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. Page 263 of 1,059.

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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. Jaden EilersStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063237345
  2. Menachem EilfortBehavior Technician1972275170
  3. David Einstein, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1568426211
  4. Larry EirvenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679742936
  5. Stephanie Eischen-Lee, PH.DClinical Psychologist1295806065
  6. Veronica Eisel, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1962570101
  7. Heather EisenbergSpeech-Language Pathologist1659793990
  8. Kenneth Eisenberg, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1134190945
  9. Kimberly Eisenberg, MSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1881952026
  10. Lara Eisenberg, MA, ED.M.Counselor1528378890
  11. Michelle Eisenberg, PTErgonomics Physical Therapist1760617781
  12. Steven Eisenberg, D.O.Hematology & Oncology Physician1831162627
  13. Heather Eisenhardt, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1811264278
  14. Paula Eisenhart, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043305113
  15. Michael EisenhauerProfessional Counselor1780137133
  16. Amy Eisenhower-Omholt, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174486427
  17. Alexandra EisenmanRehabilitation Practitioner1033738372
  18. Maria Eisenmann, RN, BSN, PHNRegistered Nurse1952738023
  19. Alicia Eisenstadt, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1578510301
  20. Samuel Eisenstein, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1194983932
  21. Evan EisherPhysician Assistant1689217630
  22. Alyssa Eisman, LCSW, CADC IIClinical Social Worker1225695117
  23. David EisnerFamily Medicine Physician1942799283
  24. Audra Eisz, PTPhysical Therapist1457545535
  25. Christopher Eitzen, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1932276607
  26. Laurie EivetPeer Specialist1518635648
  27. Nida EjazStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033075007
  28. Preethika Ekanayake, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1083922462
  29. Leona EkanemClinical Social Worker1902528334
  30. Julie Ekblad, RNRegistered Nurse1720219777
  31. Alexandra Ekel, BCBABehavior Analyst1629675996
  32. Jarrod Ekengren, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174286629
  33. Hulya Eker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558966275
  34. Samantha Eklund, RNRegistered Nurse1932716966
  35. Atim Ekpenyong, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1932318565
  36. John Ekstrand, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134273725
  37. Wael El Maraachli, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1366468969
  38. Tasnim El Mezain, RDNRegistered Dietitian1770953697
  39. Tarek El-Ansary, PHARMDPharmacist1326457227
  40. Malak El-DikaPharmacist1912371691
  41. Samyra El-Ftesi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1558653600
  42. Robert El-Kareh, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1497944656
  43. Rebecca El-KhouryDentist1902458680
  44. Krystadare El-Najjjar, MA-CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174060586
  45. Bassel El-Rayes, MDMedical Oncology Physician1437196433
  46. Howaida El-Said, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1619030194
  47. Hisham El-Tayeb, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1679544084
  48. Reza Elahimehr, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1750677522
  49. Erik Elam, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1679646731
  50. Samar ElarabyCounselor1295132397

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.