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 13 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. Sarah GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1588524581
  2. Stephanie GarciaOther Technician1851044028
  3. Susana GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1659201093
  4. Tiffany GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1205794567
  5. Yoell GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1326822958
  6. Valerie Garcia MercadoLicensed Vocational Nurse1366898017
  7. Jocelyn Garcia Reyes, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1669065389
  8. Erika Garcia RoblesCommunity Health Worker1376265074
  9. Stephanie Garcia-CamposCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497419816
  10. Silvia GaribayCounselor1386978898
  11. Ana GarminoHealth Educator1396618070
  12. Gary GarrisonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1831210285
  13. Melissa GastelumRehabilitation Counselor1174097968
  14. Destiny GaxiolaAssistant Behavior Analyst1851187868
  15. Kristy GeiszlerRehabilitation Counselor1215122122
  16. Arturo GerardoLicensed Vocational Nurse1508525981
  17. Yvette GheenRehabilitation Counselor1821464512
  18. David GibbsCounselor1316084882
  19. Gabriela Gil-LizarragaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1609231976
  20. Ronveer GillRehabilitation Counselor1528797966
  21. Lauren GilsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942520168
  22. Stephen Gocke, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548351513
  23. Elana Godebu, M.D.Urology Physician1609189224
  24. Ivana Godinez RiveraAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679295885
  25. Maria GoetteRehabilitation Counselor1558806240
  26. Frances GomezOther Technician1790405264
  27. Francisca GomezSocial Worker1184976763
  28. Jazmine GomezMassage Therapist1245985845
  29. Joseph GomezLicensed Vocational Nurse1376020156
  30. Miguel GomezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1326418203
  31. Sabastian GomezAssistant Behavior Analyst1700703048
  32. Sylvia GomezLicensed Vocational Nurse1710024203
  33. Grace Gomez SandovalBehavior Technician1588476790
  34. Lesley Gomez-GonzalezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1306680293
  35. Iliana Gomez-Ramirez, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265183024
  36. Alejandra GonzalezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1689498933
  37. Ashley Gonzalez, RNRegistered Nurse1750021705
  38. Beatriz GonzalezSocial Worker1093016446
  39. Breanna GonzalezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093654451
  40. Carmen GonzalezRehabilitation Counselor1427456466
  41. Carolina GonzalezSocial Worker1164141800
  42. Emma GonzalezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1134059249
  43. Esmeralda GonzalezFamily Nurse Practitioner1902771397
  44. Fernanda GonzalezClinical Social Worker1992326318
  45. Guadalupe GonzalezMarriage & Family Therapist1134730344
  46. Guillermo GonzalezRehabilitation Counselor1164772208
  47. Hector Gonzalez, BCBABehavior Analyst1124766209
  48. Ilianna GonzalezRehabilitation Counselor1154924249
  49. Jose GonzalezRehabilitation Practitioner1700769593
  50. Lourdes Gonzalez, MA,BCBABehavior Analyst1053032383

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.