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 32 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. Ji-Hyun Kim, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407118409
  2. Sara Kim, MA, RDRegistered Dietitian1700197092
  3. Sunghui Kim, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265210819
  4. Yookyung Kim, RNRegistered Nurse1447008214
  5. Yunmi KimInternal Medicine Physician1467166942
  6. Steven KingAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1639830276
  7. Cassandra KingsburyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1245884394
  8. Mollie KinnallyBehavior Technician1316781016
  9. Rachel KirvanLicensed Vocational Nurse1265918429
  10. Heather Kiss, RDHDental Hygienist1619747714
  11. Ruth Kleast, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326272378
  12. Lisa KlempCounselor1447508684
  13. Teresa KnezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851783559
  14. Cheryl Knight, CATCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104205145
  15. Elizabeth Knight, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1477841765
  16. Matthew KnightBehavior Technician1689512204
  17. Paul Knight, MA, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1457425597
  18. Stephen KnightStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588435564
  19. Jason KnollAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477022291
  20. Cynthia Knott, RDN, CCRCRegistered Dietitian1932681152
  21. Joan KnoxRegistered Nurse1427807247
  22. Jeremy Knutson, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1508127770
  23. Andrew KocikMarriage & Family Therapist1548136948
  24. Ann KodaniPharmacist1336638998
  25. Alicia Kodsi, MDPediatrics Physician1932514353
  26. Susannah Koffman, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1740123751
  27. Kamryn KogaSpeech-Language Pathologist1356284368
  28. Danielle KohfeldtSocial Worker1104959949
  29. Frank KohlOphthalmology Physician1649692914
  30. Stephenie Konx, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1023353430
  31. Kristina KorchRegistered Nurse1447188941
  32. Yosuf Korel, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1033222807
  33. Klara KorkeesBehavior Technician1477284156
  34. Ebtissam Korkis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780746263
  35. Vivian KorkisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255989661
  36. Charlett KorlingMarriage & Family Therapist1699912162
  37. John Kownacki, MDOphthalmology Physician1225189418
  38. Olivia Kozarev, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003211343
  39. Marc KraidmanAthletic Trainer1417456104
  40. Anita Kramer, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1053629097
  41. Mark Krause, DCChiropractor1386695609
  42. Steven Krause, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1073639290
  43. Nancy Krueger, PTPhysical Therapist1144248436
  44. Elijah KrugBehavior Technician1255098315
  45. Stephanie KsiazekBehavior Technician1104631282
  46. Stacy Kuhl, NP - BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1811433055
  47. Davis KuhlmanBehavior Technician1528659901
  48. Blaire Kuhney, DPTPhysical Therapist1780005868
  49. Teri Kunin-Rida, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265580112
  50. Gaby Kuperman, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1376676940

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.