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 46 of 66.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Joselyne PeraltaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356099444
  2. Kyle Pereborow, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1164121653
  3. Salvador PereyraOccupational Therapy Assistant1316817620
  4. Amanda PerezRehabilitation Practitioner1710628250
  5. Angel Perez, MSW, ASWClinical Social Worker1427742550
  6. Baldivenia PerezMental Health Counselor1003396201
  7. Dominic PerezPhysical Therapist1780438135
  8. Guadalupe PerezPeer Specialist1336506963
  9. Joetta PerezRegistered Nurse1245668813
  10. Lexi PerezBehavior Technician1982470365
  11. Lorena Perez, RNRegistered Nurse1902192651
  12. Nisa PerezPhysical Therapy Assistant1386509115
  13. Adriana Sofia Perilla, M.D.Neurology Physician1871911552
  14. Jacquelyn PerkinsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710591847
  15. Stephani Perkins, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1831363340
  16. Susan PerkinsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1245402361
  17. Victor Perkins, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1174036230
  18. Cassandra PeroBehavior Technician1326819624
  19. Phil PerralCounselor1831479716
  20. Hannah Perrone-Breneman, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1235994898
  21. Michele Perry, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235723180
  22. Arianna PetersBehavior Technician1053279398
  23. Bryanna PetersenMassage Therapist1922960673
  24. Brian Peterson, REGISTERED NURSEAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1023401882
  25. Ana Petitte, LCSWClinical Social Worker1043332174
  26. Ryan Petros, PHARMDPharmacist1417871732
  27. Tashia PettyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063175610
  28. Tatiana PettyeBehavior Technician1972471449
  29. Vivian PettyeBehavior Technician1093551277
  30. Hang Pham, PHARMDPharmacist1184058513
  31. Vianne PhanRehabilitation Practitioner1497673941
  32. Sarah PharesMassage Therapist1942887542
  33. Sara PhegleyBehavior Technician1932924636
  34. Heidi Philips, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023217874
  35. Christina Phillips, DACM, LACAcupuncturist1316599061
  36. Jennifer Phillips, RNRegistered Nurse1215525704
  37. Leslie Phillips, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1881826097
  38. Skylar PhillipsPeer Specialist1821979899
  39. Stephen Phillips, D.D.S.Dentist1780803163
  40. Orrisa PhilpotBehavior Technician1053296780
  41. Daniel PicenoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619680964
  42. Heather PichBehavior Analyst1982575254
  43. Joann Pichurko-Duncan, MS, CCC, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1225400658
  44. Sha'Donna PickettBehavior Technician1861931503
  45. Paul Pierce, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1528028552
  46. Sarah PierceBehavior Technician1073197653
  47. Josue PimientaMarriage & Family Therapist1326540758
  48. Alyce PinaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285355701
  49. Carlos PinaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1891132247
  50. Mynor PinillosCounselor1982957890

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.