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 18 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. Angelique LeonMental Health Counselor1376416917
  2. Antonio LeonRehabilitation Counselor1790358489
  3. Ayerim LeonRehabilitation Counselor1053719153
  4. Kevin LeonTechnician1942969340
  5. Lizette Leon, NURSERegistered Nurse1922341270
  6. Monica Leon, RNRegistered Nurse1265774194
  7. Ruben LeonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093426496
  8. Jose LepeDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1629273602
  9. Rebekka Lerma, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891561213
  10. Breanna Lewenthal, ATCAthletic Trainer1497523872
  11. Ana LeyvaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1396693768
  12. Edveri Leyva AnguianoAssistant Behavior Analyst1114869849
  13. Alicia Leyvas, RNRegistered Nurse1558603878
  14. Anaiss LiceaCommunity Health Worker1043042195
  15. Saray LiceaLicensed Vocational Nurse1275177636
  16. Steven Licon, 106S00000XBehavior Technician1922761394
  17. Richard LicudineDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093646192
  18. Claudia LimasRehabilitation Counselor1972821957
  19. Henry Lin, O.D.Optometrist1861405664
  20. Victor Lin, DOInternal Medicine Physician1134367204
  21. Austin Lindley-ShappetFamily Nurse Practitioner1760361992
  22. Erika LiraOther Technician1376200857
  23. Rojian Lira, CRT, RDMSBody Imaging Physician1427935188
  24. Jordy LizaolaRehabilitation Counselor1447719935
  25. Shannon LizarragaRehabilitation Counselor1912484858
  26. Ricardo Lizarraga PalafoxTechnician1033878426
  27. Daniel Llamas, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942864616
  28. Erika LlamasRehabilitation Counselor1700422235
  29. Norma LooDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1205521267
  30. Aaron LopezCounselor1396378915
  31. Amelia LopezRehabilitation Counselor1619217163
  32. Anais LopezRehabilitation Counselor1811588791
  33. Catherine Lopez, MSWClinical Social Worker1285393082
  34. Cristhian LopezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1275354904
  35. Cynthia LopezRehabilitation Counselor1275078081
  36. Cynthia LopezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1235764010
  37. Elizabeth LopezRehabilitation Counselor1154835494
  38. Emmanuel LopezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1093428666
  39. Ivonne LopezRehabilitation Counselor1578834602
  40. Jacob LopezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760376800
  41. Jacqueline Lopez, RNRegistered Nurse1720459886
  42. Javier Lopez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770340515
  43. Jose LopezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639575566
  44. Joshua LopezRehabilitation Counselor1003249814
  45. Leslie LopezRehabilitation Counselor1982246674
  46. Linda LopezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1326975343
  47. Maria LopezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1164972154
  48. Marla Lopez, R.N.Registered Nurse1003157116
  49. Paul LopezTechnician1982363370
  50. Priscilla LopezMarriage & Family Therapist1679278527

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.