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 31 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
- Xiomaria SimsBehavior Technician1235019225
- Martha SinghAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578696688
- Prabhdeep Singh, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225021587
- Ritu Singh, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1659200095
- Giannina SiqueirosRehabilitation Counselor1902443369
- Johnathan Slone, M.D.Surgery Physician1548419484
- Jeanine SmithRehabilitation Counselor1750778171
- Matthew SmithDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1346074929
- Kristina Snyder, PHARMDPharmacist1386986693
- Paul SokolowskiOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1952449548
- Brenda Solis, LVN# VN683844Licensed Vocational Nurse1497256234
- Ana Solorio, LIFE STYLE COACHHealth Educator1346856671
- Jovan SolorzanoLicensed Vocational Nurse1184036758
- Kiara SolorzanoHealth Educator1174498232
- Sara SongDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1235089715
- Andrea SoquiClinical Social Worker1962056309
- Felipe SosaLicensed Vocational Nurse1841682028
- Pedro SosaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1821546987
- Savannah SosaOther Technician1750017315
- Luis SoteloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1467390120
- Alejandra SotoRehabilitation Practitioner1265806723
- Dalia SotoMarriage & Family Therapist1568858918
- Janina Soto, O.D.Specialist1215923644
- Miriam SotoRehabilitation Counselor1376091918
- Stephanie SotoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1639839855
- Terri SotoMental Health Counselor1215065479
- Marisol Soto BeltranBehavior Technician1356183370
- Silvia Soto CarmonaAssistant Behavior Analyst1841092533
- Torrie Staten, BSRT, RRT, AE-CGeneral Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1962192518
- Amanda Stephan, RNRegistered Nurse1598132680
- Adrianna StevensDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1396553442
- Charles Stevens, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1003001363
- Timothy Stevens, D.D.SOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1164416731
- Evelyn StillsBehavior Technician1407662596
- Scott Stirling, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1811159270
- Jayme Storms, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1083078547
- Kyanna StrainBehavior Technician1790432953
- John Strong, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1043248719
- Erik SuarezRehabilitation Counselor1871887273
- Evelyn SuarezHealth Educator1467343699
- Jesse SuarezOther Technician1114649316
- Idrees Suliman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1598127748
- Mahomed Suliman, MDGastroenterology Physician1912994989
- Jessica SullivanSpeech-Language Pathologist1700217502
- Teresa SwingCommunity Health Worker1114759263
- Mark SyhlowyCounselor1457769366
- Julien TabarezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1568145621
- Norma Tabarez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538535570
- Ilce TaboadaCounselor1679106264
- Marie Antonette Taeza-LuPharmacist1053726588
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.
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.