Doctors and health care providers in San Marcos, CA
1,985 individual NPPES records list a practice address in San Marcos, 113th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 553, 28% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 12 of 40.
The 8 largest groups in San Marcos
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
San Marcos in California
- Rank in California113th of 812 cities by records
- Share of the state0.2% of California's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups37.8% of all records
Compared with California as a whole, San Marcos has 4.9× the state's share of school counselor records and 0.49× its share of case manager/care coordinator records.
Providers in San Marcos, alphabetically
- Richard Foote, DMD, MDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1841751252
- Angela Forcucci, PHARMDPharmacist1407641798
- Lily FortinBehavior Technician1467385955
- Natassia Francis, FNP, MSN, RN, PHNFamily Nurse Practitioner1407547318
- Alec Frank, MSWClinical Social Worker1578134169
- Brett Frankenberg, PTPhysical Therapist1588789937
- Shaun FranklinBehavior Technician1407709702
- Brianna Franks, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1821928136
- Allec FredelucesBehavior Technician1326874249
- Douglas Freeling, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1154798551
- Jennifer Freeling, RPHPharmacist1235536848
- Wanda Freeman, FNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1659504264
- Oliver Fregoso, ORTHOPEDIC TECHNICIAOther Technician1649727470
- Alana Friedman, LCSWSchool Social Worker1932518230
- Zachary FriedrichsBehavior Technician1558011221
- Valerie Frimtzis, O.D.Optometrist1457559429
- Nicholas Frost, MDPsychiatry Physician1730129651
- Mika Fu, O.D.Optometrist1780882175
- Melissa Fuentes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396437042
- Hitomi Fujikura, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598598138
- Bethany FullerBehavior Technician1790390920
- Ingrid Fullerton, D.C.Chiropractor1013232883
- Julie FungBehavior Technician1144922444
- Hailey GaebelBehavior Technician1942967088
- Carmen GagliardiSpeech-Language Assistant1447930748
- Jessica Gall, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1134740715
- Martha GalloAdult Companion1588150296
- Maria Galvan-Dupree, MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1619092178
- Stephanie GalvezDentist1235494980
- Doreatha Gandy-Edmundson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396364071
- Mary Ganguli, BCBABehavior Analyst1396285318
- Kaitlyn GanleyBehavior Technician1881540128
- Breanne GannawayBehavior Analyst1134615198
- Ashley Garber, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1760431753
- John Garbrecht, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1285839605
- Gail Garcellano, RNRegistered Nurse1790627792
- Alex Garcia, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1194696013
- Alexa GarciaBehavior Technician1396217873
- Cristian GarciaBehavior Technician1902636921
- Deborah GarciaBehavior Technician1063157311
- Domitila GarciaBehavior Technician1013571413
- Hasatt GarciaBehavior Technician1326645474
- Janet Garcia, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790144756
- Jimmy Garcia, MFTIMental Health Counselor1588185037
- Johnny GarciaBehavior Technician1578275376
- Jorge GarciaBehavior Technician1689367633
- Josefina GarciaBehavior Technician1073360053
- Karla GarciaBehavior Technician1992529515
- Melissa Garcia, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1336400381
- Montserrat Garcia, NBC-HWCHealth & Wellness Coach1750163754
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
How to read this directory
San Marcos, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,985 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 Marcos - 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 Marcos 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 Marcos is weighted toward Behavior Technician (553 clinicians, followed by Marriage & Family Therapist with 101 and Pharmacist with 96). 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 Marcos reports roughly 5.1 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.
Of California's most common specialties, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a San Marcos practice address, a coverage gap San Marcos patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For San Marcos 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 Marcos, CA?
There are 1,985 registered healthcare providers in San Marcos, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in San Marcos?
The most common specialties in San Marcos are Behavior Technician, Marriage & Family Therapist, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 553.
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.