NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in El Cajon, CA

3,277 individual NPPES records list a practice address in El Cajon, 72nd of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 524, 16% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 12 of 66.

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El Cajon in California

  • Rank in California72nd of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.3% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups35.6% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, El Cajon has 4.8× the state's share of addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records and 0.44× its share of internal medicine physician records.

Providers in El Cajon, alphabetically

  1. Mady ChengMarriage & Family Therapist1538482070
  2. Vijay Chennamchetty, MD, MPHPsychiatry Physician1811194145
  3. Assil ChhinaBehavior Analyst1225749583
  4. Jennifer Chiang, M.D.Dermatology Physician1457656738
  5. Nicholas Chinchilla, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1073309605
  6. Melinda Sue ChinenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417484650
  7. Nicholas ChisholmBehavior Technician1952805921
  8. Janelle Chiu, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1235267691
  9. Lok Hei ChiuBehavior Technician1477203263
  10. Priscilla ChoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891453320
  11. Saron ChoeunAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699271155
  12. Anthony Choi, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1255591020
  13. Ian Choy, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1437556446
  14. Kurt Christensen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1689731499
  15. Ronni Christensen-Soto, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1144571191
  16. Rachel ChristyBehavior Technician1366321895
  17. Alexandra ChtcherbaRegistered Nurse1336961242
  18. Janet Chudacek, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1932606118
  19. Nicole ChungCounselor1235658980
  20. Nathan ChuranAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992098644
  21. Maxwell ChurchIndependent Duty Corpsman1013877828
  22. Katherine CigaineroBehavior Analyst1124513650
  23. Phoebe France Cinco, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1326682725
  24. Mark CincottaChiropractor1326256389
  25. Ajahfaye CisneroBehavior Technician1811737935
  26. Steffany ClancyPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1699159046
  27. Dyana Clark, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1902456049
  28. Nechole ClarkStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023930989
  29. Tytianna ClarkBehavior Technician1861200784
  30. Moriah Clark-DismukeBehavior Technician1730757642
  31. Gwendolyn Clarke, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1982258810
  32. Colin ClayBehavior Technician1386428928
  33. John ClayborneAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174821698
  34. Jacelin ClaytonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568296333
  35. Jarrett Clifton, LEPSchool Psychologist1174161004
  36. Andrew ClinePhysical Therapist1427937499
  37. Coleen Cobbs, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295388932
  38. Joseph Cobbs, D.C.Chiropractor1649534645
  39. Nicholas CoccaBehavior Technician1891381885
  40. Besma CodaCounselor1750550588
  41. Evelyng CohenMarriage & Family Therapist1427744218
  42. Laura CohenMental Health Counselor1134359201
  43. Yael Cohen-Sabban, M.S.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1750847711
  44. Evangeline Cole, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821786955
  45. Laveena ColeAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407038482
  46. Morrell ColemanBehavior Technician1942990890
  47. Lila Colino VargasBehavior Technician1609753482
  48. Patrick CollCounselor1891069811
  49. Margaret Collet, PAPhysician Assistant1558236356
  50. Jermara CollinsRegistered Nurse1669355921

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

El Cajon, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,277 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 El Cajon - 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 El Cajon 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 El Cajon is weighted toward Behavior Technician (524 clinicians, followed by Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 452 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 192). 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, El Cajon reports roughly 8.4 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 El Cajon 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 El Cajon, CA?

There are 3,277 registered healthcare providers in El Cajon, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in El Cajon?

The most common specialties in El Cajon are Behavior Technician, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 524.

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.