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 33 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. Yousef Kurdy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1164527099
  2. Tatiana Kurkies, RNRegistered Nurse1326793431
  3. Alfred Kurz, P.T.Orthopedic Physical Therapist1417152307
  4. Jason Kutzler, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1184106452
  5. Michelle KveenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306431473
  6. Ronald Kwok, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1417062894
  7. Yong Kwon, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1023287786
  8. Jeffrey LabancSpeech-Language Pathologist1780024893
  9. Kevin LacapriaPhysical Therapist1700554524
  10. Melissa Ladner, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922215060
  11. Philip Lagattuta, RNRegistered Nurse1538979471
  12. Evelyn Lagda, DDSDentist1831234202
  13. Liyan Lagevardi, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407005606
  14. Rosemary Lagrange, CAS I, RAS IAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255638359
  15. Angela LaguerreAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598254963
  16. Katherine Lais, DNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1972929404
  17. Katarzyna LalicataFamily Nurse Practitioner1811316110
  18. Martini LaloiCounselor1164702866
  19. Lisa Lam, D.M.D.Dentist1598174286
  20. Katrina LambethPediatrics Physician1295439644
  21. Danielle LandersMassage Therapist1265889067
  22. Breauna LandisBehavior Technician1700502473
  23. Donna Landtwing, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1356383616
  24. Barbara LaneMental Health Counselor1093299836
  25. Stephen LaneAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1144800525
  26. Travis LaneOrthopedic Assistant1306762877
  27. Norma Lara, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1134458318
  28. Sharon LariosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033592316
  29. Alexiss Larowe, DACM, LAC, DIPL OMAcupuncturist1255991683
  30. Juliana LarrimoreLicensed Vocational Nurse1902490022
  31. Aimee Larsen, RBTBehavior Technician1851167761
  32. Emilie LarsonBehavior Technician1740974245
  33. Rania Lastres, MA, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1689035214
  34. Michelle Lau, BPHE, BA, MAMFTCounselor1831312628
  35. Jennifer LaubachMarriage & Family Therapist1902153984
  36. Shirley LaubscherBehavior Technician1992244628
  37. Christopher LauherBehavior Technician1649940180
  38. Julie Laux, SPSpeech-Language Pathologist1225238801
  39. Allison Laygo, OTR/LSpecialist1043636434
  40. Keisha LazoBehavior Technician1164180022
  41. Grace LeOccupational Therapist1457085409
  42. Nghi LeBehavior Technician1316629462
  43. Taylor Le, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1396478400
  44. Melissa LeakBehavior Technician1295494938
  45. Melinda Leal, LCSWClinical Social Worker1942321856
  46. Emily Lecture, AUDAudiologist1417624271
  47. Kristine Ledesma, MSN, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1114358207
  48. Arim Jayne Lee, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043655004
  49. Daphne Lee, PHARM.D., RPHPharmacist1902277015
  50. Eun Mi LeeHemodialysis Registered Nurse1366261521

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.