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 58 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. Antonio StrongRehabilitation Practitioner1558199588
  2. Kelly Stuart, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1104173368
  3. Brittani StumboMarriage & Family Therapist1730543299
  4. Malina Styan, P.T.Physical Therapist1104150457
  5. Chandler SudaBehavior Technician1922831833
  6. Vanessa SuffleBehavior Technician1366104721
  7. Lekaa SuhailBehavior Technician1396679213
  8. Parker SukowBehavior Technician1639848294
  9. Leilani SullivanBehavior Technician1043937170
  10. Mary Sullivan, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1588893564
  11. Tea SullivanBehavior Technician1265300420
  12. Frozan SultaniContractor1255192456
  13. Darren Sumbillo, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1417558925
  14. Lindsay Summers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477951523
  15. Hsing Ta SungPharmacist1851980205
  16. Sheryl Lou Sunglao, CPTPhlebotomy Technician1477444271
  17. Deborah SurmaOccupational Therapist1891174124
  18. Benjamin SussSpeech-Language Pathologist1346808524
  19. Shanna SuterAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477825230
  20. Brian SuzukiGeneral Practice Dentistry1538260203
  21. Erika SwadenerSpeech-Language Pathologist1760886097
  22. Melanie Swan, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1871934414
  23. Mark Swartz, ODOptometrist1508908047
  24. Donna Swetz, PHARMDPharmacist1427467364
  25. James SwezeyCounselor1144533662
  26. Jordan Sybrandt, MAMental Health Counselor1275784043
  27. Joe Szafranski, D.C.Chiropractor1952556466
  28. Sara Szemeczko, MFTMental Health Counselor1477744324
  29. Robert Taborga, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1235536681
  30. Jeremy Tadrous, M.S., BCBABehavior Analyst1174046239
  31. Behzad Taghizadeh, M.D., FACCCardiovascular Disease Physician1275514986
  32. Aveen Tahir, PHARMDPharmacist1043016173
  33. Jorge Talamantes, RNRegistered Nurse1942734330
  34. Oscar TalamantesLicensed Vocational Nurse1669107041
  35. Charlene TalbottAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548855604
  36. Azzam TalhamiMarriage & Family Therapist1912500828
  37. Bernadette Talia, LCSW 24868Clinical Social Worker1639207897
  38. Randall Tanaka, DDSDentist1548269194
  39. Kiane TaparraPhysical Therapist1235549148
  40. Jo-El TapiaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033652003
  41. Evelyn Tapp, R.N.Community Health Registered Nurse1669591426
  42. Michael TardiffClinical Social Worker1861143414
  43. Emma Tarr, AMFT, APCCMarriage & Family Therapist1639850464
  44. Louis Tartaglia, O.D.Optometrist1922125376
  45. Joshua Tartaglione, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1841567104
  46. Tameka TatesCounselor1255697066
  47. Elizabeth TautuiakiAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659979664
  48. Marisa TavolazziPeer Specialist1952958043
  49. Khanda TawfiqGeneral Practice Dentistry1659678779
  50. Aliyah TaylorProfessional Counselor1053132076

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.