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 31 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. Brenda KasatyMental Health Counselor1417281957
  2. John Kasawa, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134230329
  3. Sami Kashou, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1255867347
  4. Robin Kastner-Treisman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376749531
  5. Falaniko KataAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598501454
  6. Yousif Kattoula, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1326418419
  7. Jatinder Kaur, MDFamily Medicine Physician1912141391
  8. Diana Kay, CCE, CD(DONA)Doula1366753659
  9. Deborah Keefer, MSWMental Health Counselor1083827182
  10. David Keen, D.D.S.Dentist1578649919
  11. Ramya KeerthipatiMental Health Counselor1790467108
  12. Bethany KeithOccupational Therapist1528915410
  13. Grayson KellePhysician Assistant1346028586
  14. Elena KellerBehavior Technician1831912096
  15. Marie Keller, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1760004139
  16. Charrion KelloughBehavior Technician1134822067
  17. Beth Kelly, MOTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1326425067
  18. Kayla KellyMarriage & Family Therapist1316359060
  19. Cynthia KenastonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861234262
  20. Cynia KendrickBehavior Technician1740856723
  21. Sarah Kennedy, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1689966863
  22. Melissa Kent, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699737676
  23. Samantha KerberBehavior Technician1689368896
  24. Jill KernesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366040347
  25. Wendy KerriganAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891250577
  26. Wendy KerryCounselor1407317951
  27. Deepthi Kesanapalli, M.DPediatrics Physician1487948584
  28. Alexa KettBehavior Technician1669136511
  29. Natalia KettoolaPharmacist1386260909
  30. Noora KhalafPharmacist1255279709
  31. Ammar KhaleelClinical Social Worker1841744208
  32. Hasan KhalidDentist1609311042
  33. Fadia KhalilPharmacist1720836489
  34. Marcelle Khalil, RPHPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1750600912
  35. Vady Khalil, ODOptometrist1275263584
  36. Sally KhammiMental Health Counselor1376023465
  37. Aliya Khan, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285687350
  38. Monis Khan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1699517730
  39. Najeeb Khan, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1780830885
  40. Hussam KhattabPharmacist1851940076
  41. Fenik KhoshnawBehavior Technician1902476286
  42. Leza Khoshnaw, SOCIAL WORKERCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215552369
  43. Saba KhoudorPharmacist1356980387
  44. Alen KidanemariamBehavior Technician1316783582
  45. Hayley Killian, RBTBehavior Technician1154282945
  46. Heidi Killinger, LAC DACMAcupuncturist1992674352
  47. Traci KillpackSpeech-Language Pathologist1649196825
  48. Anne KimCounselor1417280025
  49. David Kim, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225544521
  50. Dhavin KimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659179588

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.