NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Lake Forest, CA

1,008 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Lake Forest, 186th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 292, 29% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 3 of 21.

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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 Lake Forest

  1. Behavior Technician292
  2. Marriage & Family Therapist51
  3. Pharmacist43
  4. Physical Therapist38
  5. Chiropractor37
  6. General Practice Dentistry35
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist34
  8. Acupuncturist33

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

Lake Forest in California

  • Rank in California186th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.1% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups38.3% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Lake Forest has 5.3× the state's share of speech-language assistant records and 0.26× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Lake Forest, alphabetically

  1. Adel Boutros, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700952827
  2. Brent Bowling, D.D.S.Dentist1609081611
  3. Debra Brancato, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1033372842
  4. Kimberly Brassett, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1356889596
  5. Laird Bridgman, PSY.D.Cognitive & Behavioral Psychologist1508388836
  6. Shari Bridgman, PH.D.Marriage & Family Therapist1477008258
  7. John Brizendine, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871573543
  8. Sara Brizuela, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1619614559
  9. Froda Brotemarkle, LMFTProfessional Counselor1508950221
  10. Lola Brown, PH.D.Psychologist1265589535
  11. Regina Brown, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1891892204
  12. Donna Brunetti, LPCC, LMHC, LPCCounselor1003068131
  13. Claire BrunstingSpeech-Language Pathologist1114496882
  14. Kathryn BryanMarriage & Family Therapist1689841629
  15. Charlotte BryantSpeech-Language Assistant1891540035
  16. Thoa Bui, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1922216126
  17. Sakura BullockBehavior Technician1538038294
  18. Andrew Burg, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1366523805
  19. Leinani BurkeBehavior Technician1306771761
  20. Samantha ButcherBehavior Analyst1366291304
  21. Champaign ButlerBehavior Technician1386531895
  22. Shalina CabezudoBehavior Technician1639762537
  23. Jamie Monica CabralBehavior Technician1225919491
  24. Maria Guadalupe CabreraBehavior Technician1770464927
  25. Cydney Cady, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1740987445
  26. Cassandra CalderBehavior Technician1326997933
  27. Jacob Caldwell, RPTPhysical Therapist1750561775
  28. Ian Campbell, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1356461669
  29. Lisa Campbell, PTPhysical Therapist1982781266
  30. Vanessa CampbellBehavior Technician1295698223
  31. Lucia CamposBehavior Technician1902405608
  32. Chantal CanasBehavior Technician1528913571
  33. Brandi CannonBehavior Technician1184515363
  34. Lindsey CanrellHealth Information Technician1154976173
  35. Ruby CardenasBehavior Technician1336011931
  36. Catherine CariasBehavior Technician1508467259
  37. Eric Carlisle, L.AC.Acupuncturist1396069365
  38. Aida Carlos Escamilla, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548931660
  39. Denice CarmicleBehavior Technician1487505145
  40. Thomas CarmonaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255958849
  41. Maya CarneyBehavior Technician1518858786
  42. Samantha CarranzaBehavior Technician1093658031
  43. Jessica Carrasco, BACommunity Health Worker1194451344
  44. Gertrude CarrilloSpeech-Language Pathologist1447865308
  45. Larissa CarrilloBehavior Technician1013856780
  46. Zariya CarterBehavior Technician1871457853
  47. Miguel Carvente HernandezPeer Specialist1679460141
  48. Seth CasanovaBehavior Technician1861002636
  49. Kassie CaseBehavior Technician1629963681
  50. Shannon CashinOccupational Therapist1740152925

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

Lake Forest, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,008 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 Lake Forest - 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest is weighted toward Behavior Technician (292 clinicians, followed by Marriage & Family Therapist with 51 and Pharmacist with 43). 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, Lake Forest reports roughly 2.6 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, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Lake Forest practice address, a coverage gap Lake Forest patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest, CA?

There are 1,008 registered healthcare providers in Lake Forest, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Lake Forest?

The most common specialties in Lake Forest are Behavior Technician, Marriage & Family Therapist, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Chiropractor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 292.

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.