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 35 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. Santiago LongoriaPhysical Therapy Assistant1033518899
  2. Sara Michelle LooneyRehabilitation Practitioner1194445205
  3. Andrew LopezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1780350652
  4. Desiree Lopez, ASWClinical Social Worker1497234900
  5. Dominic Lopez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1508245127
  6. Elisa LopezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568803070
  7. Gabriela Lopez, SUD COUNSELORAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457040057
  8. Hazael LopezCounselor1619091865
  9. Jacqueline LopezClinical Social Worker1033617956
  10. Jaime LopezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1205116621
  11. Laura LopezCounselor1205019189
  12. Nancy LopezBehavior Technician1356004618
  13. Samantha Lopez, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1093330870
  14. Veronica LopezCounselor1063544013
  15. Veronica LopezBehavior Technician1215805015
  16. Adrian Lopez Salinas, MSProfessional Counselor1669290557
  17. David Lorenz, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477832582
  18. Miranda LoveSpeech-Language Pathologist1225971252
  19. Nicole LoveallMarriage & Family Therapist1689918393
  20. David LovelandCase Manager/Care Coordinator1568791309
  21. Dylan LovellBehavior Technician1417705336
  22. Surrena Lovell-Hampton, L.AC, DIPL. O.M.Acupuncturist1457618324
  23. Loren LovittAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609030857
  24. Bobette LoydSpecialist1528781382
  25. Elizabeth LoydAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164175527
  26. Jose LozaBehavior Technician1659819795
  27. Christian LozanoMarriage & Family Therapist1477902120
  28. Jonah LuAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972947588
  29. Tammy Lu, DNP, FNP, AGPCNPNurse Practitioner1457879132
  30. Lisa LucatuortoMental Health Counselor1982317590
  31. Alvaro LuccaBehavior Technician1972260008
  32. David LuceroMental Health Counselor1669061636
  33. Juan Lucero, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1487058103
  34. Meghan Lucey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265105415
  35. Delinda LucioAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1194578641
  36. Fay LuiPharmacist1013325521
  37. Daniel Lujano JrBehavior Technician1841888393
  38. Beatriz LunaMental Health Counselor1073699682
  39. Jacqueline LuongRehabilitation Practitioner1386875540
  40. Araceli Lustina, RPHPharmacist1780247148
  41. Jamie LuzaderAttendant Care Provider1487224937
  42. Lauren LynchPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1982590287
  43. John Lynn, M.DPediatrics Physician1891729968
  44. Ariana MaaiaClinical Social Worker1164907184
  45. Jessica Maasch, RBTBehavior Technician1841715224
  46. Reema MaayaaBehavior Analyst1003441213
  47. Kristina MacintyrePsychologist1831063643
  48. Carla Mack, MSMental Health Counselor1821645102
  49. Yvette MacyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699315762
  50. Samantha Madden-GrimmBehavior Technician1508747213

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.