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 21 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. Aura Gatewood, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1780237164
  2. Sara Gatlin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053982165
  3. David Gaussoin, D.C.Chiropractor1356407399
  4. Rachelle Gavino, OTR-LPediatric Occupational Therapist1063532463
  5. Elmo Gawec, RNRegistered Nurse1548650963
  6. Dillon GayPharmacy Technician1093403842
  7. Elizabeth Gehler, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1750415121
  8. Caroline GeigerMental Health Counselor1598906364
  9. Jaydee Rose Geluz, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861854622
  10. Elizabeth George, PH.D.Psychologist1790821130
  11. Isabelle GeorgeMarriage & Family Therapist1033478649
  12. Nicole GeorgeCounselor1275666992
  13. Karen George-Moshiri, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1518624857
  14. Scott GerakAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1043807118
  15. Lauren GerkenBehavior Technician1982362794
  16. Nada Ghaith, RPHPharmacist1003356056
  17. Alana Ghanim, MDPediatrics Physician1487233938
  18. Sara Ghebru, R.N.Registered Nurse1255469623
  19. Neli GhorbaniSpeech-Language Pathologist1538002548
  20. Jennifer GibbsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386442671
  21. Alexis GibsonBehavior Technician1023977519
  22. Joel Giese, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1528382884
  23. Susannah Giezentaner, DOFamily Medicine Physician1922123355
  24. Katie Giffin, PHDClinical Psychologist1649489261
  25. Fe GiffordSpecialist1740300433
  26. Patricia Gilbert, MDGeriatric Psychiatry Physician1134160203
  27. Herlinda GilesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548600331
  28. Karla GilhamPeer Specialist1811455520
  29. Mary GilmerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801672068
  30. Katherine GilmoreAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114620234
  31. Ashley GinnAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962839373
  32. Paul GioffreBehavior Technician1316839988
  33. Gabrielle Giordano, D.C.Chiropractor1750142584
  34. Daniel Gizzo, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1275738288
  35. Kenneth GladstoneAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1982021218
  36. Maria GloverDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508306200
  37. William GloverAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366003956
  38. Marina GoadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770375727
  39. Nickolas GoadBehavior Technician1083583728
  40. Linda Goble, RDHAPDental Hygienist1912245234
  41. Kassandra GodinaBehavior Technician1417796228
  42. Stephanie GodinezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922716893
  43. Neena Gokli, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1487798609
  44. Steven Golbus, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003336835
  45. Tabassom Golchoobian, D.D.S.Dentist1033559331
  46. Donte GoldenBehavior Technician1508745001
  47. Lilly GollihurStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376921601
  48. Abigail Golseth, DCChiropractor1912856030
  49. Angela GomezBehavior Technician1992406961
  50. Daniel Gomez, B.A.Rehabilitation Practitioner1407576028

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.