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 62 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. Leonardo Velazquez AlvarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790438893
  2. Paul Velton, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1205861150
  3. Kathleen VenegasBehavior Technician1063083020
  4. Pamela VerdeOccupational Therapist1730452657
  5. Jose VerdugoMental Health Counselor1124259445
  6. Aurora Verduzco Gonzalez, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1932452323
  7. Paul Verhoeve, M.D.Specialist1609926815
  8. Mara VerkouterenBehavior Technician1396465118
  9. Kade VeronaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740941681
  10. Nathaniel Versoza, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1265187215
  11. Melanie Vespa, APN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1083993646
  12. Nayelly VicencioCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043503337
  13. Jacqueline VidrioRehabilitation Practitioner1013516327
  14. Isela VigilBehavior Technician1205344298
  15. Rachel VigoLicensed Vocational Nurse1497435184
  16. David VillaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1124805155
  17. Jose VillaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932371796
  18. Julius Villamar Del CarmenBehavior Technician1497614051
  19. Angelina VillanuevaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1215405394
  20. Iris VillarrealAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841838398
  21. Silvia VillegasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942046271
  22. Olga VillotaBehavior Analyst1184112690
  23. Lauren Vincent, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1053757997
  24. Mary Vincent, LACAcupuncturist1942026976
  25. Kiran ViraniMarriage & Family Therapist1245741602
  26. David Virissimo, DPTPhysical Therapist1609296359
  27. Victoria ViscarraBehavior Technician1780379115
  28. Victor VisouriBehavior Technician1598509291
  29. Courtney VogelMarriage & Family Therapist1295671758
  30. Tiffanie VuOccupational Therapist1871187138
  31. Alexa Vuylsteke, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1922880160
  32. Kathleen WackHealth Educator1922315993
  33. Amberle Wagner, LCSWClinical Social Worker1467870899
  34. Mistie WagnerMarriage & Family Therapist1538462361
  35. Jezere WahlgrenMental Health Counselor1508298910
  36. William WainessAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265728505
  37. Domonqe Walker, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1265093199
  38. Jasmine WalkerBehavior Technician1306598644
  39. Jenna WalkerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073445649
  40. Julie WalkerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932674751
  41. Lawrence WalkerCounselor1033425533
  42. Theodore WalkerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720106586
  43. Kimberlee WallacePeer Specialist1417550435
  44. Laura Wallace- JenningsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487460788
  45. Abel WalserCommunity Health Worker1629942628
  46. Jadah WaltersBehavior Technician1871204180
  47. Linda WaltersAcupuncturist1598273112
  48. Dale WaltonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063684165
  49. Emily Walton, PCCI, LPCMental Health Counselor1699226704
  50. Emily Wang, MDPediatrics Physician1427142363

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.