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 2 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. Angelina Aispuro, RAD-TAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1144996653
  2. Catherine Ajala-Staats, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376053413
  3. Terry AkensRegistered Nurse1356517262
  4. Ariana AkiuBehavior Technician1215653241
  5. Alison AkpikStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134511868
  6. Joseph Akronowitz, LCSWSocial Worker1225195035
  7. Saifuldeen Al BaashikiPharmacist1942811724
  8. Tamara Al Isso, PHARMD.Pharmacist1083348270
  9. Suhir Al JairudiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437095833
  10. Qussay Al Kaissey, DDSDentist1699308585
  11. Asma Al SabagMental Health Counselor1578087185
  12. Abdulazeez Al SadoonPhysical Therapist1578496014
  13. Ahmed Al ShaikhliGeneral Practice Dentistry1922460138
  14. Ahmed Al Shawwaf, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1619321098
  15. Elaf Al WazeerPharmacist1255031654
  16. Ayser Al-Mshhdani, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1679008569
  17. Shireen Al-Naqshabandi, DCChiropractor1689490195
  18. Tariq Al-Saleh, BCCP, APH, RPH, PACSAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1982227625
  19. Colleen Alarcon, CMTMassage Therapist1134570385
  20. Kelly AlasBehavior Technician1700325438
  21. Mariam AlasoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1447090253
  22. David AlbalaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619265451
  23. Zena AlbannaMental Health Counselor1982087292
  24. Ping AlbanoPharmacist1386504496
  25. Aven Albayati, D.D.S.Dentist1447600523
  26. Christine AlcalaCommunity Health Registered Nurse1316068976
  27. Yasmine AldanaPeer Specialist1265234835
  28. J'Anna Aldridge-HernandezBehavior Analyst1306702402
  29. Michelle AlexanderMental Health Counselor1699293134
  30. Zaid AlfalahiDriver1740911031
  31. Felicia AlferosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497014898
  32. Maria Theresa Alfonso, ODOptometrist1003150129
  33. Mariam AliBehavior Technician1386215416
  34. Yasmina AlikhaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487451209
  35. Katheryn AliotoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1700442894
  36. Maamon AlkaseerDentist1992112940
  37. Usama AlkazakiPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1306194410
  38. Jihan AlkurdyBehavior Technician1629780457
  39. Nadeen Allah WerdiDentist1396434122
  40. Yousif AllahwerdyPharmacist1851764088
  41. Megan Allard, RNMental Health Counselor1083250419
  42. John Allen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1659382588
  43. Laura Allen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699201616
  44. Marisa AllenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1154685790
  45. Melissa Allen, HEALTH COACHHealth & Wellness Coach1609682673
  46. Todd Allen, PHARMDPharmacist1437444825
  47. Alexander Allos, DPTPhysical Therapist1184282865
  48. Salina AllosPharmacist1295374544
  49. Mumtaz Almansour, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558567446
  50. Kristine AlmarioRegistered Nurse1811483704

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.