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 23 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. Denise MorrisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295912954
  2. Marilyn Moskowitz, MFT LCSWClinical Social Worker1992892939
  3. Cheryl Mosley, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1770614489
  4. Eddie MotonRehabilitation Counselor1376039271
  5. Elias Moukarzel, M.D.Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1205912847
  6. Andrew MunguiaRehabilitation Counselor1942567300
  7. Fernanda Munguia-ValdezBehavior Technician1639976723
  8. Felipe MunozDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1265372205
  9. Francisco MunozAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912761719
  10. Isela MunozRehabilitation Counselor1003002833
  11. Zayra MunozBehavior Technician1821985516
  12. Jacqueline Munoz VegaBehavior Technician1922644913
  13. Lourdes Murcia, MSW/ACSWCommunity Health Worker1457107260
  14. Isidro Murillo, LVN, DSDLicensed Vocational Nurse1043683295
  15. Jaime MurilloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205340965
  16. Farbod Nader, PHARMDPharmacist1104324144
  17. Ana Teresa Najera, RN FNPSchool Registered Nurse1861025694
  18. Amber NaumannPharmacist1609409986
  19. Johanna NavaRehabilitation Counselor1932742970
  20. Melanie NavarreteBehavior Analyst1487432050
  21. Jennifer NavarroAssistant Behavior Analyst1396547683
  22. Joanna NavarroRehabilitation Counselor1801295720
  23. Jose Navarro, NPNurse Practitioner1710371794
  24. Jose NavarroTechnician1588323984
  25. Paula NavarroMental Health Counselor1205688736
  26. Raul Navarro, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1740092915
  27. Roberto Navarro, M.D.,Internal Medicine Physician1235295643
  28. Yharline NavarroAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1194496331
  29. Alfredo Negrete, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1972595957
  30. Bianca NelsonSocial Worker1073743712
  31. Khiem Nguyen, PHARMDPharmacist1962056366
  32. Khoi Nguyen, RPHPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1639485816
  33. Nhi NguyenPhysician Assistant1922884303
  34. Venus NguyenFamily Nurse Practitioner1053705087
  35. Irish Nicholas, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1427280411
  36. Patricia NietoLicensed Vocational Nurse1033071519
  37. Consuelo Nogales, RDNRegistered Dietitian1215408547
  38. Martin NolascoCounseling Psychologist1033635958
  39. Denise NoriegaBehavior Technician1154266187
  40. Gerardo NoriegaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1639891336
  41. Joe NoriegaCounselor1487122396
  42. Charles Norton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1083677348
  43. Gabriela NoveloSocial Worker1598448557
  44. Argelia NunezRegistered Nurse1154663979
  45. Christina NunezRehabilitation Counselor1396183265
  46. Daphne NunezAssistant Behavior Analyst1578351706
  47. Elda NunezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1619340767
  48. Enrique NunezHealth Educator1356058614
  49. Jose NunezRehabilitation Counselor1043697758
  50. Joshua NunezBehavior Technician1083476303

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.