NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in San Diego, CA

52,937 individual NPPES records list a practice address in San Diego, 2nd of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 8,079, 15% of the city's records, against 18% across California.

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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 San Diego

  1. Behavior Technician8,079
  2. Marriage & Family Therapist2,738
  3. Students in training2,098
  4. Clinical Social Worker2,036
  5. Mental Health Counselor1,778
  6. Pharmacist1,555
  7. Physical Therapist1,382
  8. Registered Nurse1,223

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

San Diego in California

  • Rank in California2nd of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state5.4% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups24.4% of all records
  • Behavior Technician rank2nd of the 10 California cities with the most

Compared with California as a whole, San Diego has 13.4× the state's share of independent duty corpsman records and 0.67× its share of general practice dentistry records.

Providers in San Diego, alphabetically

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Brandi AagesonCounselor1316085426
  3. Sophie Aalaei, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1558454207
  4. John Aalbers, M.D.Neurology Physician1942262431
  5. Ronald Aanerud, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1871752931
  6. Alan AaronIndependent Duty Corpsman1497298913
  7. Denise Aaron, RNRegistered Nurse1497345268
  8. Joanna AaronBehavior Technician1285326637
  9. Sean AaronBehavior Technician1982139994
  10. Sheebah Aazami, RTGeneral Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1598243230
  11. Alexis AbadBehavior Technician1336976976
  12. Rolando Abada, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1952319071
  13. Jeana Rae AbadejosMarriage & Family Therapist1922434786
  14. Taliana AbadiMental Health Counselor1568260271
  15. Erica AbalosBehavior Technician1164082939
  16. Peter John Abanto, PTPhysical Therapist1760367460
  17. Armando AbarcaRehabilitation Practitioner1902762503
  18. Magaly Abarca, BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANBehavior Technician1023651874
  19. Kathryn Abare, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1609147651
  20. Liana Abascal, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1073740569
  21. Rabie Abasi, PHARMDPharmacist1154953735
  22. Alisha AbateCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871151944
  23. Blaine AbateMental Health Counselor1457684060
  24. Diana AbatecolaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699985531
  25. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  26. Mojdeh Abbasian, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1376622506
  27. Nazanin Abbaspour, PHD, RDN, IFNCPRegistered Dietitian1871180695
  28. Sophie Abber, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528866902
  29. Michelle AbbeyRegistered Dietitian1932692878
  30. Alexis AbbottSocial Worker1265158877
  31. Bernice AbbottStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174471643
  32. Christopher Abbott, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578866885
  33. Elizabeth Abbott, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437540762
  34. Melanie Abbott, RNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1124812730
  35. Myah Abbott, BSWStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275411498
  36. Samantha AbbottClinical Social Worker1578390217
  37. Susana AbbottCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942869235
  38. Yuko Abbott, LCSW. DSWClinical Social Worker1992589022
  39. Malakai AbboudBehavior Technician1851245195
  40. Austin Abbruscato, DCChiropractor1679169361
  41. Emily Abcede, ARNP, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1548654916
  42. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  43. Alexa Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881397123
  44. Ali Abdallah, DOFamily Medicine Physician1649699968
  45. Fatime AbdallahBehavior Technician1013867589
  46. Magie Abdel NabiBehavior Technician1508690397
  47. Noha Abdelgelil, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457926404
  48. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  49. Sara AbdeltawabMental Health Counselor1477184794
  50. Hafsa AbdiBehavior Technician1609462365

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Francisco38,143
  3. Sacramento33,083
  4. San Jose20,925
  5. Fresno19,440

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How to read this directory

San Diego, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 52,937 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 San Diego - 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 San Diego 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 San Diego is weighted toward Behavior Technician (8,079 clinicians, followed by Marriage & Family Therapist with 2,738 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 2,098). 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, San Diego reports roughly 135.9 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 San Diego 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 San Diego, CA?

There are 52,937 registered healthcare providers in San Diego, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in San Diego?

The most common specialties in San Diego are Behavior Technician, Marriage & Family Therapist, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 8,079.

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.