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 53 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. Leslie SalazarBehavior Technician1891664397
  2. Candi Salazar JacksonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972223402
  3. Jose Salcedo EcheverriaPeer Specialist1700590528
  4. Gustavo Salcido, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245739580
  5. Alejandra SaldanaLicensed Vocational Nurse1922552561
  6. Kale SaldivarHealth & Wellness Coach1811791627
  7. Vanessa Salem, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1497299747
  8. Mary SalfitiBehavior Technician1669312732
  9. Cirwan SalihAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699332460
  10. Jesus SalinasBehavior Technician1083573018
  11. Mariana Saliwa, MA DEGREERehabilitation Practitioner1922509876
  12. Dawn Salmons, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1548446453
  13. Amelia SalvadorLicensed Vocational Nurse1275154064
  14. Angeline SalvaniDentist1619336153
  15. Dana SamaanRehabilitation Practitioner1164289211
  16. Edwin SamaniegoCounselor1780956722
  17. Juan Samaniego BatresHealth & Wellness Coach1255299533
  18. Clare Sampley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013112226
  19. Cheryl Sampo, CMSATHealth & Wellness Coach1598480188
  20. Coral SamselAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1700539392
  21. Bernard Samtoy, MDPediatrics Physician1396712642
  22. Kaleb SamuelsBehavior Technician1184394645
  23. Kathleen San FilippoMarriage & Family Therapist1740893221
  24. Melissa San Nicolas TerrazasBehavior Technician1093432833
  25. Allysson SanchezMarriage & Family Therapist1346903689
  26. Arely SanchezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457989543
  27. Cynthia SanchezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346736469
  28. Gebrielle Dianne SanchezRegistered Nurse1902381601
  29. Katherine SanchezBehavior Analyst1013485002
  30. Luis SanchezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992645238
  31. Priscilla SanchezHealth & Wellness Coach1669330924
  32. Saira Sanchez, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1194284190
  33. Sam SanchezBehavior Technician1225703598
  34. Samantha Sanchez, RBTBehavior Technician1710631734
  35. Samantha SanchezBehavior Analyst1750257333
  36. Victoria SanchezBehavior Analyst1629907431
  37. Grecia Sanchez Venegas, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1417845256
  38. Esther Sanchez-Tavio, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1275215881
  39. Dashawn Sanders, ABA EMPLOYEEBehavior Technician1659173102
  40. Madeline SandersStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407518889
  41. Robert Sanders, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1144264300
  42. Melissa Sandlin, PHARMDPharmacist1952999138
  43. Breanna SandovalBehavior Technician1740132943
  44. Kendal SandovalAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841823887
  45. Liliana SandovalCounselor1528251931
  46. Jennifer SandrockProfessional Counselor1730707993
  47. Carmela Sanford, MABehavior Analyst1366715203
  48. Trevor Sanks, D.C.Sports Physician Chiropractor1356392450
  49. Christina SantamariaMarriage & Family Therapist1427403799
  50. Pilar SantamariaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396224598

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.