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 12 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. Janina GaleanaAssistant Behavior Analyst1043176381
  2. Christina Galindo, APRN, FNP-C, PNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124630736
  3. Yannira GalindoBehavior Analyst1083406250
  4. Gabriela Gallardo, PAMedical Physician Assistant1740512466
  5. Yvonne GallegoRehabilitation Counselor1245798735
  6. Angelica GalloMarriage & Family Therapist1780423731
  7. Maritza GalloMental Health Counselor1093474587
  8. Crystal GalvanSocial Worker1417781212
  9. Nancy Galvan Lara, BABehavior Technician1699327775
  10. Elizabeth Galvan-GuerreroBehavior Technician1659268829
  11. Diana Gamboa MejiaBehavior Technician1487478293
  12. Lesley Gamez, ASAssistant Behavior Analyst1174201008
  13. Michelle GamezBehavior Technician1437905114
  14. Ana Gamez HurtadoAssistant Behavior Analyst1649013913
  15. Alberto GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1447092036
  16. Alexa GarciaCounselor1629395207
  17. Alma GarciaMental Health Counselor1811326689
  18. Amanda GarciaRehabilitation Counselor1861981722
  19. Ana GarciaNurse's Aide1295289353
  20. Ana GarciaSocial Worker1467179580
  21. Arturo Garcia, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1316323736
  22. Brisa GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1386130276
  23. Carlos GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1821927609
  24. Christine GarciaSocial Worker1689980476
  25. Debora GarciaRehabilitation Counselor1558758508
  26. Erika GarciaRehabilitation Counselor1366845265
  27. Evelyn GarciaRehabilitation Counselor1427543065
  28. Francisca Garcia, AGPNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1659140192
  29. Gabriel GarciaCounselor1841627874
  30. Gregory GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1336784917
  31. Guadalupe Garcia, B.S.-RRWMarriage & Family Therapist1164661351
  32. Guillermo Garcia, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1437522778
  33. Irma Garcia, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1114980471
  34. Janel GarciaBehavior Technician1770424830
  35. Juan Garcia, BACHELOR'SMarriage & Family Therapist1336784750
  36. Juan GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1164275392
  37. Juan GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1164384657
  38. Lillianna GarciaSocial Worker1598333627
  39. Manuel GarciaPhysical Therapist1417765553
  40. Mario GarciaCommunity Health Worker1306668736
  41. Martha GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1346986395
  42. Melissa GarciaBehavior Technician1235936329
  43. Mindy GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750261343
  44. Nestor GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922815430
  45. Omar GarciaBehavior Technician1760071229
  46. Ramona GarciaRegistered Nurse1467111914
  47. Raquel GarciaRehabilitation Counselor1558759449
  48. Rosalinda GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1821275587
  49. Sandra GarciaCounselor1548398787
  50. Sarah GarciaClinical Social Worker1073154068

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.