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 64 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. Suzanne Whittlesey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881760981
  2. Jonathan WiedleMental Health Counselor1407554975
  3. Michelle Wilcox, FNPNurse Practitioner1194418012
  4. Ashley Wilder, A.P.R.N., C.N.PFamily Nurse Practitioner1750766895
  5. Ashlynn WildromBehavior Technician1750082715
  6. James WileyCounselor1093075244
  7. Kimberlie WilkersonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225792054
  8. Shakira WilkersonBehavior Technician1013732874
  9. John Wilkie, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396907127
  10. Connie WilliamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225213622
  11. John Williams, RPHPharmacist1629372867
  12. Kathryn WilliamsPeer Specialist1528876596
  13. Kayreen WilliamsBehavior Technician1710805866
  14. Lacee Williams, DPTPhysical Therapist1700387222
  15. Madyson Williams, DPTPhysical Therapist1679441117
  16. Marco Williams, AAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306455274
  17. Melinda WilliamsBehavior Technician1558072595
  18. Ramon WilliamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487188678
  19. Shonnette WilliamsBehavior Technician1417496159
  20. Daunte WilliamsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740452994
  21. Ariane Willis-SmithClinical Social Worker1215593462
  22. Amanda Wilson, RNRegistered Nurse1750668331
  23. Carmen Wilson, FNPFamily Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1467247452
  24. Christian WilsonCounselor1811615545
  25. Cynthia WilsonLicensed Vocational Nurse1407355613
  26. Jasmine Wilson, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1841140076
  27. Kathryn WilsonOccupational Therapist1568352466
  28. Larry Wilson, LCSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1528211232
  29. Luke WilsonBehavior Technician1366281172
  30. Michele Wilson, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1386298206
  31. Michelle Wilson, MAMental Health Counselor1548498504
  32. Odell WilsonMassage Therapist1659206647
  33. Renae Wilson, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1306894498
  34. Stephany WilsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689197386
  35. Whitney WilsonCounselor1902177108
  36. Terry Winegar, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1669406518
  37. Amanda WingBehavior Analyst1407705056
  38. Kara WinshipClinical Social Worker1558664045
  39. John Winslow, D.C.Chiropractor1851486187
  40. Katherine WinsteadSchool Social Worker1679124267
  41. Christina Winter, D.D.S.Dentist1730483785
  42. Katharine Winter, MSCNNutritionist1578145181
  43. Alesia Wise, RDHAPDental Hygienist1649688045
  44. Eric Wise, D.C.Chiropractor1114093366
  45. Zachary WittusenBehavior Technician1891438735
  46. Gary Wokuluk, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1770693533
  47. Jack Wolfe, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1417055948
  48. Samantha WollSpeech-Language Pathologist1891543153
  49. Jordan Wong, PAPhysician Assistant1396984118
  50. Nicholas Woo-VonhoogenstynBehavior Analyst1316447089

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.