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 29 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. Mia RomeroBehavior Technician1649009382
  2. Michael RomeroRehabilitation Counselor1689036188
  3. Suzet Romero LermaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508698903
  4. Aylin RomoAssistant Behavior Analyst1467234161
  5. Joel RomoFamily Nurse Practitioner1679237580
  6. Lisa Rosa-Re, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1336244896
  7. Elisa RosalesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447950308
  8. Kayle RosalesAssistant Behavior Analyst1083500045
  9. Susana RosalesAssistant Behavior Analyst1467393264
  10. Yakira RosalesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1427985829
  11. Jonathan RosasCounselor1962755124
  12. Donald Rose, MDAnesthesiology Physician1740226174
  13. Jeff RoseAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1427331941
  14. Cecilia RosilesBehavior Technician1568284529
  15. Kyle Rourke, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1851928386
  16. Maria Roxas, RPHPharmacist1376664409
  17. Ana Ruan MeiRehabilitation Counselor1689018335
  18. Marco RubioRehabilitation Counselor1285199232
  19. Ashley Rubio-McCoyLicensed Vocational Nurse1538050851
  20. Alexander RuizSocial Worker1033504337
  21. Alfonso RuizDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1073477303
  22. Claudia Ruiz, PAPhysician Assistant1073658696
  23. Daniela RuizRehabilitation Counselor1265982672
  24. Edwin RuizPhysical Therapist1902660772
  25. Jammie RuizBehavior Technician1356059927
  26. Paola RuizOther Technician1023723590
  27. Robert Ruiz, P.A.Emergency Medicine Physician1720147077
  28. Rosalinda RuizDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093631400
  29. Roxanna RuizDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1104665322
  30. Ailyn Ruiz DelgadilloAssistant Behavior Analyst1861346447
  31. Gabriela RuvalcabaCounselor1255623740
  32. Hector RuvalcabaRehabilitation Counselor1962940031
  33. Ahlam Sabri, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346627809
  34. Ali SaeedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831025352
  35. Jose SaenzDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1740776293
  36. Juanita SaenzDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1487308144
  37. Mary SaenzRehabilitation Counselor1508038738
  38. Melissa SaenzMarriage & Family Therapist1558149369
  39. Frances Saenz-PerazaMental Health Counselor1649784968
  40. Annette SalazarTechnician1760109250
  41. Daniel SalazarDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1053283879
  42. Marisela SalazarBehavior Technician1093548232
  43. Maura SalazarCounselor1447585419
  44. Luis SalcidoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1790167302
  45. Gabriel SaldanaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487322582
  46. Niza SaldanaHealth Educator1437826229
  47. Andrea SaldivarSocial Worker1538519327
  48. Mariah Salgado, SLPASpeech-Language Assistant1013870203
  49. Melissa Salgado, MDAssistant Behavior Analyst1740926443
  50. Alonso SalinasDiagnostic Ultrasound Physician1134999360

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.