Doctors in La Jolla, CA
Active healthcare providers in La Jolla sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
La Jolla ranks 59th among 805 California cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.4% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 3,496
- NPPES providers in city
- 59th
- of 805 CA cities
- 0.4%
- of California providers
- 21.1%
- in top 3 specialties
La Jolla ranks #11 of 10 California cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where La Jolla ranks among California cities
Provider count vs every California city in CMS NPPES (805 cities)
3,496 Top 7% higher than 93% of 805 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in La Jolla
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
342 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
213 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
182 providers
- Physician Assistant 124
Physician Assistant
124 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 119
Clinical Psychologist
119 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 91
Family Nurse Practitioner
91 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 85
Nurse Practitioner
85 providers
- Psychiatry Physician 76
Psychiatry Physician
76 providers
- Marriage & Family Th… 75
Marriage & Family Therapist
75 providers
- Obstetrics & Gynecol… 71
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
71 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (342 providers, 9.8% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties La Jolla has more, and fewer, of than California average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across California , La Jolla over-indexes orthopaedic surgery physician at 5.2× the state average and under-indexes marriage & family therapist at 0.39×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than California average
Less common here than California average
- Marriage & Family Therapist 0.39×
- Clinical Social Worker 0.46×
How to read this directory & data limitations
La Jolla, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,496 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in La Jolla - 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 La Jolla 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in La Jolla is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (342 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 213 and Pharmacist with 182). 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, La Jolla 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 Technician is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a La Jolla practice address, a coverage gap La Jolla patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For La Jolla 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.
Which specialties are most common in La Jolla
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 342 | 9.8% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 213 | 6.1% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 182 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Physician Assistant | 124 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Clinical Psychologist | 119 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 91 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioner | 85 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Psychiatry Physician | 76 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 75 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | 71 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 64 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Psychologist | 64 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Physical Therapist | 63 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 52 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Clinical Social Worker | 50 | 1.4% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 35)
| Name |
|---|
| Pamela Lam, D.O. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Tiki Lam, DDS Dentist |
| Christina Lambert, PH.D. Counseling Psychologist |
| Maria Lambert, NP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Carly Lambusta, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| William Land, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jill Lane, MD Gastroenterology Physician |
| Michelle Langston, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Makenzie Lannon, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner |
| Olivia Lanser, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Amy Lansing, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Deborah Lapidus, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Karen Lappas, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Karissa Lapuz Pharmacist |
| Clifford Lara, D.C. Orthopedic Chiropractor |
| Yulissa Lara Medical Physician Assistant |
| Sophia Larkin, DMD Dentist |
| Fred Larson, DDS Dentist |
| Roseann Larson, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Nicolas Lascala Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Doris Lassiter, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Martin Laufik, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Joan Laundy, MSN, FNP, CNM Advanced Practice Midwife |
| Louise Laurent, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Claudia Law-Greenberg, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Michael Lay, PA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Leonard Lazarus, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Misa Le, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Monica Le Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Melissa Le Roux, MD Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Michelle Le Roux Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kayleigh Leake, D.C., C.S.C.S. Chiropractor |
| Hailyn Leal Hemodialysis Registered Nurse |
| Luis Leal, RN Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse |
| Jacob Leary, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Elizabeth Lebaron, AUD Audiologist |
| Lauralynn Lebeck, PHD Ph.D. Medical Genetics |
| Susan Leckband, RPH, BCPP Psychiatric Pharmacist |
| Alex Lee, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Allen Lee, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Andrea Lee, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Daniel Lee Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Danny Lee Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| David Lee, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| David Lee, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ellen Lee, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Haoyu Lee, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Jason Lee Internal Medicine Physician |
| Jeffrey Lee, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Joy Lee, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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