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 301 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. Christine ForondaBehavior Technician1104479336
  2. Janelle Drew ForondaBehavior Technician1801416524
  3. Mariam ForoughiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689056384
  4. Bonny Forrest, J.D., PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1518183862
  5. Jessica Forrest, RNRegistered Nurse1245189166
  6. Joseph Forrest, MPSS-EYDHQBPeer Specialist1134932163
  7. Alayna Forsberg, NPNurse Practitioner1154149482
  8. Daniel Forsberg, LGSWClinical Social Worker1598034134
  9. Collette Forshan, HADHearing Instrument Specialist1629196969
  10. Hooban ForsmanBehavior Technician1164230058
  11. Heidi Forster, RNRegistered Nurse1588846547
  12. Douglas Forsyth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679711691
  13. Stephany ForsytheOccupational Therapist1801518493
  14. Aaron John Fortes, PAPhysician Assistant1528725132
  15. Latricia FortesBehavior Technician1134764004
  16. Monica Celine Fortich, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184326746
  17. Jerilyn FortierBehavior Technician1295584001
  18. Imani Fortier TuttMental Health Counselor1992272363
  19. Alex FortinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417611583
  20. Laurie Fortin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396876736
  21. Lawrence FortinMarriage & Family Therapist1457492696
  22. Stephanie Fortin, MDGeneral Practice Physician1275338881
  23. Melissa Fortner, PACMedical Physician Assistant1972584209
  24. Deshondra FortsonCounselor1619416278
  25. Camille FortuinBehavior Analyst1447906094
  26. Richard Fortuna, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1730237553
  27. Robert Fortuna, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1992719165
  28. Giane FortunatoBehavior Analyst1710468392
  29. Erin Fortune, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1801088422
  30. Paula FortuneBehavior Technician1992201214
  31. Christina Forzani, PSYDClinical Psychologist1902939630
  32. Amy Fose, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1003137043
  33. Kelsey FosheeBehavior Technician1124680038
  34. Kimberly Foskett, LCPC, LPPCMental Health Counselor1427116722
  35. Jennifer Foss, M.A.Speech-Language Pathologist1801948708
  36. Lois Fossing, LVNLicensed Practical Nurse1285087718
  37. Croix Fossum, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1104351006
  38. Alexandra FosterPhysician Assistant1386282705
  39. Alexandria Foster, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1841931094
  40. Amber FosterBehavior Technician1841901345
  41. Ashton Foster, RNRegistered Nurse1720810112
  42. Brittany FosterCase Manager/Care Coordinator1023550365
  43. Brook Foster, D.C.Chiropractor1750999124
  44. Cherie Foster, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134743701
  45. Christopher Foster, MDAllergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician1588710644
  46. Christopher Foster, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1407445000
  47. David Foster, MDPediatrics Physician1326149980
  48. Eloise Foster, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1154541852
  49. Eric Foster, PHDPsychologist1710751656
  50. Evan FosterMassage Therapist1174346365

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.