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 55 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. Abigail SeveranceAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487826509
  2. Rans ShaayaHealth Service Psychologist1629633755
  3. Robert ShackelfordCounselor1164709499
  4. Alexa ShafferMental Health Counselor1962905927
  5. Kinjal ShahPharmacist1558974519
  6. Paymaun Shakiba, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1699345371
  7. Hiba ShakirPhysician Assistant1437834934
  8. Rita ShammasGeneral Practice Dentistry1649102948
  9. Hani ShamoonPharmacist1942152236
  10. Kersteen Shamoon, CMCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124600044
  11. Merna Shamoon, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1558214080
  12. Bijan SharghiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144777400
  13. Priya Sharma, DOFamily Medicine Physician1639798986
  14. Ritu SharmaMarriage & Family Therapist1558190538
  15. Reese ShashaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841769825
  16. Charles Shauf, DPTPhysical Therapist1710666482
  17. Andrea ShawBehavior Technician1528830056
  18. Ryan ShawMarriage & Family Therapist1598313272
  19. Sinan ShawkatPharmacist1245712025
  20. Mary SheehyMarriage & Family Therapist1366574337
  21. William ShehanBehavior Analyst1295693877
  22. Sokia SheheeClinical Social Worker1174934335
  23. Hala Sheikh-Mohamed, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1972946770
  24. Rebecca SheltonBehavior Technician1023887379
  25. Jamie ShenPhysical Therapist1194460782
  26. Angel ShepardMental Health Counselor1336380906
  27. Ashley ShepherdBehavior Technician1083483325
  28. Erica Shepherd, MAMental Health Counselor1639480932
  29. Carol Sherber, MSWClinical Social Worker1902934003
  30. Alyssa SherburneBehavior Technician1619564473
  31. Dimitri Sherev, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1154323996
  32. Rachel SherrillAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578974044
  33. Ariela Shetler, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1619823739
  34. Richard ShieldsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295591048
  35. Patricia Shigley, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1265853774
  36. Jose Shimokawa, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1053716928
  37. Starlin ShireLicensed Vocational Nurse1598309197
  38. Nichole ShireySchool Counselor1922853712
  39. Jasper ShirleyPeer Specialist1659164879
  40. Leon ShlemoonBehavior Technician1225874498
  41. Emily ShootsMental Health Counselor1730447871
  42. Irma ShuteCounselor1871998146
  43. Farshid SiamiDentist1336379452
  44. Jack Siekerka, D.C.Chiropractor1598848566
  45. Janie SierraAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942918479
  46. Amanda Sievers-Marks, APCCCounselor1912699422
  47. Sandra SifoBehavior Technician1053192211
  48. Alexandra SignerPeer Specialist1184036659
  49. Gurpreet SihotaInternal Medicine Physician1659715852
  50. Jessica SiliezarMarriage & Family Therapist1194217414

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.