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 57 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. Evelyn SolteroLicensed Vocational Nurse1366360877
  2. Sahira Somo, RNRegistered Nurse1356762025
  3. Frank SongRehabilitation Practitioner1013755479
  4. Deomel Soriano, PMHNP-BC, RN, MSNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164641650
  5. John-Anthony SorianoBehavior Technician1336961101
  6. Jeffery SoroRegistered Nurse1285027540
  7. Alicia SotoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073173704
  8. Danae Sowell, AMFTMental Health Counselor1174046247
  9. Paula Spells, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1982728911
  10. Sheila SpencerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508490285
  11. Robin Spiering, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467458729
  12. Adrienne SpiersMental Health Counselor1164629325
  13. Danine SpinksAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538417605
  14. Celia SpirakesBehavior Technician1073026605
  15. Alexandra SpitzerBehavior Analyst1508738584
  16. Craig SpotserCounselor1003152588
  17. Jeneva Sprecco, SUD COUNCELORAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821713876
  18. Kim Sprewell-WhiteCounselor1316073935
  19. Amy SpringerMental Health Counselor1992456628
  20. Sara Sprout, DPTPhysical Therapist1932679412
  21. Courtney St ClairBehavior Technician1548979867
  22. Joshua Sta CruzRegistered Nurse1801472261
  23. Kaytlynne StahleyBehavior Technician1104547405
  24. Lu Anne StalmerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346752482
  25. Kaulauni StambaughAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710766639
  26. Luke StanardContractor1477483378
  27. Judy StaplesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609113299
  28. Keegan StarrMental Health Counselor1437864873
  29. Lindsi Stclair, SUDRCCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740021468
  30. Karen Steffan-Ramos, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTSpeech-Language Pathologist1811580947
  31. Megan Stephan, ODOptometrist1720948185
  32. Waleed Stephan, DDSDentist1841477387
  33. Matthew SternBehavior Technician1790608800
  34. Rachel Stern, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1578918058
  35. Lonnell StevensRehabilitation Practitioner1144353814
  36. James StevensonMental Health Counselor1306362215
  37. Mekhi StevensonBehavior Technician1508516345
  38. Kelli SteversNutrition Education Nutritionist1306635545
  39. Jim Stewart, D.D.S, M.D.Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1972654432
  40. Summer Stewart, DPTPhysical Therapist1457133621
  41. Marcia Stien, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1760595789
  42. Samira StimacBehavior Technician1164174660
  43. Bethany StoltzAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518234020
  44. Douglas StoltzAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174270664
  45. Jack Stone, D.C.Chiropractor1346330347
  46. Kayla Stone, LPCCCounselor1093318024
  47. Samantha StoneAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790395440
  48. Hope StonekingAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255285649
  49. Dorien StovellBehavior Technician1114594843
  50. Angelique StreetBehavior Technician1679380729

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.