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 56 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. Brittany BaizeClinical Social Worker1952049603
  2. Diosdado Baja, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1801201553
  3. Priya BajajStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699157974
  4. Thalia Bajakian, MDUrology Physician1265068142
  5. Mackenzie BajarinBehavior Technician1225995228
  6. Sandris Bajars, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1538353511
  7. Tania Bajars, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1356535330
  8. Catherine BajoBehavior Technician1669095246
  9. Paulina Bajo, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942030937
  10. Andrea Bajonero, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1326985433
  11. Harsimran BajwaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902607856
  12. Mandeep Bajwa, MDPediatrics Physician1720615867
  13. Marie-Louise BakalaBehavior Technician1508430034
  14. Roberto Bakani, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1659640316
  15. Alexandra Baker, RNRegistered Nurse1689370066
  16. Angel Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730211327
  17. Ashlee BakerCounselor1285093203
  18. Ashley BakerBehavior Technician1295386381
  19. Ashley Baker, CNM, NPAdvanced Practice Midwife1386282176
  20. Benjamin Baker, MDUrology Physician1104365188
  21. Cara Baker, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1033318209
  22. Carrie Baker, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1013076918
  23. Christy Baker, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1689188013
  24. Connor BakerBehavior Technician1407509011
  25. Daniel BakerBehavior Technician1821550179
  26. Dewleen Baker, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1407878556
  27. Douglas Baker, MFTMental Health Counselor1588981021
  28. Emily BakerRegistered Dietitian1487053302
  29. Fiona BakerBehavior Technician1902526361
  30. Gillian Baker, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1992621486
  31. Haley BakerBehavior Technician1093284127
  32. Jesse Baker, MSNutrition Education Nutritionist1275463168
  33. Jessica BakerBehavior Technician1083253223
  34. Jessica BakerBehavior Technician1760014963
  35. Kamryn BakerBehavior Technician1679150924
  36. Kendall BakerBehavior Technician1497233373
  37. Kyleigh Baker, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1922523059
  38. Laura BakerMarriage & Family Therapist1093609513
  39. Lena BakerPhysical Therapy Assistant1366368540
  40. Lori Baker, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1063465219
  41. Madison BakerBehavior Technician1588440176
  42. Megan BakerClinical Social Worker1659529600
  43. Michael BakerMassage Therapist1922857234
  44. Olivia BakerBehavior Technician1972090827
  45. Peggy BakerPhysician Office Based Coding Specialist1184378341
  46. Richard Baker, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1881924330
  47. Robert Baker, M.D.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1093821639
  48. Robert Baker, RCPCertified Respiratory Therapist1134694607
  49. Rusty Baker, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1861828808
  50. Shannon Baker, ASWClinical Social Worker1912607664

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.