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 271 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. Adrienne Ertl, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1427126895
  2. Charles Ertl, PH.D.Psychologist1356375729
  3. Jean Ertl, LCSW, ACSWClinical Social Worker1407862436
  4. Sean Erts, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376038471
  5. Judith Ervice, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1588699128
  6. Johnathon ErvinBehavior Technician1609611474
  7. Laila ErvinBehavior Technician1942175328
  8. Morty Ervin, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1508252768
  9. Amber ErvingCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083384242
  10. Casey Erwin, MDGeneral Practice Physician1528681848
  11. Karen Erwin, RDHDental Hygienist1679644876
  12. Meagan Erwin, LEPPsychologist1700426269
  13. Linda Erwin-Gallagher, LMFT,CEAPMarriage & Family Therapist1841225638
  14. Robert Erxleben, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1922826346
  15. Leyla Eryuzlu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235924101
  16. Shelby Esambolchi, ODOptometrist1457931859
  17. Omobolanle EsanPharmacist1124620224
  18. Tiara Esani, P.A.Physician Assistant1902130842
  19. Jacqueline EscalanteMental Health Counselor1780738666
  20. Juan EscalanteProfessional Counselor1104006550
  21. Lezette EscalanteBehavior Technician1053115683
  22. Lucina EscalanteCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235354283
  23. Theodore Escalanti, RADT-1 R1235121016Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801355425
  24. Alexis Escalera, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1538646575
  25. Carmine EscamillaBehavior Technician1659954253
  26. Karla EscamillaClinical Social Worker1134613946
  27. Melisa Escamilla, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1154802536
  28. Adriana Escamilla SanchezPeer Specialist1831028612
  29. Maya EscarcegaBehavior Technician1952057713
  30. Jonathan Escatel Reyes, MA, BCBABehavior Analyst1295247575
  31. Kole EscherBehavior Technician1447181896
  32. Hilary EscobalesSpeech-Language Pathologist1487043543
  33. Brisa EscobarAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295397198
  34. Edgar EscobarCase Manager/Care Coordinator1790015089
  35. Elizabeth Escobar, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1568642395
  36. Elvia Escobar, MASTER'S DEGREEMarriage & Family Therapist1689860041
  37. Giovanna EscobarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952261745
  38. Isabelle EscobarBehavior Technician1447074521
  39. Jasmine EscobarIndependent Duty Corpsman1407564719
  40. Jessica EscobarLicensed Vocational Nurse1043008964
  41. Jonathan Escobar, DOInternal Medicine Physician1093457129
  42. Juan Escobar, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1184586299
  43. Katya EscobarCounselor1639799695
  44. Mikaela Escobar, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720713902
  45. Shawna Escobar, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1831307883
  46. Adilene EscobedoBehavior Technician1366027963
  47. Alicia EscobedoLicensed Vocational Nurse1538560917
  48. Angel De Luna EscobedoSocial Worker1124755277
  49. Eva Escobedo, EVAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1003465659
  50. Fabian Escobedo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245899962

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.