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 6 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. Nastaran DemehriClinical Social Worker1649914268
  2. Michelle Derouso, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1134893316
  3. Ravneet DhillonBehavior Technician1861364465
  4. Evelyn Diaz RamirezBehavior Technician1962330274
  5. Andrea DickeyPediatric Occupational Therapist1700738408
  6. Taylor Dickinson, IMFMental Health Counselor1477891828
  7. Julie DinisBehavior Technician1366398893
  8. Carrie Diramio, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790782993
  9. Vince Disaia, D.C.Chiropractor1154514636
  10. Sharon Dobbs, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720187222
  11. Nandi DoganiBehavior Technician1750239893
  12. Arlene Domingo, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1811601313
  13. Charles Dominguez, O.D.Optometrist1063437507
  14. Vanessa DominguezCounselor1356285662
  15. Shane Doney, D.C.Chiropractor1104999614
  16. Shadi DoroudianStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801634928
  17. Christine Downing, LPCCMental Health Counselor1942056841
  18. Josh Drake, DCChiropractor1184477440
  19. Miriam Drake, M.E.DProfessional Counselor1811548928
  20. Amanda Duggan, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1467260307
  21. Wendy Duran, RCFE ADMINNursing Home Administrator1871356030
  22. Alyssa Eastland, P.T.APhysical Therapy Assistant1619360336
  23. Yassamin Ebrahiminassimi, PHARM-DPharmacist1316620172
  24. Melanie EbroBehavior Technician1275420747
  25. Elmira Elahi, D.M.DGeneral Practice Dentistry1417135609
  26. Jennifer Eli, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1205103652
  27. Bret Ellington, L.AC.Acupuncturist1033390513
  28. Amr Elsayed, R.PHPharmacist1770941593
  29. Veronica Enciso De LeguizamoCommunity Health Worker1245019108
  30. Sarah EnglishClinical Social Worker1942637707
  31. Edmund Erickson, L. AC.Acupuncturist1023292661
  32. Isaac EscamillaBehavior Technician1407798515
  33. Kelley Escamilla, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003580671
  34. Adriana EscotoBehavior Technician1508748476
  35. Crystal EsparzaBehavior Technician1740178920
  36. Jacquelyn Esparza, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265317143
  37. Monique EsparzaBehavior Technician1144142662
  38. Caroline Esperanza StewartBehavior Technician1558242917
  39. Lesly EstupinianBehavior Technician1619894953
  40. Connie Evans, D.C.Chiropractor1922109982
  41. Marilynn Evans, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1174566327
  42. Martine Evans, LMFTMental Health Counselor1124617212
  43. Mashallah Ezzati, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1023011087
  44. Anthony Familian, SSDHome Health Aide1386890986
  45. Bianca Faridian, PHARMDPharmacist1922661677
  46. Nina Farokhian, NMDNaturopath1073027553
  47. Mary Farshidpour, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1326294125
  48. Lisa Fasnacht Hill, PHDClinical Psychologist1376755017
  49. Golareh Fazilat, MDOphthalmology Physician1881880896
  50. Aya Felling, M.A, A.T.C., C.S.C.SAthletic Trainer1568693463

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.