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 63 of 66.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Howard WangBehavior Technician1457021917
  2. Sophia Wang, DOFamily Medicine Physician1982281572
  3. Gianina WardBehavior Technician1154019966
  4. Lillian WardCounselor1881927663
  5. George WardaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992551261
  6. Karen Wardell, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1952447864
  7. Emilee Wargo, DPTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1538924030
  8. Zev WarhaftBehavior Analyst1700388493
  9. Charles WarrenCounselor1417215781
  10. Halei WarrenBehavior Technician1891649216
  11. Heather Warren, MA, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497428601
  12. David Warsof, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003791724
  13. Alissa WashingtonMarriage & Family Therapist1023868197
  14. Parwin Wasimi, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699556464
  15. Millea WassonMarriage & Family Therapist1366171357
  16. Georgia Watkins, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972710374
  17. Carol Watson, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1669514238
  18. Lindsay Watson, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1447305552
  19. Deborah Wayland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629109442
  20. Amanda WeaverMarriage & Family Therapist1174266423
  21. Mallory WebbCase Manager/Care Coordinator1932785268
  22. Gerald WebsterBehavior Technician1558809517
  23. Liana WebsterBehavior Technician1861351892
  24. Miriam Weeden, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1821364712
  25. Beverly WeedingMassage Therapist1801416755
  26. Sydney WeidlerBehavior Technician1811719685
  27. Gerald Weiner, DDSDentist1427154582
  28. Lorraine WeinerMarriage & Family Therapist1649306838
  29. Alex WeirMarriage & Family Therapist1871271361
  30. Abigail Weisman, ASW 80301Mental Health Counselor1780186395
  31. Mikaila WeissAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699497685
  32. Charles Weitzman, D.C.Chiropractor1508070236
  33. Lorrilee Weller, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730259011
  34. Bradford Wellnitz, D.C.Chiropractor1649631581
  35. Cassandra WellsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366862377
  36. Julie WellsMental Health Counselor1306911482
  37. Rex Werner, O.D.Optometrist1891760716
  38. Rex Werner, O.D.Optometrist1821259458
  39. Christina West, RNRegistered Nurse1568345452
  40. William WhalenPharmacy Technician1700155827
  41. Kim Wheeler, PSYDPsychologist1700577434
  42. Jennifer Whetstone, M.A., MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619284916
  43. Julie WhiteProfessional Counselor1093255176
  44. Melissa White, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1740637032
  45. Raquel WhiteAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174969117
  46. Shannon White, R.A.S. II, CATCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710350632
  47. Charity White-Voth, MSWClinical Social Worker1659655702
  48. Lauren WhitedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942713862
  49. Katya WhitneyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033313895
  50. Christina WhittenMental Health Counselor1083919096

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.