NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in El Centro, CA

1,783 individual NPPES records list a practice address in El Centro, 130th of 812 California cities. The largest group is rehabilitation counselor: 223, 13% of the city's records, against 0% across California.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

El Centro in California

  • Rank in California130th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.2% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups30.8% of all records
  • Rehabilitation Counselor rank1st of the 10 California cities with the most

Compared with California as a whole, El Centro has 165× the state's share of rehabilitation counselor records and 0.33× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in El Centro, alphabetically

  1. Mohamed Abdallah, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1912430851
  2. Roberto Abdelnur, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1982648606
  3. Paulina Abundis II CamarenaHealth Educator1114733326
  4. Yaneika Acevedo VieraAssistant Behavior Analyst1285313122
  5. Celeste AcevesBehavior Technician1730861345
  6. Armando Acosta, ASWClinical Social Worker1619636701
  7. Dyane AcostaRehabilitation Counselor1386103026
  8. Felicia AcostaBehavior Technician1497640619
  9. Rosa AcostaLicensed Vocational Nurse1306269097
  10. Anselmo Acosta Veloz, DDSDentist1568385946
  11. Elizabeth AcunaCounselor1124174099
  12. Gina AcunaRehabilitation Counselor1841687886
  13. Armando Adame, CADC-I CI4210415Counselor1457772634
  14. Monica AdameCounselor1619373933
  15. Rosa AdamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912628694
  16. Vonnie AdamsCounselor1962055459
  17. Theodore Affue, M.D.Urology Physician1386674000
  18. Javad Aghaloo, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1073708582
  19. Emily AguayoBehavior Technician1871474049
  20. Ana Fernanda AguilarAssistant Behavior Analyst1740109834
  21. Eduardo AguilarAssistant Behavior Analyst1568236438
  22. Jennifer AguilarHealth Educator1023904455
  23. Lizett AguilarDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1285565283
  24. Marcos AguilarDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1538099973
  25. Oscar AguilarClinical Social Worker1740325745
  26. Robert AguilarRehabilitation Counselor1508903675
  27. Valerie AguilarClinical Social Worker1326810979
  28. Lielanie Mae Aguilar-Pascasio, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1356553945
  29. Nancy AguileraRehabilitation Counselor1952030546
  30. Alicia AguirreDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1457053431
  31. Diana AguirreRehabilitation Counselor1437602760
  32. Gabriela AguirreSocial Worker1619341179
  33. Nichol AguirreCounselor1215221502
  34. Sandra AguirreLicensed Vocational Nurse1962697201
  35. Bushra Ahmad, M.DPsychiatry Physician1043356850
  36. Syed Ahmed, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1023123288
  37. Edward Ainza, D.D.S.Dentist1619997558
  38. Luz Aispuro GonzalezLicensed Vocational Nurse1992324396
  39. Daniel AizenmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124951694
  40. James AjalaPharmacist1255289575
  41. Mohammed Al-Jasim, MDInfectious Disease Physician1760479786
  42. Brenda AlanisLicensed Vocational Nurse1205229366
  43. Jose AlatorreTechnician1407515976
  44. Bilal AlbtoushPharmacist1275146243
  45. Yeni AlcantarLicensed Vocational Nurse1134761208
  46. Bryan AlcocerBehavior Technician1447912811
  47. Karina Alcocer, MS IN PSYCHOLOGYBehavior Analyst1730601584
  48. Avid Allard, COTA/COccupational Therapy Assistant1508227224
  49. William Allen, RPHPharmacist1710499009
  50. Vanessa Alquijay, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1063107571

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. Sacramento33,083
  5. San Jose20,925

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How to read this directory

El Centro, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,783 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 El Centro - 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 El Centro 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 El Centro is weighted toward Rehabilitation Counselor (223 clinicians, followed by Day Training/Habilitation Specialist with 208 and Counselor with 118). 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, El Centro reports roughly 4.6 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, General Practice Dentistry is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a El Centro practice address, a coverage gap El Centro patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For El Centro 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 El Centro, CA?

There are 1,783 registered healthcare providers in El Centro, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in El Centro?

The most common specialties in El Centro are Rehabilitation Counselor, Day Training/Habilitation Specialist, Counselor, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Behavior Technician. Rehabilitation Counselor has the most providers with 223.

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.