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 5 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. Stephanie CoePediatric Occupational Therapist1992829147
  2. Patricia Colando, MS CCCSLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1962554246
  3. Kaleen ColeClinical Social Worker1811477144
  4. Tyler ColemanBehavior Technician1134054596
  5. Emily ColonBehavior Technician1083587257
  6. Christine Columbres, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1568234268
  7. Warren Comstock, MPTPhysical Therapist1659424208
  8. Giselle ContrerasBehavior Technician1053285759
  9. Lillian ContrerasBehavior Technician1427948207
  10. Rebecca Cooper, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1518276567
  11. Selenia Corado, MPA, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1295545622
  12. Janis Corbin, LCSWPsychologist1336223650
  13. Izelah CornelioBehavior Technician1942172937
  14. Alma Cornelio-GomezBehavior Technician1902753353
  15. Eric CoronadoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811656390
  16. Angel CortezBehavior Technician1952251746
  17. Samantha CorveraBehavior Technician1982592168
  18. Cary Costa, D.P.T.Orthopedic Physical Therapist1952690901
  19. Molly Cote, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1093027831
  20. David CoxMental Health Counselor1720413545
  21. Maritza CoyazoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952982423
  22. Henry CracknellBehavior Technician1164170676
  23. Kara Cross, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1760716179
  24. Flavia Crovetto Hartley, APCCMental Health Counselor1851810717
  25. Sherilyn CrowleyBehavior Technician1952225278
  26. Paola CuevaBehavior Analyst1720973787
  27. Jacqueline Cullinane, ODOptometrist1689645046
  28. Michelle Curtis, RN BSN PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1891978052
  29. Leigh-Anne DaggettSpeech-Language Pathologist1154742062
  30. Neal Damian, D.CChiropractor1548591944
  31. Elizabeth DancyPharmacist1942583430
  32. Don Dang, PHARMDPharmacist1063125953
  33. Kenny DangPharmacist1295573814
  34. Sepi DarbaniSonography Radiologic Technologist1891671244
  35. Xania Darden, COSMETOLOGISTOther Specialist/Technologist1063848828
  36. Jacqueline DarePhysician Assistant1588469019
  37. Jenna Darey, CCC, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1932961851
  38. Isabela DatorSpeech-Language Pathologist1174253454
  39. Adrienne Daugherty, RNRegistered Nurse1518373117
  40. Lorre-Eliana David, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1538907183
  41. Jenifer Davies, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1538923289
  42. Christian De Castro, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1598285090
  43. Elijah De VeraBehavior Technician1932866142
  44. Krista Marie DeanRegistered Nurse1992686182
  45. James Decock, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1720019904
  46. John Deguzman Celis, O.D.Optometrist1861542714
  47. Jovik Del RosarioPhysical Therapy Assistant1619679800
  48. Yanely DelgadoBehavior Technician1346123882
  49. Lauren DeliberatoMental Health Counselor1821674391
  50. Nicholas Deliberato, DCChiropractor1467942573

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.