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 4 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. Ki AngermanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477034817
  2. Gemma AnguianoBehavior Technician1447762091
  3. Samuel AniInternal Medicine Physician1215514823
  4. Danica AnicieteCounselor1922291343
  5. Brianna AntunezBehavior Technician1609519370
  6. Sophia AnuatBehavior Technician1144198615
  7. Heidi AparicioSocial Worker1770227100
  8. Albena Apostolova Rank, B.S., RBTBehavior Analyst1568901320
  9. Brandon AptakerBehavior Technician1598318768
  10. Mathieu Jan AquinoBehavior Analyst1558995894
  11. Zina Arabo, DMDDentist1285890251
  12. Mayra ArandaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699139816
  13. Jorge ArchiboldBehavior Analyst1275008831
  14. Shay ArchuletaMental Health Counselor1801388491
  15. Nancy ArellanoPharmacist1801148408
  16. Paul Arenson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356547228
  17. Mariah ArevaloBehavior Technician1699275230
  18. Robert Argyelan, D.C.Chiropractor1215933668
  19. Jonathan Arias OrozcoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235024787
  20. Shahla Arjomandfar, PHARMACISTPharmacist1407024573
  21. Siloneth ArmasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013686252
  22. William Armentrout, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1861871162
  23. Mozelle Armijo, L.ACAcupuncturist1669258703
  24. Jordan ArmstrongCommunity Health Worker1902628811
  25. Aliyah Armstrong-WelchBehavior Technician1235847187
  26. Maria Del Carmen ArnoldBehavior Analyst1861942823
  27. Ariana ArreguinBehavior Technician1619678372
  28. Itzel Arrieta, RDRegistered Dietitian1952270373
  29. Erin Arroyo, FNP-BCFamily Medicine Physician1013407790
  30. Jackelyn Arroyo-MoralesBehavior Analyst1386129518
  31. Iris Artates, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1891638813
  32. Carlos ArteagaCounselor1376676254
  33. Karina ArteagaClinical Social Worker1235876608
  34. Nancy Arzate, B.SMental Health Counselor1568604007
  35. Angelica Asa, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1184433625
  36. Asad AsadBehavior Technician1194549782
  37. Melany AsenjoBehavior Technician1760350029
  38. Mark Ashley, MA SP.EDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548431331
  39. Aubrey AsimosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528492931
  40. Michael AsmanBehavior Analyst1548130727
  41. Vian AsmaroMental Health Counselor1073947776
  42. Keoni AsuncionPeer Specialist1417801382
  43. Donna Atherton, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1265669733
  44. Najia AtikanCommunity Health Worker1740176106
  45. Rudy AtilanoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285282434
  46. Gabrielle AtkinsBehavior Technician1255061248
  47. Elizabeth Atkinson, OTR/LMental Health Occupational Therapist1508402678
  48. Richard AtkinsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679746994
  49. Siham AtmaniCase Manager/Care Coordinator1992558084
  50. Shahad AttarPharmacist1417600594

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.