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 48 of 66.
The 8 largest groups in El Cajon
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Rosa Quan-Asuncion, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1801382460
- Marquita QuesadaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720630486
- Gloria Quillope, RNAdministrator Registered Nurse1306464003
- Raechelle Quinlan-Downs, PSY.D.Mental Health Counselor1811213085
- Catherine Quinones, CMTMassage Therapist1689445660
- Cynthia QuintanaRegistered Nurse1619535036
- Victor QuinteroAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588308506
- Jovy QuiochoMental Health Counselor1891028494
- Yadira QuirozBehavior Technician1811405806
- Marvin John Rabanal, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1376026930
- Tasha RadelBehavior Technician1962344457
- Jeffrey Rafalski, DDSDentist1568899284
- Lina Raffo, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1821600388
- Mina Raffo, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1164034625
- Marilyn Rafla, RPHPharmacist1154107605
- Bassila RafouMental Health Counselor1255811345
- Ashley RagsdaleBehavior Analyst1164924536
- Shyam RahimBehavior Technician1841189958
- Ali Rahimzadeh, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1851674469
- Delya Rahmani, ACSWClinical Social Worker1891076378
- S Rahnejat, DDSEndodontics1669402368
- Peter Rambo, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1861697351
- A'Lexus RamirezBehavior Technician1316801038
- Daniela RamirezBehavior Analyst1740111434
- Jamie Cristal RamirezBehavior Technician1295601870
- Jessica RamirezMental Health Counselor1760017172
- Leticia RamirezBehavior Technician1063118834
- Leyli RamirezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1700731015
- Reyna RamirezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972141281
- Yarleny Ramirez BojorquezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518357441
- Jason Ramirez-PotterBehavior Technician1538992458
- Ana Ramos, NDNaturopath1215442595
- Desiree RamosBehavior Technician1376395574
- Jacquelyn Ramos, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003515131
- Liberty Ramos, CLCSpecialist1053182220
- Liam RamseyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1124891510
- Nathan RamseyPharmacist1750767539
- Abraham RangelSchool Counselor1770169096
- Jaqueia RankinsBehavior Technician1902474836
- Adam Raschke, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1699700575
- Gloria Rast, ASWClinical Social Worker1427182765
- Christina RatajczakAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366193344
- Nicholas Rattan,Behavior Technician1194394478
- Herman Rauch, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1730301706
- Mitchell Rauh, PT, PHD, MPHOrthopedic Physical Therapist1790556058
- Mara Rauhauser, RN, PHNRegistered Nurse1710513148
- Bettina RausaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811381445
- Amy RawlingsSpeech-Language Pathologist1104154566
- Amelia RayClinical Social Worker1740643527
- David RayAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336659028
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.