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 93 of 107.

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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. Shannon SteinerPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1417739608
  2. Alison Steinway, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1952244493
  3. Karla Stennes, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477056802
  4. Denise Stephens, RDHAPDental Hygienist1477684751
  5. Heidi Stern-Ellis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1366724718
  6. Jenny Sterns, CPNP, MSN, APRN-RXPediatric Nurse Practitioner1740290204
  7. Roseanne StevensSpeech-Language Pathologist1720474646
  8. Tia StevensMarriage & Family Therapist1548928930
  9. Janyce StevensonBehavior Technician1902777279
  10. Carly StewartAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285247551
  11. John Stillson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902556202
  12. Miracle StockdaleBehavior Technician1154190361
  13. Laurel Stockwell, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1386575017
  14. Carmen StoltzfusBehavior Technician1669345070
  15. McKenzie StoneStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558171603
  16. Olivia Stout, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1710768007
  17. Larissa Stranahan, RNRegistered Nurse1568817278
  18. Emily Straus, AMFT, APCCMarriage & Family Therapist1356905335
  19. Catherine StrechBehavior Analyst1699233148
  20. Diego StreetAttendant Care Provider1982554085
  21. Isabella StringerBehavior Technician1396459178
  22. Kendra Strouse, P.T.Physical Therapist1205885233
  23. Timothy Strouse, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1306032503
  24. Melodee StrukeljRegistered Nurse1487815098
  25. Kristina Struthers, MSWClinical Social Worker1295333201
  26. Luke StuartBehavior Technician1780531640
  27. David StuckeyBehavior Technician1760148704
  28. Jaime Stull, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508395534
  29. Gabrielle SuarezRegistered Nurse1437015799
  30. Hugo Suarez, RN, RCPRegistered Nurse1356753198
  31. Maritza SuarezPeer Specialist1285229567
  32. Vanessa Suarez, LCSW, PPSCSchool Social Worker1235619925
  33. Victor Suarez, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1487892212
  34. Angela SubidoBehavior Technician1184269359
  35. Rama Subramanian, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1932593506
  36. Deepthi Sudhakar, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1811307051
  37. Candi SullivanBehavior Technician1265100739
  38. Julia SullivanSpeech-Language Pathologist1962348789
  39. Mary Sullivan, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1043659949
  40. Stephen Summers, M.D.Surgery Physician1174502223
  41. Thomas Sumnicht, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1740380716
  42. Jdaijon SumpterSchool Social Worker1619726452
  43. Juan Sun, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1376914440
  44. Kaiwen Sun, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1255891479
  45. Seema Sundaram, M.D.Neuro-ophthalmology Physician1639341399
  46. Elaine Sunga, DDSDentist1457435661
  47. Jay Surati, PHARMDPharmacist1801417704
  48. Carol SurreyAudiologist1215224613
  49. Diana SusanoBehavior Technician1689535759
  50. Graham Sutherland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366295164

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.