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 27 of 36.
The 8 largest groups in El Centro
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Fabiola RamirezRehabilitation Counselor1609335504
- Fernando RamirezSocial Worker1922888536
- Gabriel RamirezAssistant Behavior Analyst1760187389
- Gilbert RamirezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770622532
- Jackelyn RamirezBehavior Technician1154106201
- Javier Ramirez, VN 688109Licensed Vocational Nurse1205287257
- Johana RamirezRehabilitation Counselor1215499462
- Lorena RamirezRehabilitation Counselor1992176747
- Olga RamirezRehabilitation Counselor1740336619
- Rosa RamirezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1437301850
- Stephannie Ramirez, MSWCounselor1841544970
- Veronica Ramirez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1497224430
- Kassandra Ramirez LunaPhysician Assistant1164266243
- Christian Ramirez Martinez, D.D.S.Dentist1962227082
- Ana RamosCounselor1790221380
- Fabian RamosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013845171
- Norma RamosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1467384115
- Susana RamosCounselor1669195608
- Lucia Rangel ContrerasHealth Educator1922927359
- Julissa RasconStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417371808
- Rami RashidVehicle Modifications Contractor1093549248
- Sudhakar Ravada, EDDMental Health Counselor1811631815
- Saqib Razzaque, M.DHematology & Oncology Physician1437398591
- Stephanie RealHearing Instrument Specialist1427944941
- Tina ReinaRehabilitation Counselor1972949311
- Sol Reisin, MDNephrology Physician1700844222
- Jessica RendonOther Technician1568117869
- Alan ReyesRehabilitation Counselor1487228755
- Cesar ReyesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1659292118
- Jezliaa ReyesOther Technician1689458226
- Liz Beth ReyesPharmacist1710813589
- Dario Reyes-GastelumHealth Educator1134944127
- Mireya ReynosoSocial Worker1255859443
- Sepehr Rezaei, DPTPhysical Therapist1720675598
- Carlos Ridaura, FNPNurse Practitioner1770374605
- Tanya RidauraProfessional Counselor1821676529
- Edgar Rios, MSWClinical Social Worker1801403720
- Mario RiosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1043680861
- Carolina RivasMental Health Counselor1992306765
- Esther RivasLicensed Vocational Nurse1245898964
- Emily RiveraCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184430233
- Jared RiveraBehavior Technician1083324495
- Ralph RiveraRehabilitation Counselor1316364086
- Victor Rivera Batiz, M.A., BCBABehavior Analyst1801499611
- Jennifer RobertsonRehabilitation Counselor1598258261
- Alixandra Robinson, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417788217
- Sofia RobinsonCommunity Health Worker1699570176
- Elizabeth RobledoSocial Worker1609310994
- Aaron RoblesLicensed Vocational Nurse1114424702
- Alma RoblesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215740402
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.