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.
3,496 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
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.
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.
For La Jolla patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 9)
| Name |
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| DONALD BUEHLER, MD Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| WILLIAM BUGBEE, M.D. Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| JACK BUI, M.D., PH.D. Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician |
| LINA BUI, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| QUYNHLOAN BUI, PHARMD, BCPS, BCOP Oncology Pharmacist |
| CHERRE BULL Massage Therapist |
| DALE BULL, M.D. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| KATHLEEN BULLEY, AUD Audiologist |
| SETH BULOW, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| NISHA BUNKE, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| KEVIN BURCHBY, PSY.D. Counselor |
| ADAM BURDICK, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| CATHERINE BURGESS, PT, DPT, OCS Specialist |
| JOANNA BURGESS, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| PHILIP BURGESS, DDS Dentist |
| ROBERT BURGESS, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| RUTH BURGHER-GIBORE, M.A., LMFT Mental Health Counselor |
| ALICIA BURKE, DNP Registered Nurse |
| JENNY BURKE, MOT, OTR/L Specialist |
| LINDSEY BURNETT, PH.D., M.D. Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician |
| DAVID BURNS, NP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| GABRIELLE BURNS, PA-C Surgery Physician |
| RACHEL BURNS, LCSW Mental Health Counselor |
| RICHARD BURT, MD Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| MICHELLE BUSCHING, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| MARA BUSH, DC Chiropractor |
| LISA BUTH, DPT Physical Therapist |
| JOHN BUTLER, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| PHILIP BUTLER, M.D. Urology Physician |
| JAMES BUTURLA, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| MICHAEL BUX, PA-C, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| LAUREN CABALDON, LMFT 102540 Marriage & Family Therapist |
| HECTOR CABALLERO, DDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| MATTHEW CABANGUN, ATS Athletic Trainer |
| ALLISON CABRERA, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| MICHELLE CACHO, PT Physical Therapist |
| KRISTIN CADENHEAD, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| IZABEL CAETANO FRANCY, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| LUCY CAI Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| MEI CAI, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| YI CAI, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| BRENDA CAILLOUEL, BS, DDS, MSD Dentist |
| JULIA CAIN, NP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| RACHAEL CAIRES, MA, LPCC Professional Counselor |
| ANNAMARIA CALABRO, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| MARY ANN CALCOTT, DDS Dentist |
| JOSHUA CALDWELL, D.C. Chiropractor |
| KELSEY CALDWELL, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| MA.CRISTINA CALMA, ANP Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| MARIAM CAMACHO, MD, PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
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