  • Lauren Permenter, LCSW
  • Dalia Pimentel, BCBA
  • Luz Preciado, LMFT
  • Sarah Rhodes, LMFT
  • Ashley Rider, BCBA
  • Patricia Rojas, LCSW
  • Rufus Roark, LMFT
  • Amelia Salazar, BCBA
  • Cristal Santos, LMFT
  • Jessica Scott, LMFT
  • Annette St.Marie, LMFT
  • Kaela Stambor, LCSW
  • Georgina Swan, LMFT
  • Tanya Takacks, LMFT
  • Davida Taurek, LPCC
  • Michelle Vono, LMFT
  • Jennifer Wilson, LMFT
  • Kelsea Wochaski, BCBA
  • Monica Zavala, LMFT