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. Page 10 of 36.

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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. Valerie DuarteDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972490464
  2. Scott DudleyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578604658
  3. David Duenas, BA/LICENCIATURABehavior Technician1669012290
  4. Angelina DuranLicensed Vocational Nurse1538401468
  5. Eduardo DuranAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679806806
  6. Karla DuranHealth Educator1770341026
  7. Diana DurazoOther Technician1235899287
  8. Janette DurazoRehabilitation Counselor1871749085
  9. Maureen Durkee, A.T.R., M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1356551584
  10. Jimmy DuronRehabilitation Counselor1336266345
  11. Pranab Dutt, DDSDentist1023082492
  12. Arlyn Duval, RN MSN PHN FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285621086
  13. Hossein Ebneshahidi, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1265661953
  14. Janie Echeverria, MSWSocial Worker1215070008
  15. Nyomi EcheverriaAssistant Behavior Analyst1295552107
  16. Mohsen El Ramah, M.D.Nephrology Physician1346427861
  17. Hussein El-Newihi, MDGastroenterology Physician1275580698
  18. Daniela Elihu, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1407117658
  19. Kimberly Elmore, PHARMDPharmacist1457916520
  20. Evelyn EncinasCounselor1841661097
  21. Alexis EnriquezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1871282475
  22. Gina Erdahl, PAPhysician Assistant1801175070
  23. Ivanna EscalanteBehavior Technician1427852458
  24. Tiffani EscalanteAssistant Behavior Analyst1437963493
  25. Laura EscaleraMarriage & Family Therapist1275906323
  26. Guadalupe Escobedo, BCABABehavior Analyst1508413931
  27. Ricardo EscobedoCounselor1174842652
  28. Vahe EsmaeiliBehavior Analyst1205482049
  29. Cecilia EsparzaMarriage & Family Therapist1821738014
  30. Rebecca EsparzaRehabilitation Counselor1245865336
  31. Yvonne EsperanzaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376876284
  32. Damaris EsperoCounselor1992422737
  33. David Espinosa, O.D.Optometrist1457357220
  34. Erika EspinozaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689851453
  35. Francisco EspinozaRehabilitation Counselor1326391475
  36. Lourdes Espinoza, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1811461171
  37. Roxana EspinozaRehabilitation Counselor1689232753
  38. Marie Kathleen EspirituPharmacist1730568700
  39. Frances Esquer, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1649313636
  40. Ramona Esquer, LMFTMental Health Counselor1710461710
  41. Rebeca EsquerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972499788
  42. Mary Esquer Madrigal, MSWCounselor1124283957
  43. Alexandra EsquivelDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1285021238
  44. Ana EsquivelCounselor1629400700
  45. Samantha Estes, DPT, PTPhysical Therapist1922983873
  46. Antonio Estrada, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1306631288
  47. Brenda EstradaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811669401
  48. Carmen EstradaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972215481
  49. Celeste EstradaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1275289183
  50. Giovanna EstradaRehabilitation Counselor1992440523

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.