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 22 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. Estela MezaRehabilitation Counselor1205462033
  2. Miguel MezaMental Health Counselor1457771735
  3. Ryan MiddletonCounselor1104143577
  4. William Middleton, ODOptometrist1134273923
  5. Randal Miles, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1285789875
  6. Deona MillerSpeech-Language Pathologist1689326399
  7. Dustin Miller, DPTPhysical Therapist1053943720
  8. Nichol MillerLicensed Vocational Nurse1689074890
  9. Adriana Miramontes, RESPIRATORY THERAPYRegistered Respiratory Therapist1588354195
  10. Claudia MiramontesLicensed Vocational Nurse1609585108
  11. Gabriela Miramontes, BCTMBMassage Therapist1275468126
  12. Kristin MitosinkaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1831034123
  13. Mercedes MoctezumaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972141786
  14. Jessica Mojica, NURSE AIDEBehavior Technician1134969413
  15. Jasville MolinaSocial Worker1093022352
  16. Paola MolinaTechnician1255090668
  17. Tommy MolinaAssistant Behavior Analyst1992500755
  18. Rafael Monroy, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1831435783
  19. Evelyna MontanoPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1700764875
  20. Maria MontanoRehabilitation Counselor1316344823
  21. Ricardo MonteroRehabilitation Counselor1215449897
  22. Tania MonteroMarriage & Family Therapist1710482799
  23. Daniela MontesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1962340331
  24. David MontesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1669300968
  25. Jannelle MontesLicensed Vocational Nurse1407493240
  26. Natalia MontielBehavior Technician1194699777
  27. Monika MontijoLicensed Vocational Nurse1851703318
  28. Alejandra MontoyaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1942138276
  29. Marlene MontoyaBehavior Technician1073355830
  30. Marlene MonzonPharmacist1740563865
  31. Heather MooreRehabilitation Counselor1518312057
  32. Gisela MoraDentist1982113239
  33. Joshua MoraRehabilitation Counselor1639423536
  34. Arlene MoralesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1427585777
  35. Daniela MoralesBehavior Analyst1568125748
  36. Eduardo MoralesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1801782834
  37. Jennifer MoralesLicensed Vocational Nurse1184072076
  38. Karen MoralesBehavior Technician1821797531
  39. Lynn Morales, RPHPharmacist1740322015
  40. Maraicela MoralesRehabilitation Counselor1366871659
  41. Viviana MoralesOrthopedic Physical Therapist1346120300
  42. Kimberly MorelesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1558232538
  43. Ayana MorenoBehavior Technician1487454955
  44. Briana MorenoRehabilitation Counselor1760873723
  45. Dulce MorenoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1689501009
  46. John MorenoClinical Social Worker1649077181
  47. Keith Moreno, BAI, CBT, RBTBehavior Technician1356226963
  48. Natalia MorenoBehavior Technician1922643170
  49. Pamela MorenoOther Technician1952032658
  50. Brandon MorlettPhysical Therapist1043953227

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.