NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Escondido, CA

3,509 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Escondido, 65th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 402, 11% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 68 of 71.

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Escondido in California

  • Rank in California65th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups25.6% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Escondido has 3.3× the state's share of peer specialist records and 0.63× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Escondido, alphabetically

  1. Tina WardPeer Specialist1871128462
  2. Marlys Warner, RPHPharmacist1972781540
  3. Nicole WarnerBehavior Analyst1922957927
  4. Sainab WarsameNurse Practitioner1407253750
  5. Michelle Washington, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689822181
  6. Karen Wasson, CRTPulmonary Function Technologist Certified Respiratory Therapist1013296409
  7. Barbara WatersAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588960850
  8. Thomas Watson, M.D.General Practice Physician1104865781
  9. Twanna Watson, LPCProfessional Counselor1457064495
  10. Pamela Watts, RPTPhysical Therapist1679695134
  11. Patricia WazlawMental Health Counselor1063260891
  12. Rich WeagleyPharmacist1215455415
  13. Yong Weary, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1356351753
  14. Robin Weber, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1992463509
  15. Deanna Weeks, DCChiropractor1922170877
  16. Matthew Wegrzyn, DDSDentist1114239837
  17. Jonathan Weinbach, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1831356153
  18. Stanley Weinberg, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1255317947
  19. Amy Weissman-Hunt, LCSWClinical Social Worker1891521555
  20. Barrett Weller, DDSDentist1558485433
  21. Megan WellerMarriage & Family Therapist1760881379
  22. Lynette Wells, RNRegistered Nurse1821951468
  23. Matthew Weltsch, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1508967480
  24. George WenBehavior Technician1063157881
  25. Jacob WengronowitzRehabilitation Practitioner1942186986
  26. Rinda Werner, M.S. CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1386955300
  27. Janna WernliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003606070
  28. Colleen West, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1629152533
  29. Thomas West, DDSDentist1043239403
  30. Dorothy Westall, HASHearing Instrument Specialist1679848287
  31. Beth Westerlund, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1295326007
  32. Travis Westermeyer, D.P.MPodiatrist1538122718
  33. Rebecca WestfallMental Health Counselor1831688399
  34. Walter Westinghouse, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1083735807
  35. Micheal Weuste, LCSWClinical Social Worker1417143207
  36. Charissa WhaleyClinical Social Worker1912330309
  37. Stewart Whang, DDSDentist1346694767
  38. Alisa WhelchelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194561076
  39. Anita WhitakerPhysician Assistant1780146837
  40. Ida WhitakerMarriage & Family Therapist1962994038
  41. Annie White, MSTOM, L.AC.Acupuncturist1033569421
  42. David White, CADC II- ICADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659845162
  43. Deja WhiteStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548031784
  44. Jennie WhiteOccupational Therapist1306313887
  45. Joshua White, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609020494
  46. Lisa White, D.C.Chiropractor1902207368
  47. Julia Whitehead, PT DPTPhysical Therapist1396529244
  48. Peter Whiteley, D.C.Chiropractor1417964883
  49. Denise Whitman, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669551289
  50. Merry Whittington, SUDRCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1881458008

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

Escondido, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,509 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 Escondido - 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 Escondido 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 Escondido is weighted toward Behavior Technician (402 clinicians, followed by Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 265 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 231). 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, Escondido reports roughly 9 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.

Of California's most common specialties, Behavior Analyst is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Escondido practice address, a coverage gap Escondido patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Escondido 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 Escondido, CA?

There are 3,509 registered healthcare providers in Escondido, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Escondido?

The most common specialties in Escondido are Behavior Technician, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 402.

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.