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 279 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. Marie Fagan, IDCMilitary Health Care Provider1104261726
  2. Philip Fagan, MDGeneral Practice Physician1235634940
  3. Sara Fagan, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1679721245
  4. Sherilyn FaganRegistered Nurse1902453418
  5. Daniel Fagerson, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1316167877
  6. Nilofar Faghihnia, D.P.M.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1962660928
  7. Regina FagoutMarriage & Family Therapist1083097968
  8. Meghan Fagundes, M.S., M.A., PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1700083540
  9. Arran FaheyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710833124
  10. Emma FaheyBehavior Technician1760263255
  11. Hayat Fahliogullari-Smith, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1679183602
  12. Joy FahmyBehavior Technician1255198693
  13. John Fahy, MDAnesthesiology Physician1225597321
  14. Maria Faidas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659174910
  15. Alvin Faierman, M.D.Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician1679509350
  16. Eliza FaigelPeer Specialist1154100147
  17. Brittany FaillaBehavior Technician1942948666
  18. Karen Faillace, AU.D.Audiologist1831247600
  19. Nicholas Faillace, AU. D., CCC/AAudiologist1033727961
  20. Robert Faillace, AUD, CCC/AAudiologist1417971110
  21. Francesca FainBehavior Analyst1881286235
  22. Kristin FairbanksAnesthesiology Physician1922297944
  23. Michelle FairbanksBehavior Technician1821590985
  24. Steven Fairbanks, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1851778187
  25. Timothy Fairbanks, MDPediatric Surgery Physician1407010556
  26. Cara Fairfax, LCSWClinical Social Worker1952422008
  27. Alice FairleyBehavior Technician1497500797
  28. Douglas Faison, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1396717492
  29. Riley FaitBehavior Analyst1174227599
  30. Jennifer Faith, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1174935456
  31. Dennis Faix, MD, MPHPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1154308351
  32. Abida FaizFamily Medicine Physician1699200105
  33. Athena FajardoBehavior Technician1952892259
  34. Aurora FajardoRegistered Nurse1255944195
  35. Brandy Fajardo, SUDRCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518699776
  36. Cynthia Fajardo, M.S., BCBABehavior Analyst1558540138
  37. Monica FajardoBehavior Analyst1154823292
  38. Shayenne Jordan Fajardo, RNRegistered Nurse1639909542
  39. Renajda FajicCommunity Health Worker1356124796
  40. Jason Faker, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1265780407
  41. Ali Fakhimi, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1275685604
  42. Rania FakhouryAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1730420431
  43. Sameeh Fakhro, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245718865
  44. Marahu Falcon, S.L.P.Speech-Language Pathologist1346532942
  45. Madeline Falcone, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1861635351
  46. Kaila FaleBehavior Technician1588263636
  47. Karen Fales, MTSpecialist1740593029
  48. Amy FaleyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1821799412
  49. Celia Falicov, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1194059550
  50. Krista Falk, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265638399

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.