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 274 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. Shelby Espiritu, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1053924993
  2. Sienna EspirituBehavior Technician1760284988
  3. Priscilla Espitia-GomezBehavior Technician1255899951
  4. David EspositoMassage Therapist1164543799
  5. James Esposito, O.D.Optometrist1134399546
  6. Jonathan EspositoAssistant Behavior Analyst1992583819
  7. Janelle Esprit, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1285557850
  8. Shayla Esquedo, BACase Manager/Care Coordinator1215616529
  9. Alfonso EsquerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710393822
  10. Diana Esquer-RomeroNutrition Education Nutritionist1598328809
  11. Linda EsquerraPhysical Therapy Assistant1649678764
  12. Carola EsquinoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225331275
  13. Daniel EsquivelBehavior Technician1669012126
  14. Kiah EsquivelBehavior Technician1194420661
  15. Luis EsquivelIndependent Duty Corpsman1568955987
  16. Paulo EsquivelBehavior Technician1538055975
  17. Tatiana EsquivelMental Health Counselor1073202370
  18. Victor EsquivelMental Health Counselor1215259676
  19. Karina Esquivel GilRehabilitation Practitioner1922971605
  20. Cinthia EsquivezBehavior Technician1861223018
  21. Charles Essary, RBTBehavior Technician1760998181
  22. Mellisa Essenburg, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1487835989
  23. Judith EssexMarriage & Family Therapist1518130608
  24. Emily Essid, PHDClinical Psychologist1043772064
  25. Mercy EssienRegistered Nurse1689594228
  26. Erik Essington, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1477766947
  27. Linda Esslinger, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1053761775
  28. Sherwin EstabilloPharmacy Technician1386827756
  29. Lara Estabrook, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629194881
  30. Joeben EstacioIndependent Duty Corpsman1205298510
  31. Reeka EstacioBehavior Technician1255913166
  32. Abram Estafanous, DOChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1528647724
  33. Marie Antoinette Estavillo, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1588427405
  34. Edith Esteban, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346441235
  35. Elaina EstebanBehavior Technician1811777451
  36. Glady EstebanAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1376059899
  37. Clarissa Estela, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1407418320
  38. John Esten, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003327636
  39. Eric EstepRehabilitation Practitioner1235598442
  40. Mamerto Estepa, D.C.Chiropractor1710258744
  41. Tiffany Estera, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053880567
  42. Cathleen EsterhayPeer Specialist1023600863
  43. Sharon Esters-Thames, RNRegistered Nurse1164607263
  44. Jennifer Estes, ASWMental Health Counselor1457773004
  45. Ron Estes, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1336399229
  46. Samantha Estes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528424330
  47. Amanda EstevaneCommunity Health Worker1659019958
  48. Maria Esteve, IMFMarriage & Family Therapist1992841969
  49. Joyce EstherMental Health Counselor1891975330
  50. Aveline EstiokoBehavior Technician1124662119

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.