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 59 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. Jahzdion TaylorRehabilitation Practitioner1548003965
  2. Joselyn TaylorBehavior Technician1215539028
  3. Norma Taylor, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1336881705
  4. Peggy TaylorAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164625836
  5. Daisy Taylor-MendezBehavior Analyst1831048164
  6. David TehraniCounselor1346439858
  7. Niki TehraniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528878303
  8. Vanessa TelloAssistant Behavior Analyst1740833086
  9. Robert Tendick, P.T.Physical Therapist1548574379
  10. Selevia TepoRehabilitation Practitioner1295576379
  11. Margaret Tess, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1306872502
  12. Steven Tess, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1114952595
  13. Queen Thach, O.D.Optometrist1053841478
  14. Maria Tharakan, RNRegistered Nurse1265976187
  15. Nicholas ThibaultAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912487596
  16. Paige Thiermann, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134411432
  17. Amanda Thomas, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1275159469
  18. Aria ThomasBehavior Technician1275127185
  19. Augure Thomas, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1477162600
  20. Cassandra ThomasBehavior Technician1598549438
  21. Dalia Thomas, MSWClinical Social Worker1104151372
  22. Judith ThomasHealth Information Technician1790550432
  23. Patrick ThomasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1093188526
  24. Samantha ThomasSpecialist1750173555
  25. Barbara Thompson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1053497602
  26. Sarah ThompsonBehavior Technician1679395891
  27. Sykessa Thompson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1346809944
  28. Antonio ThorntonBehavior Technician1528774338
  29. Erikka ThorpeDoula1487369146
  30. Patrick Tillison-RansomeMarriage & Family Therapist1497234561
  31. Sara Tizazu, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1255982880
  32. Brian Tobe, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801922570
  33. Stephen Tokraks, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1245459833
  34. Kashawna ToliverAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063706612
  35. Mariam Toma, PHARMDPharmacist1346054533
  36. Sara TomaPharmacist1740058270
  37. Sofia Tomina, LCSWClinical Social Worker1568538502
  38. Mona ToralAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861041501
  39. Tiger Lee Torelle, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1285366559
  40. Amy ToricesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407438518
  41. Cynthia TorresAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932379963
  42. Lovina TorresBehavior Technician1144982992
  43. Margarito TorresBehavior Technician1447877840
  44. Rachel TorresMarriage & Family Therapist1649038860
  45. Trinity TorresMental Health Counselor1982348611
  46. Aubrey TorrickBehavior Analyst1982585782
  47. Michael Tortora, DCChiropractor1760580252
  48. Michael Tortosa, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1932211109
  49. Cristal ToscanoBehavior Analyst1760036503
  50. Benjamin TothBehavior Technician1053928515

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.