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 17 of 66.

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

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. Olivia EllegaardBehavior Technician1891670345
  2. Kevin Ellis, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1306861703
  3. Robert EllisonMental Health Counselor1285026302
  4. Judy ElmsClinical Social Worker1194293209
  5. Jacob ElserBehavior Technician1144165846
  6. Kathleen EmidyMarriage & Family Therapist1609376953
  7. Lavada EnglandAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285148544
  8. Sydney EnglandBehavior Technician1568286813
  9. Shana England-SmithBehavior Technician1598509309
  10. Floyd Englant, D. C.Chiropractor1790832335
  11. Stephanie EnglebrechtAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1316671571
  12. Rona EnglishLicensed Vocational Nurse1073221529
  13. Marissa EnnisBehavior Technician1407552920
  14. Angelea EnriquezBehavior Technician1194536904
  15. Rebekah EnsleyBehavior Technician1861081606
  16. Owonda EpiphanyPsychologist1558828517
  17. Drew EricksonMarriage & Family Therapist1720601578
  18. Megan EricksonAthletic Trainer1023581568
  19. Richard ErtelAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912296831
  20. Angelica EscalanteBehavior Technician1700734720
  21. Angie EscamillaBehavior Technician1982284675
  22. Jocelyn EsceverriAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770234403
  23. Junne Esguerra-ColomaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457905416
  24. Christopher EspinozaBehavior Technician1649021833
  25. Cynthia EspinozaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1437829843
  26. Michael EspinozaCounselor1174869655
  27. Yesenia EspinozaBehavior Technician1053184994
  28. Rolando Espinoza OrtizAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164353744
  29. Florence EsslingClinical Social Worker1063726818
  30. Armando EstradaAthletic Trainer1558056630
  31. Isel EstradaRehabilitation Practitioner1316821853
  32. Joel Estrada-Gonzalez, LMFT 108133Marriage & Family Therapist1356600688
  33. Christina EtchegarayAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1760088785
  34. Ailynn EusebioAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1356856512
  35. Adrienne EvansSpeech-Language Pathologist1124452909
  36. Alonzo EvansBehavior Technician1164353553
  37. Katherine EvansAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1235542002
  38. Latifah EvansBehavior Technician1518731934
  39. Maryjane Evans, ASWClinical Social Worker1457482572
  40. Robert EwingPastoral Counselor1740450774
  41. Hani FahimPharmacist1144503400
  42. Alaric FairchildAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285233155
  43. Maria Fajardo, DDSDentist1447346614
  44. Brianna FalconCase Manager/Care Coordinator1033434030
  45. Michael FalconeMarriage & Family Therapist1578674768
  46. Alice Famador, AGNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1750199543
  47. Gabriel Rey Famador, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1235009473
  48. Yasmin FarahMental Health Counselor1003420761
  49. Rana FaridaBehavior Technician1891201067
  50. Colton FarrisBehavior Technician1699528356

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.