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 2 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. Ameen Alshareef, MDPediatrics Physician1821301086
  2. Daphne AlvaradoLicensed Vocational Nurse1407471980
  3. Emily Alvarado, RNRegistered Nurse1548977929
  4. Yvonne AlvaradoRehabilitation Counselor1558731372
  5. Alva AlvarezRehabilitation Counselor1316338379
  6. Cynthia AlvarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730051327
  7. Jose Alvarez, B.A.Day Training/Habilitation Specialist1629420302
  8. Karla AlvarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629857354
  9. Sophia AlvarezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1194471664
  10. Yasmine AlvarezHealth Educator1578204384
  11. Anna AmadorRehabilitation Counselor1366975476
  12. Lorena AmayaRehabilitation Counselor1396003174
  13. Olivia AmayaFamily Nurse Practitioner1891168118
  14. Violeta AmbrocioLicensed Vocational Nurse1497097463
  15. Janine Amell, CPO, MSPOOrthotist1275187502
  16. Maria Del Carmen AmezcuaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295089993
  17. Julie An, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1790289940
  18. Veerinder Anand, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1881613420
  19. Eufemio AnayaMarriage & Family Therapist1487849345
  20. Esperanza Andalon, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1497084909
  21. Aimee Ang, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1134350572
  22. Nestor AngelesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740047778
  23. Margarita AnguianoRehabilitation Counselor1588190060
  24. Ramon AnguianoCounselor1700161148
  25. Miguel AnguloRehabilitation Counselor1083759450
  26. Veronica AnguloAssistant Behavior Analyst1023763885
  27. Athar Ansari, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1477612877
  28. Nasrin Ansari, MRAnesthesiology Physician1609960483
  29. Naomi Appiah-Danquah, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1598411811
  30. Anthony Aquino, PHARMDPharmacist1548863426
  31. Karen ArakawaOccupational Therapist1528841178
  32. Lizbeth Arambula JimenezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1861121451
  33. Ivonne AramburoClinical Social Worker1578231098
  34. Rosalva AramburoRehabilitation Counselor1689850273
  35. Grecia ArapizRehabilitation Counselor1215398003
  36. Frederick Arbenz, M.D.General Practice Physician1831197789
  37. Alexa ArceRehabilitation Counselor1659871259
  38. Merari Arceo SanchezBehavior Analyst1437015708
  39. Alexia ArellanesHealth Educator1730946468
  40. Marcos ArellanesLicensed Vocational Nurse1134979909
  41. Andrea ArellanoOther Technician1063176824
  42. Brenda ArellanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558745844
  43. Patricia Arevalo-Caro, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1760520027
  44. Joseph ArguelloOther Technician1144973819
  45. Lawrence Arguilez, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1982839528
  46. Celeste Armenta, RN, MSN, NPNurse Practitioner1124079702
  47. Thomas ArmentaCounselor1225303944
  48. Amanda ArmstrongCounselor1124306907
  49. Chris Armstrong, RNRegistered Nurse1063754992
  50. Arina ArredondoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1902757370

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.