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 318 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. Jonathan GaoOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1497503676
  2. Mingze Gao, DACMAcupuncturist1780430827
  3. Pei-Ling GaoBehavior Technician1760355507
  4. Qin Gao, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1821456971
  5. Sean GaoOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063944270
  6. Xiudan GaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063063568
  7. Yaning GaoAcupuncturist1346084449
  8. Yuye GaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386254258
  9. Micalangelo GapasinRegistered Respiratory Therapist1194641332
  10. Teresita Gapuz, RNRegistered Nurse1154522027
  11. Naveen Gara, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1942406533
  12. Elaine Garafalo, IMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1740569813
  13. Jessica Garafola, RNRegistered Nurse1033830211
  14. Margaret Garahan, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1043224389
  15. Rebecca GaramellaOccupational Therapist1124728308
  16. Alon Garay, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1578676573
  17. Alysa GarayBehavior Technician1780477976
  18. Breanna GarayBehavior Technician1255936860
  19. Hazael GarayBehavior Technician1518500537
  20. Jonathan GarayBehavior Technician1417598988
  21. Mariajose GarayBehavior Technician1841768140
  22. Stephanie GarbaczewskiMedical Physician Assistant1679814966
  23. Raquel GarberMarriage & Family Therapist1174285407
  24. Ashley GarbuttAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1467904649
  25. Betty Garbutt, MIDWIFEAdvanced Practice Midwife1124050679
  26. Raul Garca, D.D.S.Dentist1881674471
  27. Marcia Garceau, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1316121965
  28. Judith Garces, PTPhysical Therapist1043344799
  29. Maria Garces, NONEBehavior Technician1699347021
  30. Melissa GarcesBehavior Technician1871485813
  31. Aaliyah GarciaBehavior Technician1700756160
  32. Aileen GarciaMental Health Counselor1124708433
  33. Aimee Garcia, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1316876956
  34. Alexander GarciaAssistant Behavior Analyst1285550574
  35. Alexandra GarciaClinical Social Worker1114614443
  36. Alexis GarciaBehavior Technician1225619083
  37. Alicia Garcia, MFT IMarriage & Family Therapist1568621761
  38. Alonso Garcia, INDEPENDENT DUTY HMIndependent Duty Corpsman1427521699
  39. Alyssa GarciaBehavior Technician1790647402
  40. Analia Garcia, RDNRegistered Dietitian1265133490
  41. Andrea Garcia, BSRehabilitation Practitioner1114892841
  42. Angelica Garcia, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1821353863
  43. Angelica GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1194110981
  44. Anika Garcia, M.A.Professional Counselor1619340692
  45. Annette GarciaBehavior Technician1891460804
  46. Anthony Garcia, PHARMDPharmacist1518447820
  47. Araseli Garcia, SUDCC 7703Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457869661
  48. Ariana GarciaPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1376390765
  49. Ariana GarciaBehavior Technician1659214054
  50. Arianna GarciaBehavior Technician1922724319

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.