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 13 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. Loresha Collins WoodsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104610120
  2. Leizel ColloMarriage & Family Therapist1871332510
  3. Olivia ColmanMental Health Counselor1972186484
  4. Carol Coloma, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528098217
  5. Jaelyn CombsBehavior Technician1538748603
  6. Eden ComerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558160606
  7. Michael ConroyMental Health Counselor1427126093
  8. Justin Constantino, PHARMDPharmacist1326319039
  9. Melissa ContrerasBehavior Analyst1467950683
  10. Pamela ContrerasBehavior Technician1225760796
  11. Darlene Cook, MSMental Health Counselor1205996535
  12. William CooleyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508039918
  13. John Cope, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528659521
  14. Sennia CorbinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366128696
  15. Kathleen Cordero, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1023951142
  16. Cora Cordova, ATCAthletic Trainer1750755260
  17. Norma CordovaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1902255052
  18. Sandra CordovaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1952077612
  19. Yorian CordovaBehavior Technician1861065682
  20. Alvin CorkAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750951380
  21. Danica CoronaClinical Social Worker1649883935
  22. Jacquelyn CoronadoBehavior Technician1710571625
  23. Nayel CorralPhysical Therapy Assistant1568337046
  24. Teresa Corral, NURSECommunity Health Registered Nurse1407492150
  25. Giuseppe CorraoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659501369
  26. Marissa CorreaBehavior Technician1003598152
  27. Lizeth Cortez IbanezProfessional Counselor1063150761
  28. Blanche CosgroveAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457549149
  29. Daurice CostelloBehavior Technician1316631856
  30. Maria CottonBehavior Technician1326673534
  31. Jordan Council-MathewsRegistered Nurse1164306635
  32. Mitchell Coutu, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1184461048
  33. Emma CovarrubiasBehavior Technician1881350643
  34. Videl Covarrubias MartinezBehavior Technician1588392773
  35. Victoria CowanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407419260
  36. Jason CowleyCounselor1962535864
  37. Yoanne CrisostomoMental Health Counselor1518603349
  38. Tracy Crist, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1417671140
  39. Laverne CrossMental Health Counselor1376890483
  40. Russell Croteau, RNRegistered Nurse1407478100
  41. Madeleine CroweDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1982542056
  42. Nikkilou Crowl, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1891345930
  43. Guadalupe CruzClinical Social Worker1649727942
  44. Jazmin CruzBehavior Analyst1932670148
  45. Robert CruzAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1194428144
  46. Franklin Crystal, MDOphthalmology Physician1770591521
  47. Mako CsapoClinical Social Worker1689968513
  48. Jessica CucjenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780003640
  49. Holly Cullen, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194657973
  50. Ellen CummingsOccupational Therapist1790445542

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.