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 9 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. Nenette Brown, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1922363977
  2. Tami BrownRehabilitation Practitioner1942029574
  3. Megan BrunningAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265389753
  4. Laurie BrunoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1124792577
  5. Samuel Bruno, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1801931852
  6. Alvin Bryant, PPSCounselor1083532279
  7. Hillary BryantCounselor1275764722
  8. Tracy BryantOccupational Therapy Assistant1023408143
  9. Destiny BuchananBehavior Technician1073456042
  10. Katie BuchananAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861919920
  11. Ian Buckland, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700546132
  12. Brandall BucklesBehavior Technician1902440274
  13. Alondra BuenoBehavior Technician1598572737
  14. Laura BuenopatinoBehavior Technician1104485903
  15. Angela BuenrostroBehavior Technician1033978606
  16. Abdisalan BulhanMental Health Counselor1578212023
  17. Edgar Bulloch, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1508046376
  18. John BullockBehavior Technician1982475299
  19. Claudia BulnesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1053941807
  20. Svetlana BurakProfessional Counselor1306694336
  21. Hannah Burford, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699392456
  22. Kaitlyn BurgerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366858474
  23. Christina BurgosMassage Therapist1134081383
  24. Candace Buringrud, RADT-IAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023676848
  25. Trisha BurkettBehavior Technician1053082099
  26. Benjamin BurnetteMental Health Counselor1922545771
  27. Kristen BurnleyCounselor1457484123
  28. Kaitlen BurnomCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760977391
  29. Sarah Burns, CD, IBCLCDoula1902131790
  30. Talula BurnsBehavior Technician1750197034
  31. Ana Marie BurrDoula1023724705
  32. Swapna Busa, M.DRheumatology Physician1841592763
  33. Ojore Bushfan, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1174058242
  34. Issac BustamanteMental Health Counselor1912558123
  35. Erycha ButlerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720879356
  36. Kim Butler, O.D.Optometrist1467444844
  37. Sarah ButlerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1275285702
  38. Esther ButrusCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740850171
  39. Andrew Byrne, IMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1912213331
  40. Melina Caan, MAMental Health Counselor1952054520
  41. Adrianna Caballero, AMFT 103139Mental Health Counselor1013389188
  42. Mikayla CabasalBehavior Technician1760063895
  43. Serafin Drew Cabral, M.S.W.Social Worker1447474119
  44. Ernesto CabreraRegistered Dietitian1225827264
  45. Nereyda CabreraPediatric Occupational Therapist1700720224
  46. Peter Cadman, M.D.Nephrology Physician1437256005
  47. Jeffrey Cadoux, RADTCounselor1154192896
  48. Alexa Caffio-LearnerFamily Medicine Physician1447954094
  49. Stephanie CainAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366009003
  50. Katrina CajkaBehavior Technician1316891484

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.