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 61 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. Muskaan BansalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518720119
  2. Preeti Bansal, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1871664631
  3. Vishal Bansal, M.D.Trauma Surgery Physician1194889410
  4. Michelle Banta, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1588740138
  5. Christy Bantugan-Bohan, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1225154222
  6. Brenda BanuelosBehavior Technician1407433402
  7. Isaiah BanuelosBehavior Technician1952148546
  8. Karen Banuelos, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629421839
  9. Maira BanuelosBehavior Technician1659299147
  10. Michelle BanuelosOther Technician1821665597
  11. Mona Banuelos, RNRegistered Nurse1518581396
  12. Nayra BanuelosBehavior Technician1770160772
  13. Vanesa BanuelosBehavior Technician1528728243
  14. Dayna Banuelos Nunez, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1427893684
  15. Lafitte Banville, CAODCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750897120
  16. Ayah Bany-MohammedPharmacist1770242760
  17. Charles Banzon, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1457422966
  18. David Bao, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1497037386
  19. Gang Bao, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1922008598
  20. Loc Bao, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1770750424
  21. Jessica Baptie, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1760055263
  22. Huma Baqir, MDPsychiatry Physician1306499132
  23. Stanley Baquial, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1003832577
  24. Kassandra Baraceros, RNRegistered Nurse1003448655
  25. Ma Lajara BaracerosBehavior Technician1881101798
  26. Marjolain BaracerosBehavior Technician1639928567
  27. Agnes Barad, RPHPharmacist1346791936
  28. Pamela Baragona, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1457700353
  29. Mark Barahman, MD PHDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1518520089
  30. Michelle Barahman, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1356983837
  31. Aimee BarajasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225857543
  32. Alanna Barajas, RNRegistered Nurse1255055885
  33. Amilyn BarajasBehavior Technician1093295198
  34. Angelina BarajasAssistant Behavior Analyst1235876749
  35. Ariana BarajasBehavior Technician1316596497
  36. Crystal Barajas, BCBABehavior Analyst1255922738
  37. Daniela BarajasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1881874576
  38. Elizabeth BarajasMental Health Counselor1073297891
  39. Elva BarajasBehavior Technician1568394229
  40. Maria Barajas, MAT, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1346814076
  41. Marissa BarajasMarriage & Family Therapist1104436229
  42. Melissa Barajas, RNRegistered Nurse1104511427
  43. Quito BarajasBehavior Technician1730726308
  44. Valeria BarajasBehavior Technician1306554779
  45. Valeria BarajasBehavior Technician1356042311
  46. Ron Barak, MDCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1386900157
  47. Aya BarakatBehavior Technician1487545851
  48. Lana BarakatMental Health Counselor1093162299
  49. Najwa Barakat, DDSDentist1902935331
  50. Stephen Baral, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1720258460

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.