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 26 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. Kimberly Phillips, OTOccupational Therapist1760882161
  2. Karen PicenoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1164063723
  3. Rene PicenoCounselor1467787432
  4. Patricia PinaCounselor1194493023
  5. Alejandro PinedaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1962154187
  6. Jessica PinedaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1518511120
  7. Monica Pinto, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619492998
  8. Edu Pizano, MSW, CATC-IVSocial Worker1821838632
  9. Leticia Plancarte-Garcia, MSWSocial Worker1083927743
  10. Daniel PlascenciaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811300031
  11. Carlos PlazolaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790484798
  12. Ronald PlunkettCounselor1538296827
  13. Trevor Pomeroy, IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1619317161
  14. Abraham PonceDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1154164846
  15. Carlos PonceCounselor1467938118
  16. Theresa Ponce, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1437294279
  17. Agustin PortilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1215742408
  18. Elsa PradisBehavior Technician1275233223
  19. Shlok Prasad, PHARMDPharmacist1245697531
  20. Kate PreciadoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851116438
  21. Brian PuckettPhysical Therapist1912484205
  22. Renee Pyburn, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1932611225
  23. William Quan, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1942410030
  24. Elva Quezada, LVN IILicensed Vocational Nurse1710187653
  25. Sandra QuezadaRehabilitation Counselor1962967471
  26. Victor QuezadaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1588174270
  27. Jourdan QuinnLicensed Vocational Nurse1013460948
  28. Norma QuinonesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467656520
  29. Irmaris Quinones Vargas, MDNephrology Physician1598326522
  30. Erika QuinonezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013848803
  31. Karen QuintalBehavior Technician1750261269
  32. Audrina QuintanarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366277287
  33. Claudia Quintanilla, THERAPISTCounselor1740596642
  34. Kayla QuinteroLicensed Vocational Nurse1225975899
  35. Viviana QuinteroAssistant Behavior Analyst1518675057
  36. Govana Quintero OrtizRehabilitation Counselor1679211460
  37. Carina QuirarteDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1700258704
  38. Mirna QuirogaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1699691485
  39. Morteza Rahmani, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1275739302
  40. Anuradha RamdasPharmacist1386946283
  41. Adriana RamirezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1629361977
  42. Adriana Ramirez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1780456400
  43. Alexis RamirezBehavior Technician1659261931
  44. Alicia RamirezBehavior Technician1487347662
  45. Angelica Ramirez, BAAssistant Behavior Analyst1023709359
  46. Avelina Ramirez, DNP, FNP, PNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043612013
  47. Brenda RamirezRehabilitation Counselor1144780610
  48. Carlos RamirezBehavior Technician1417797101
  49. Claudia RamirezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1477924223
  50. Cydnie RamirezCounselor1083381032

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.