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 16 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. Maria Horenstein, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1760626352
  2. Jazmyn HortonRehabilitation Counselor1740749480
  3. Richard Howes, D.D.S.Dentist1164522710
  4. Filomena HuertaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376836627
  5. Charles Humphrey, M.D.Surgery Physician1447355508
  6. Paula Huntington, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245566074
  7. Georgina Hurtado, PTA, BSPhysical Therapy Assistant1811873946
  8. Maria HurtadoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1992654149
  9. Shahid Hussain, M.D.Nephrology Physician1063497220
  10. Anthony Huynh, MDDermatology Physician1497766364
  11. Il Hoon Hwang, LIC. ACU., OMDAcupuncturist1639120165
  12. Caroline IbarraRehabilitation Counselor1407326952
  13. Joanna IbarraCounselor1043577471
  14. Aalamgeer Ibrahim, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1386838795
  15. Rose InmanRehabilitation Counselor1043356462
  16. Sylvia IribeRehabilitation Counselor1982880571
  17. Jessica Iten, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538752431
  18. Leticia ItenSocial Worker1922359413
  19. Francine JacksonBehavior Technician1528721099
  20. Megan Jackson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1154958437
  21. Andres Jacobo-Alatriste, M.D.Neurology Physician1578659066
  22. Nasrin Jahangiri Haghighi, DDSDentist1164491916
  23. Elisa JaimeDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1760107486
  24. Stephen Jaime, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1164052221
  25. Yolanda Jaime, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1447397195
  26. Albert JaureguiAssistant Behavior Analyst1275260473
  27. Sarai JazekSocial Worker1538643911
  28. Sydney JeffcoatCounselor1285930115
  29. Alma JerezBehavior Technician1013672211
  30. Christie JimenezSocial Worker1912627068
  31. Cinthia JimenezRehabilitation Counselor1194197558
  32. Daniel JimenezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1669152518
  33. David JimenezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1063159101
  34. Gabriela JimenezCounselor1639205180
  35. Hugo JimenezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316448053
  36. Jo JimenezBehavior Technician1083255293
  37. Sonia Jimenez GarciaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396603452
  38. Brianna Jiminez-JohnsonCounselor1568720993
  39. Albert Johnson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1356304620
  40. Jeannette JohnsonCounselor1851620538
  41. Sean JohnsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942340245
  42. Elaine JonesCounselor1619201837
  43. Lawrence JonesCounselor1154550408
  44. Rosamarie Jones, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1982747978
  45. Syllenia Jones, RNRegistered Nurse1023350626
  46. Patricia Jones-SanchezSchool Counselor1083538698
  47. Michael Jordan, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1598971723
  48. Luz JuarezSocial Worker1386538619
  49. Angelica Juarez HernandezGeneral Practice Dentistry1053876094
  50. Andrea JuradoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1669972758

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.