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 17 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. Nikitaben KamdarPharmacist1447748108
  2. Vallop Kanjanapone, M.D.Legal Medicine1982696969
  3. Vishwa Kapoor, MDPediatrics Physician1942239892
  4. Alexandra KaufmanAssistant Behavior Analyst1255277471
  5. Lawrence Kazzazi, ODOptometrist1689406068
  6. Edna KeeferStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649752908
  7. Sheila KellenbeckRehabilitation Counselor1508309899
  8. Dawn Kelley-Lewis, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1518570415
  9. Georgene Kelley-Rondero, DDSDentist1023077229
  10. Hamlet Khachatryan, DDSDentist1720572787
  11. Waqar Khan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386727485
  12. Arash Khorsand, DMDDentist1386657351
  13. Jennifer KidwellSpeech-Language Pathologist1205765047
  14. Ho Jun Kim, LIC. ACU.Acupuncturist1891972519
  15. Jacob KimAssistant Behavior Analyst1629753355
  16. Karen King, D.D.SPediatric Dentistry1326576745
  17. Kenneth Kinnan, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689616278
  18. Sow Kobayashi, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1205194578
  19. Jessica Kornegay, BCBABehavior Analyst1376140350
  20. Julie Kunath, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1053789297
  21. Manjusha Kurada, MD,MPHPsychiatry Physician1154671980
  22. Michelle Labianca, BRNRegistered Nurse1902727068
  23. Cyrus LabordePharmacist1336429133
  24. Veronica LacuestaRehabilitation Counselor1982038717
  25. Gabriel Lam, LCSW, LPCCClinical Social Worker1659695971
  26. Perlina LamadridLicensed Vocational Nurse1558712505
  27. Alejandra LandavazoMarriage & Family Therapist1457864886
  28. Abril LanderosBehavior Technician1740177922
  29. Veronica Landeros, LCSWClinical Social Worker1477782852
  30. Arysa LapoliceBehavior Technician1689556912
  31. Emily LaraHealth Educator1255024626
  32. Eva LaraSocial Worker1376680215
  33. Joel LaraBehavior Technician1003792466
  34. Michelle LaraRehabilitation Counselor1780282467
  35. Stephanye Lara, RNRegistered Nurse1427995919
  36. Victor LaraAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1952187718
  37. Kuen-Chine Lau, O.D.Optometrist1821001645
  38. Penelope LazarinRehabilitation Counselor1104374743
  39. Michelle Lazo GarciaLicensed Vocational Nurse1720805658
  40. Hoang Le, DPTPhysical Therapist1174192694
  41. Stephen Le MastersMental Health Counselor1902440605
  42. Leana LealRehabilitation Counselor1801462544
  43. Alan Leavens, PHDClinical Psychologist1336253798
  44. Elizabeth LechugaBehavior Technician1629802004
  45. Nancy Ledon, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174119168
  46. James Lee, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1477597508
  47. Deisy LemusDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1366311151
  48. Martin Lemus, BCABABehavior Analyst1316281496
  49. Janice LendermanLicensed Vocational Nurse1295248862
  50. Alexa LeonRehabilitation Counselor1730646100

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.