NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in La Jolla, CA

3,648 individual NPPES records list a practice address in La Jolla, 59th of 812 California cities. The largest group is students in training: 317, 9% of the city's records, against 4% across California. Page 44 of 73.

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

The 8 largest groups in La Jolla

  1. Students in training317
  2. Pharmacist185
  3. Internal Medicine Physician158
  4. Physician Assistant136
  5. Clinical Psychologist133
  6. Family Nurse Practitioner98
  7. Nurse Practitioner92
  8. Psychiatry Physician90

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

La Jolla in California

  • Rank in California59th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups18.1% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, La Jolla has 7.7× the state's share of hematology & oncology physician records and 0.37× its share of marriage & family therapist records.

Providers in La Jolla, alphabetically

  1. Gregory Middleton, MDRheumatology Physician1104891290
  2. Stephanie Midtling, MDOphthalmology Physician1750843983
  3. Sarah MielkeEmergency Registered Nurse1538087317
  4. Christopher Migdal, MDPsychiatry Physician1487179248
  5. Mirna Mikhail, PHARMDPharmacist1437988102
  6. Michael MiladPsychologist1477883585
  7. Phillip Milgram, M.D.Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1285737569
  8. Aaron Miller, M.D., PH.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1104127679
  9. Alden Miller, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922701192
  10. Angela Miller, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1437124526
  11. Christine Miller, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154346583
  12. Eli Miller, MDPsychiatry Physician1558400606
  13. Gavin Miller, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1568517183
  14. Herman Miller, MDInfectious Disease Physician1881631158
  15. Jessica MillerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447930383
  16. John Miller, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1285844266
  17. Michaela Miller, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1619287075
  18. Scott Miller, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1659482586
  19. Shawn Miller, DCChiropractor1316369945
  20. Stephen Miller, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841462991
  21. William Miller, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1669434874
  22. Yaron Miller, B.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1487932307
  23. Howard Milstein, MDSpecialist1922091958
  24. Rachel Milstein Goldenhar, PH.D.Psychologist1962736728
  25. Jean MinHospitalist Physician1336768886
  26. Matthew MinnDiagnostic Radiology Physician1164666954
  27. Kimberly MinutellaPharmacist1588506000
  28. Gines Miralles, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1740603471
  29. Pedi MirdamadiNaturopath1467095539
  30. Arjang Miremadi, MDDermatopathology Physician1497849418
  31. Ali Mirza, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497711626
  32. Michael MiselPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1083255640
  33. Christine Mitchell, ATCAthletic Trainer1033480546
  34. Jacob Mitchell, CCPPerfusionist1306630736
  35. Jeffrey Mitchell, P.T.Physical Therapist1497827638
  36. Ellen Miyashiro, DMDDentist1457459026
  37. Hirotaka Miyashita, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1356993414
  38. Mari MiyoshiPsychiatry Physician1316688138
  39. Lianne Mizoguchi, ODOptometrist1619900313
  40. Joseph Mizzell, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1356480347
  41. Ghassan Moasis, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1932547122
  42. Fouad Moawad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447221007
  43. Brian Modena, M.D., MSCAllergy & Immunology Physician1235379207
  44. Rishi ModiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568110807
  45. Mehrdad Mofid, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1225244155
  46. Sasan Moghimi Araghi, MDOphthalmology Physician1750923108
  47. Yasamin MoghtaderOptometrist1386536159
  48. Saara Mohammed, MDPsychiatry Physician1396366944
  49. Rajeev Mohan, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1841453081
  50. William Mohlenbrock, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1053334243

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

La Jolla, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,648 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 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 2024 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 (317 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 185 and Internal Medicine Physician with 158). 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 9.4 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.

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.

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 La Jolla, CA?

There are 3,648 registered healthcare providers in La Jolla, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in La Jolla?

The most common specialties in La Jolla are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Pharmacist, Internal Medicine Physician, Physician Assistant, Clinical Psychologist. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 317.

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.