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 20 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. Liliana GaitanRehabilitation Practitioner1124799515
  2. Dixie Galapon, PH.D.Psychologist1174646301
  3. Saul GalindoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1831308410
  4. Viviana GalindoMental Health Counselor1265913990
  5. Vincent GallardoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467109066
  6. April GallegoBehavior Technician1700549508
  7. Deanna Gallegos, LCSWClinical Social Worker1124470968
  8. Jesus GallegosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1205207057
  9. Bret Gallihugh, DOPsychiatry Physician1003566886
  10. Kaylee GamboaPeer Specialist1053234864
  11. Maria Amanda Gamboa, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740638550
  12. Sean GamboaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033418371
  13. Angela Gamby WhitfieldClinical Social Worker1992448427
  14. Tyler Games, MSWClinical Social Worker1346024254
  15. Theresa GamezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1154500338
  16. Bella GannoneBehavior Technician1174464796
  17. Keith GanzenmullerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588017032
  18. Alberto GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1104796648
  19. Amanda GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285201699
  20. Angel GarciaBehavior Technician1912652942
  21. Ariela GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1346768397
  22. Brandon Garcia, COUNSELORAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1982275962
  23. Catalina Garcia, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1659148104
  24. Evelyn GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063133064
  25. Janeth GarciaMarriage & Family Therapist1619490182
  26. Lidia GarciaMarriage & Family Therapist1891170742
  27. Lisa GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1104136860
  28. Maria GarciaCounselor1285088674
  29. Nancy GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1710682364
  30. Olga GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114566908
  31. Rebeca GarciaBehavior Technician1083500847
  32. Reyna GarciaBehavior Technician1225981400
  33. Sara GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336886589
  34. Darlenne Garcia SandovalBehavior Technician1386361103
  35. Kristal Garcia-FonsecaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1053023234
  36. Alyssa GardnerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619767084
  37. Alexander Garduno-Turincio, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1538922026
  38. Micah GargalaMental Health Counselor1033714530
  39. Ayshaloe Gari, RNRegistered Nurse1184080590
  40. Mohan Garikaparthi, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1528149168
  41. Shane GarlandAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1780529297
  42. Karina Garnier, BAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1144779539
  43. Anthony Garofalo, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1720292998
  44. Deahna GarrettCounselor1962718460
  45. Lenny Garrido, RNRegistered Nurse1205601127
  46. Samantha GarzonBehavior Analyst1316527385
  47. Michelle Gaspar JimenezBehavior Technician1568183952
  48. Petra GastbergerRehabilitation Practitioner1417019365
  49. Linda GastelumClinical Social Worker1174277743
  50. Michelle Gatdula, PHARM DPharmacist1811283013

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.