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 25 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. Ana Palafox-Mendez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255033510
  2. Alma PalominoCommunity Health Worker1609608728
  3. Helen Palomino, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538524103
  4. Francisco PaniaguaRehabilitation Counselor1184008401
  5. Aditi Parashar, M.DChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1932487006
  6. Anushree Parashar, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1861622052
  7. Guadalupe Paredes-ZambranoLicensed Vocational Nurse1477904084
  8. Walt Parent, PHDPharmacist1508908856
  9. Drupad Parikh, PHARMDPharmacist1518398668
  10. Kyoung Jin ParkPharmacist1932412459
  11. Sangho Park, DDSDentist1891846523
  12. Sung Park, D.OAnesthesiology Physician1801962592
  13. George ParraBehavior Technician1679426159
  14. Karla ParraBehavior Technician1962051524
  15. Kristin ParrishRehabilitation Counselor1679950307
  16. Joanna PartidaCommunity Health Worker1477231694
  17. Angela Pascua, NONECase Manager/Care Coordinator1093212623
  18. Ramon Pascual, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1215088182
  19. Denise PasillasCommunity Health Worker1992532675
  20. Ankit Patel, RPHPharmacist1417547456
  21. Bhavikkumar Patel, PHARM.DPharmacist1053605444
  22. Marvin PatelPharmacist1518561257
  23. Sangati PatelPharmacist1538480645
  24. Ashley PatinoCounselor1912614355
  25. Priscilla PatinoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1306988365
  26. Feliza PaulinoRehabilitation Counselor1891230355
  27. Francisca PayanesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1699668996
  28. Khyle PearsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1770291346
  29. Ralph Peiris, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1730142282
  30. Susana Pelayo Yanez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1083558134
  31. Jaclyn Perakis, DPTPhysical Therapist1770958621
  32. Graciela PeralesBehavior Technician1891591830
  33. Jose PerdomoAssistant Behavior Analyst1679379077
  34. Marcos PereaRehabilitation Counselor1336610005
  35. Cynthia Perea RuizAssistant Behavior Analyst1568202653
  36. Carrie Perez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1770827594
  37. Claudia PerezLicensed Vocational Nurse1295578995
  38. Humberto PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043912603
  39. Johana PerezOccupational Therapy Assistant1386340685
  40. Melissa Perez, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1366027187
  41. Nathan Perez, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1861884959
  42. Nelson PerezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1588595383
  43. Stephanie PerezAssistant Behavior Analyst1336947886
  44. Tania PerezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942865175
  45. Yuvia Perez AndradeHealth Educator1154146496
  46. Pria Persaud, MDPsychiatry Physician1457528440
  47. Ana PesqueiraSocial Worker1891183067
  48. Dalia PesqueiraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1437290533
  49. Duyen PhamPharmacist1982104337
  50. Brandon Phelps, DPTPhysical Therapist1912371188

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.