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 29 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. Laura Jacobo MezaBehavior Technician1376351023
  2. Carrie Jacobs, M,OTR/LOccupational Therapist1487999041
  3. Cooper JacobsBehavior Technician1780302448
  4. Milagros Jacobs-Kleisli, D.O., MPHPediatrics Physician1811221641
  5. Harold Jacobson, D.D.S.Endodontics1114041993
  6. Michael Jacobson, MDPediatrics Physician1831284249
  7. Maryam Jafari, PSYD, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1801044615
  8. Linda JaghlassianOccupational Therapy Assistant1396126975
  9. Fereshteh Jahanpanah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518034115
  10. Ann JaholaBehavior Analyst1154793180
  11. Geziel JajoBehavior Technician1811645112
  12. Faith JalabePeer Specialist1104490648
  13. Nejat Jalisi, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1063651552
  14. Karam JameelDriver1518643949
  15. Cheryl James, LCSWClinical Social Worker1104952340
  16. John James, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174682108
  17. Teresa JamesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255706362
  18. Evelyn James-JarvisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1306491865
  19. Dalia Jamma, DDSDentist1508241340
  20. Neda JangiMarriage & Family Therapist1154202463
  21. Noor JankeelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033891866
  22. Shevon Jansen, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1881540896
  23. George Jared, D.D.S.Dentist1568896264
  24. Brandon Jarosin, PAPhysician Assistant1104591627
  25. Taylor Jarrell, LVN/LPNLicensed Vocational Nurse1538874250
  26. Hend JasimBehavior Technician1063174811
  27. Zeyad JasimContractor1932795556
  28. Yareli Jasso FonsecaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386458008
  29. Nathan JaureguizarBehavior Technician1083419709
  30. Vicki Jeffery, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1538203740
  31. Samuel JenkinsDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225950587
  32. Brianne JenksHealth & Wellness Coach1275463952
  33. Dane JensenRegistered Nurse1487517496
  34. Haley Jensen, RBTBehavior Technician1982409629
  35. R Jesperson, D.C.Chiropractor1407819386
  36. Audra Jessup, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1841657335
  37. Nishwan Jibri, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1164788683
  38. Miad JibroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710580675
  39. Alma Jimenez, RNRegistered Nurse1487274031
  40. Cesar Jimenez, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1205991577
  41. Daisy JimenezRehabilitation Practitioner1972221588
  42. Esmeralda JimenezBehavior Technician1467348573
  43. Abbeygail Jiongco, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457990731
  44. Allen Job, DDSPediatric Dentistry1992917926
  45. Salu John, M.DPsychiatry Physician1760761118
  46. Ashley Johnson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1730665720
  47. Edward JohnsonCounselor1720206832
  48. Jennifer JohnsonPharmacist1114390697
  49. Jessica Johnson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1306353826
  50. Kathleen JohnsonBehavior Analyst1891299251

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.