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 30 of 66.
The 8 largest groups in El Cajon
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Kelsey JohnsonMental Health Counselor1588140941
- Marquis JohnsonCounselor1659610475
- Megan Johnson, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1639487283
- Michelle Johnson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1326514175
- Mymiona JohnsonBehavior Technician1669238200
- Rashiri Johnson-MoralesMarriage & Family Therapist1568161271
- Hala JolaghPharmacist1225662364
- Adele Jones, PHDPsychologist1558602490
- Ariel JonesMental Health Counselor1588357727
- Charles JonesPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1043692379
- Deshea JonesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073006425
- Latoya JonesBehavior Technician1851225510
- Melannee JonesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285495242
- Pamela JonesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710562558
- Will Jones, CAS IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619185436
- Bernadette JordanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1447845714
- David Joseph, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1316076672
- Jacob JowBehavior Technician1750056024
- Athena JuarezBehavior Technician1538090832
- Michelle JuarezBehavior Technician1790534675
- Kate JuddCounselor1689097586
- Madelyn JudyBehavior Technician1245811371
- Shams JuhdiBehavior Technician1962011007
- Diana Julian, CAADEAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407063902
- Mariam KachiClinical Social Worker1144948100
- Natalia Kachi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1528607876
- Nour Kachi, PHARMDPharmacist1124779509
- Hala KadhemMarriage & Family Therapist1033728498
- Miriam Kadinger, VN251599Licensed Vocational Nurse1285270637
- Rand KadokanaPharmacist1649866500
- Khaley KaesserBehavior Technician1598573412
- Elizabeth Kaguchia, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1750142972
- Brooke Kahly, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649833120
- Alexander Kaivan, COUNSOLERMarriage & Family Therapist1952872293
- Rasha Kako, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487413050
- Ethar KakozCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558744532
- Sarah KalaPharmacist1144744475
- Carolyn KalbaughBehavior Technician1982116547
- Hiba KamelPharmacist1881943058
- Neeza Kamil, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1568740983
- Shaymaa Kamil, D.M.DDentist1942671987
- Mahjabeen Kamyar, MDPediatrics Physician1104936426
- Austin KangPhysical Therapist1568230712
- Jason Kang, SUDCCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992461321
- Marlena Kanouno, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528706611
- Emily Kao, PHARMDPharmacist1093086449
- Lisa KarmazinCounselor1306046248
- Prachi Karnik, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134131725
- Averee Karras, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1770233041
- Fadi Kas-PetrusAthletic Trainer1649969734
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.