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 30 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. Unnati Sampat, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1699976415
  2. Diondra Sams, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1295313922
  3. Brenda SanchezRehabilitation Counselor1598805202
  4. Carmen SanchezCounselor1447535885
  5. Christopher SanchezRehabilitation Practitioner1538750419
  6. Eddie SanchezCounselor1841330875
  7. Gabriela SanchezClinical Social Worker1467226662
  8. Gloria SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003554809
  9. Isyss SanchezBehavior Technician1154129104
  10. Rebecca SanchezRehabilitation Counselor1326723719
  11. Warren SanchezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578197224
  12. Teresa De Jesus Sanchez Rodriguez, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174862833
  13. Rosa Sanderson, RNRegistered Nurse1962744466
  14. Adelaida SandovalSpeech-Language Pathologist1679402754
  15. Diana SandovalCounselor1235505397
  16. Jackeline SandovalDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1083475818
  17. Stephanie SandovalCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154954691
  18. Diana Santa AnaAssistant Behavior Analyst1104503416
  19. Kenya SantanaAssistant Behavior Analyst1174356125
  20. Sebastian Santos, MDHospitalist Physician1275124414
  21. Maral SapariDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972498053
  22. Lazaro SardinClinical Social Worker1093843740
  23. Arlem Sarmiento SantillanoAssistant Behavior Analyst1073442125
  24. Alma Sauceda, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295227205
  25. Heather SchenckRehabilitation Counselor1124174891
  26. Roxanne SchneewindRehabilitation Counselor1124403886
  27. Golnar Sedghi-Berenji, DDSDentist1386089787
  28. Luana Self, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821468497
  29. Priscilla SeoPharmacist1407411036
  30. Yuji Seo, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1740493774
  31. Kimberly SernaRegistered Nurse1518626076
  32. Pete SernaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1396676458
  33. Itzayana SerranoClinical Social Worker1336840693
  34. Don Setliff, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1780664219
  35. Kirti Shah, PDPharmacist1376673228
  36. Alixanderia Shay, MSOMAcupuncturist1427844562
  37. Judy ShifferRehabilitation Counselor1780712182
  38. James Shinn, LCSWBehavior Analyst1184876724
  39. Philip Shirey, RN NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1982750253
  40. Rita Shirey, RN NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1366598633
  41. Cinthia SierraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1124807672
  42. Sandy SierraClinical Social Worker1295338077
  43. Sylvia SierraClinical Social Worker1265159453
  44. Tania SifuentesSocial Worker1487322905
  45. Thannia SillasmontesSpeech-Language Pathologist1639009285
  46. Sebastian SilvaRehabilitation Counselor1508538992
  47. Yessenia SilvaBehavior Analyst1912373606
  48. Eddie Siman, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1437102928
  49. Brandon SimmonsTechnician1093532426
  50. Pamela Simpson, CNM, MSMidwife1821599903

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.