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 39 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. Valerie MedinaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1982892675
  2. Jasmine MedranoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467010843
  3. Manuel MedranoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477065514
  4. Satinder Mehta, PHARM DPharmacist1629365218
  5. Brandi MeinhartAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104536697
  6. Angelique MeisterAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922541689
  7. Cynthia MejiaBehavior Technician1609377340
  8. Mario MejiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407267339
  9. Majid Mekany, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1508493271
  10. Tareen MekanyMarriage & Family Therapist1295428746
  11. Alanis MelendrezBehavior Technician1093661969
  12. Ashley MelloCounselor1114207099
  13. Chanda Melvin, PHDMental Health Counselor1679007645
  14. Maryann Menchaca-Durette, LVN, RRWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932221462
  15. Aaron Mendez, PACMedical Physician Assistant1871518100
  16. Gizel MendezBehavior Technician1962118232
  17. Monika MendezBehavior Technician1548934391
  18. Sophia Mendez BernalBehavior Technician1225765381
  19. Mary MendiolaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710683685
  20. Martha MendivilCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184408510
  21. Elizabeth MendozaBehavior Technician1447916218
  22. Gloria MendozaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114870953
  23. Lucie MendozaCounselor1114692647
  24. Teresa MendozaPharmacist1962290551
  25. Michael MeneghelliAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679933063
  26. Brooke MeneleyBehavior Technician1205374345
  27. Allegra MerchantBehavior Technician1346810629
  28. Kimberly MeredithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861895914
  29. Karl Mertins, L.M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1124151949
  30. Sophia Mesghenna, PA-CFamily Medicine Physician1538403084
  31. Louella Mesina, NPFamily Medicine Physician1457094401
  32. Marina Metry, RDRegistered Dietitian1831051838
  33. Monica MexiaCounselor1215122601
  34. Monica MeyerMental Health Counselor1518153667
  35. Sarah MeyerAttendant Care Provider1164051728
  36. William Meyer, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396948360
  37. Sarah MezherOccupational Therapist1710820733
  38. Mario Mezo, DPTPhysical Therapist1467275370
  39. Shewit MichaelBehavior Technician1841021557
  40. Joseph MichelAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538631379
  41. Helen Michnay AshbyMassage Therapist1851646194
  42. Katrina MiguelBehavior Technician1427637297
  43. Asmahan MikhaGeneral Practice Dentistry1992464655
  44. Verlin MikhaBehavior Technician1346903143
  45. Malak MikhaeelBehavior Technician1679217004
  46. Mazin MikhaelPharmacist1225664733
  47. Besma Mikhail, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1114196417
  48. Noor MikhailPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1124655782
  49. Brenda Miko, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144875923
  50. Stephanie MikulskiBehavior Technician1578076105

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.