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 20 of 36.
The 8 largest groups in El Centro
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Andy MangeRehabilitation Counselor1760538441
- Melissa Mani, DDSDentist1548212509
- Leah Manix, LMFTMental Health Counselor1235580440
- Daniel Manjarrez, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1093707978
- Raul ManriquezRehabilitation Counselor1730374513
- Victoria MansfieldRehabilitation Counselor1649604786
- Romana ManuelClinical Social Worker1275184061
- Gilberto ManzanarezRehabilitation Counselor1689146938
- Josefina MarcialCase Manager/Care Coordinator1093992489
- Crystal MaresDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1689386922
- Luz MarksRehabilitation Counselor1053842997
- Angela MarlowCounselor1194863878
- Armando MarquezHealth Educator1386217578
- Brenda MarquezBehavior Technician1497389985
- Brissa MarquezBehavior Analyst1184326167
- Francisco MarquezRehabilitation Counselor1164842258
- Francisco MarquezBehavior Technician1487402657
- Laura MarquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265857635
- Miriam MarquezRehabilitation Counselor1659534261
- Rodrigo MarquezTechnician1205651346
- Henry Marquez Castro, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1588046957
- Elena MarrufoAssistant Behavior Analyst1376206987
- Diana MartilFamily Nurse Practitioner1366959165
- Alvin MartinRehabilitation Counselor1033255450
- Blanca Martin, M.S., SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1487584140
- Ivan MartinLicensed Vocational Nurse1215409941
- Adan MartinezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1134050248
- Alfredo MartinezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548516826
- Alina MartinezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053292128
- Aracely MartinezFamily Nurse Practitioner1568128882
- Cherish MartinezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356104434
- Edgar MartinezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457138612
- Elizabeth MartinezCounselor1427578244
- Evelin MartinezRehabilitation Counselor1497118988
- Janine MartinezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1255197562
- Karina MartinezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902775919
- Kendra MartinezCounselor1316396013
- Maria MartinezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1962339903
- Martha MartinezRehabilitation Counselor1417421116
- Mayra MartinezRehabilitation Counselor1437424561
- Melissa Martinez, BAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1275792988
- Monica Martinez, RBTBehavior Technician1972033934
- Monica MartinezCounselor1174034912
- Nora Martinez, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1942674288
- Omar MartinezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1073974382
- Raul MartinezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1700063195
- Ricardo MartinezRehabilitation Counselor1639745839
- Robert Martinez, P.T.A.Physical Therapy Assistant1427337203
- Tania Martinez, VNLicensed Vocational Nurse1740961556
- Veronica MartinezRehabilitation Counselor1386820447
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.