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 19 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. Natasha FonvilleMental Health Counselor1497228480
  2. Imari ForbesBehavior Technician1992532097
  3. Emmanuel FordAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740896760
  4. Shannon Ford, LACAcupuncturist1518672328
  5. Janessa ForneyBehavior Technician1689453771
  6. Heather ForthunBehavior Technician1720908577
  7. Denise FortsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891066437
  8. Cali FossatBehavior Technician1205707569
  9. Taylor Fossett, BABehavior Technician1083339303
  10. Amy Foster, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205302403
  11. Kaydalyn FowlerBehavior Technician1699693713
  12. Robert FowlerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104593557
  13. Maria Fowlks, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1275888356
  14. Andrew FoxMental Health Counselor1104991298
  15. Dominique Fragoso, LCSWClinical Social Worker1518521830
  16. Emily FragosoBehavior Technician1366109332
  17. James FranciscoCounselor1619312048
  18. Mariah FrankeBehavior Technician1710866231
  19. Cori FranklinBehavior Technician1336722735
  20. Jessica Franks, RNCommunity Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1306614201
  21. Quinn FranksAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164177267
  22. Claudia Franzosi, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1609900380
  23. Dustin FrazeeBehavior Technician1477346955
  24. Dustin FrazierBehavior Technician1922948942
  25. Rachelle Fredericks, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1841152642
  26. Krista Freece, PH.D., PLLCClinical Psychologist1528191699
  27. Graham Freer, DDSDentist1861544314
  28. Ashleigh FreezePeer Specialist1407646102
  29. Magan Freitag, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1811378557
  30. Toni FreitasBehavior Technician1184398935
  31. Jonathan Fremo, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1245446137
  32. Carolyn FrenchBehavior Technician1881314821
  33. Ruben FriasRegistered Nurse1225347693
  34. Makenna FrickBehavior Technician1346129970
  35. Jaime Friedman, MDPediatrics Physician1144297961
  36. James Frindt, CAS, MED.Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972710796
  37. Alexay FrolovRegistered Nurse1265394142
  38. Dawn FrostAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164826970
  39. Natalie Frost, SUDRCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104642974
  40. Alan FuentesMarriage & Family Therapist1235611294
  41. Julie Furby, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1619965720
  42. Jessica FurlandMental Health Counselor1245563840
  43. Olivia GabamonteStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386343275
  44. Araceli GabrielCounselor1841147899
  45. Toma GabrielInterpreter1225696438
  46. Nicholas Gadler, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1780745802
  47. Leslie GadouasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366610487
  48. Dominique GadsonCounselor1649529959
  49. Randall GaedeAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033451547
  50. Lashaunda GainesSocial Worker1952720229

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.