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 3 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. Carolina ArredondoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669316832
  2. Elizabeth ArredondoRehabilitation Counselor1255813937
  3. Gloria ArredondoLicensed Vocational Nurse1609245000
  4. Jennifer ArredondoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699461871
  5. Maritza ArredondoCounselor1205359825
  6. Viridiana Arredondo RochaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1699333765
  7. Jocelyn ArreolaSocial Worker1588216584
  8. Mari ArreolaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1821925223
  9. Michelle Arreola GonzalesBehavior Technician1750848149
  10. Veronica ArroyoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1467965897
  11. Lorena Arroyo Ubay, VN/PTLicensed Vocational Nurse1497433858
  12. Marie Arroyo-ContrerasMental Health Counselor1437476587
  13. Ian ArvizuRehabilitation Counselor1669841813
  14. Victoria ArvizuDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1134968936
  15. Diana ArzagaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114589868
  16. Ruth ArzolaRehabilitation Counselor1275078735
  17. Alan AstorgaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1518498450
  18. Ramon AstorgaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588178347
  19. Jammy AuyonClinical Social Worker1801291075
  20. Kayla AvalosLicensed Vocational Nurse1558136820
  21. Monique AvelarRehabilitation Counselor1316522931
  22. Arianna AvilaHealth Educator1164287900
  23. Cesar Avila, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1871818831
  24. Heriberto AvilaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1699647941
  25. Isabel AvilaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1265375505
  26. Laura AvilaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1316727514
  27. Norma AvilaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1073849220
  28. Paula AvilaCounselor1326495466
  29. Jessica AvilesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1497088348
  30. Francisco Aviles-GarciaFamily Nurse Practitioner1710614771
  31. Andrea Aviles-PadillaMental Health Counselor1124543392
  32. Jacqueline AvinaCounselor1790151843
  33. Georgina Ayala, BA, RBTBehavior Technician1285101063
  34. Ivette AyalaRehabilitation Counselor1760637391
  35. Jacob AyalaOther Technician1164186078
  36. Mairany AyalaCommunity Health Worker1568293165
  37. Hermelinda AyonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730229105
  38. Shyann AyonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801522594
  39. Welim AzingeAdult Medicine Physician1093036543
  40. Omar Aziz, M.D.Obstetrics Physician1548662182
  41. Joanna BaezCounselor1659935583
  42. Adriana Baeza SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1023896156
  43. Gracie BakerSocial Worker1205475308
  44. Kris BakerCounselor1609279173
  45. Jacqueline BaltazarRehabilitation Counselor1497118236
  46. Darren BandyBehavior Analyst1174923783
  47. Tania BanuelosRehabilitation Counselor1346949971
  48. Victoria Baran, PAPhysician Assistant1023782067
  49. Andrea BarkerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1598619470
  50. Courtney Barker, DOTOccupational Therapist1104478924

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.