NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Chula Vista, CA

5,329 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Chula Vista, 29th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,331, 25% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 53 of 107.

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

Chula Vista in California

  • Rank in California29th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups33.9% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Chula Vista has 2× the state's share of physical therapy assistant records and 0.41× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Chula Vista, alphabetically

  1. Sydney LewisPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1003646043
  2. Zaiah LewisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598389694
  3. Jorge Ley, MSSchool Psychologist1376174748
  4. Ashley LeyvaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972373058
  5. Ashley LeyvaBehavior Technician1306650767
  6. Monique LeyvaBehavior Technician1760063085
  7. Olivia LeyvaBehavior Technician1871480657
  8. Alondra Leyva CervantesBehavior Technician1609506724
  9. Maria Lhotak, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1386874501
  10. Leesa Li-Fossum, MDPediatrics Physician1528696127
  11. Jeffrey LiaoBehavior Technician1235893181
  12. Arthur Librea, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1407213341
  13. Melinda Liburd, DR.Psychologist1922545532
  14. Derek Lichter, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1073643847
  15. Carmen Liera, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275895443
  16. Linh Lieu, PHARMD.Pharmacist1548674492
  17. Catherine Liikala, DNPNurse Practitioner1114659091
  18. Jesus Lim, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1518430842
  19. Russell Lim, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1831173970
  20. Glenda Lim Melchor, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1437006756
  21. Junina Lim,Behavior Technician1144800335
  22. Christopher LimonBehavior Technician1144728957
  23. Frine Limon LeonBehavior Technician1114564044
  24. Cheng-I Lin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1720098270
  25. Goldie Lin, RNRegistered Nurse1073093654
  26. Krystal Lin, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1003547001
  27. Linda Lin, ODOptometrist1508586348
  28. Paloma LinaresSchool Psychologist1588284384
  29. Martin Linder, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1801874797
  30. Danielle Lindgren, PAPhysician Assistant1639956287
  31. Cynthia Lindsay, N.P.Advanced Practice Midwife1912011461
  32. Nicole LindstromOccupational Therapist1073290664
  33. Janna Linz TaylorRegistered Nurse1619552015
  34. Jose Lira, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1356319446
  35. Dolena LirkovaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386825925
  36. Larra Christina LisayBehavior Technician1518886332
  37. Jasmine ListerBehavior Technician1023758570
  38. Joshua Mariano LitanNurse's Aide1801712906
  39. Monique Little, LPCC INTERNMental Health Counselor1962940486
  40. Rhianna LittleBehavior Technician1215572755
  41. Stacey Little, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1831396415
  42. David Littlefield, D.D.S.Dentist1750599346
  43. Amber Littlejohn, RBTBehavior Technician1629939558
  44. Karen Liu, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1013961853
  45. Linda Liu, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1528191095
  46. Ying Liu, ODOptometrist1508116955
  47. Remedios Liwag, R.N.,PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1376661322
  48. Adrian-Alfredo LlamasBehavior Technician1518625318
  49. Maria LlamasClinical Social Worker1700217254
  50. Melisa Llamas TovarPhysical Therapy Assistant1942006697

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

Chula Vista, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,329 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 Chula Vista - 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 Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,331 clinicians, followed by Marriage & Family Therapist with 285 and Physical Therapist with 188). 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, Chula Vista reports roughly 13.7 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 Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista, CA?

There are 5,329 registered healthcare providers in Chula Vista, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Chula Vista?

The most common specialties in Chula Vista are Behavior Technician, Marriage & Family Therapist, Physical Therapist, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Case Manager/Care Coordinator. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,331.

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.