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 54 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. Alicia SantiagoPhysical Therapist1497297964
  2. Martha SantiagoAttendant Care Provider1770133183
  3. Claudia SantosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1982730545
  4. Elsie SantosRegistered Nurse1548794944
  5. Emma Lyn Santos, PTPhysical Therapist1437695400
  6. Esther SantosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669033312
  7. Kathryn Santos, MA, IMFMarriage & Family Therapist1205227931
  8. Rami SarkisDentist1740767904
  9. Julia SarmientoPediatric Occupational Therapist1588786552
  10. Mariana SartinAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568735199
  11. Andrew Satera, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1265861629
  12. Erick Sato, DDSEndodontics1013184035
  13. Claudia SaucedoBehavior Technician1609724632
  14. Patrick Saunders, B.A.Behavior Analyst1730551847
  15. Andrea SauriBehavior Technician1740176643
  16. Shlaimon Sawa, DDSDentist1912098898
  17. Monique Sawyer, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1427489343
  18. Ricky SayaphethAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972021178
  19. Destiny SayeedAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1700419538
  20. Jacob Sbicca, APCCMental Health Counselor1851118400
  21. Casey ScallonCounselor1790059715
  22. Ernest Scelia, L.M.T., H.H.P.Massage Therapist1598109050
  23. Ily Scelia, L.M.T., H.H.P.Massage Therapist1871937177
  24. Michael SchaeferPhysical Therapy Assistant1982300794
  25. Janese Schaffner-HubbardMental Health Counselor1629635958
  26. Dennis Scharer, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1184627895
  27. Anthony ScheriProfessional Counselor1821573601
  28. Justin Schiele, MTMassage Therapist1396037925
  29. Theresa SchlemmerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932552999
  30. William Schlesinger, DACM, LACAcupuncturist1841881091
  31. Leticia SchmittenMarriage & Family Therapist1619491503
  32. Amber SchneiderAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972747061
  33. Amber SchottAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710429717
  34. Deborah SchottAttendant Care Provider1952001281
  35. Perry Schoulten, RNRegistered Nurse1184172355
  36. Soeni ScipioneStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316520919
  37. Joann Scott, LCSW, RAS, BCD, CASClinical Social Worker1740310127
  38. Katharine ScottMental Health Counselor1447943576
  39. Russel ScottMarriage & Family Therapist1922706381
  40. Brenda Scott-Mead, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1770788465
  41. Jessica ScoutenBehavior Technician1952127300
  42. Carissa SeatonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497330732
  43. Claudia SegravesBehavior Technician1346075207
  44. Joni Jayne SeguinRegistered Nurse1881208064
  45. Jason SeidmanDermatology Physician1295312254
  46. Rasha SekebStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346172087
  47. Awatef SemaanMental Health Counselor1922640556
  48. Danielle SepulvedaBehavior Technician1831637891
  49. Lidia SerranoBehavior Technician1790420941
  50. Rose SesiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1093155293

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.