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 21 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. Viviana MartinezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1649061409
  2. Xavier MartinezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588165229
  3. Brenda Martinez CamarilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1720846223
  4. Marco Martinez GarciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801655212
  5. Jessica Martinez-SmithSocial Worker1619225141
  6. Shereen MasadRehabilitation Counselor1104319870
  7. Charles MasonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205628021
  8. Monica MatiasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992070023
  9. Kayanna Matlock, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831666338
  10. Betsy Matsuno-Lindbergh, DDSDentist1770791535
  11. Marsella Mayoral, LIFESTYLE COACHHealth Educator1811537566
  12. Astryd Mazcareno, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1326991076
  13. Georgina McAuley, VNLicensed Vocational Nurse1831898931
  14. Helen McClainSocial Worker1598802506
  15. Sandra McColl, MDPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1538224274
  16. Allison McCulloughRehabilitation Counselor1134631963
  17. Bunie McKinney, CERTIFIED PHARMACY TPharmacy Technician1245375997
  18. Terri McMains, PT,DPTGeriatric Physical Therapist1972658763
  19. Cova McNally, CATC-IDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1659079879
  20. Sandra McNeaseDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1164396867
  21. Becky McQuain, PTPhysical Therapist1770923781
  22. Aida MedinaHealth Educator1407432628
  23. Margarita MedinaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1912465360
  24. Alejandro MejiaHealth Educator1164115754
  25. Carol Mejia, MSWSocial Worker1316063316
  26. Lucia MejiaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1295683753
  27. Josue Mejia Ramirez, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932992369
  28. Jazmin MelaraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972430528
  29. Elizabeth MelendrezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235876376
  30. Ronald MeltonCounselor1730485665
  31. Maggie Melvin, MFT INTERNMarriage & Family Therapist1619163615
  32. Adela MendezRehabilitation Counselor1033831243
  33. Antonia Gabriela Mendez, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1639008709
  34. Katrina MendezAssistant Behavior Analyst1629841838
  35. Kayla MendezAssistant Behavior Analyst1558061267
  36. Marlid MendezRehabilitation Counselor1841733151
  37. Dolores MendivelRehabilitation Counselor1285333864
  38. Cynthia MendivilSpeech-Language Pathologist1558287748
  39. Caressa MendozaCounselor1225900897
  40. Eric Mendoza, PSYDClinical Psychologist1033633136
  41. Itzel MendozaBehavior Technician1477440642
  42. Jose MendozaCommunity Health Worker1093547283
  43. Kamilah MendozaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184379588
  44. Pablo Mendoza, PHARM.DPharmacist1376831644
  45. Rebeca MendozaSpeech-Language Pathologist1548195332
  46. Susan Mendoza, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1376111575
  47. Eulalio MerazCase Manager/Care Coordinator1093992745
  48. Rodolfo MercadoClinical Social Worker1356890248
  49. Samantha MerlinCounselor1154894145
  50. Bryan MerteEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1124657804

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.