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 33 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
- Daniela TrilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1083596431
- Caroline TrujilloCounselor1669108155
- Jakob TrujilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1629824933
- Michelle TrujilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1063348514
- Haylee TrulsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609702299
- Kolistin TsaiPharmacist1134491558
- Antwon TukesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538903430
- Karina TurnerOther Technician1922750249
- Terry TurnerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1790612604
- Diana TwilleyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1811330343
- Joan Tyler, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073536249
- Brian Tyson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1346266269
- Fabiola Tyson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518600360
- Seonaid Uebelhardt, BAAssistant Behavior Analyst1487020517
- Paulina UlloaHealth Educator1215682562
- Lermey Uong, PHARMDPharmacist1831911387
- Nestor UrbanoCounselor1851785075
- Carlos UrenaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1336072818
- Vianey UrenaSocial Worker1992322887
- Aday UriasCommunity Health Worker1508698655
- Melanie UriasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114743382
- Rebecca UriasRehabilitation Practitioner1982405361
- Aimee UribeRehabilitation Counselor1386396505
- Ramon UribeDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1427873959
- Sebastian UribeDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1801635602
- Stephanie UribeLicensed Vocational Nurse1922646314
- Carolina Uribe-MaderoTechnician1568121051
- Paula UrquidezRehabilitation Counselor1902946395
- Daniel ValadezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366910275
- Mariela ValadezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1386319689
- Adrian ValdezTechnician1538050844
- Andrea ValdezBehavior Technician1518800580
- Aryanna ValdezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1194066654
- Kimberly ValdezCounselor1518444348
- Yesenia ValdiviaSocial Worker1184312126
- Jose Valencia, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1194453860
- Ambar Valencia HerreraAssistant Behavior Analyst1972496941
- Carolina ValenzuelaCommunity Health Worker1710754510
- Cynthia ValenzuelaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1740029545
- Daniel ValenzuelaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689219560
- Hector ValenzuelaRehabilitation Counselor1609916253
- Jennifer ValenzuelaOther Technician1376207951
- Patricia Valenzuela, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1124385307
- Ricardoo ValenzuelaCounselor1770912008
- Dominic VallejoRehabilitation Counselor1457532863
- Gloria VallejoLicensed Vocational Nurse1356961148
- Jesus VallejoBehavior Technician1801303599
- Matthew Valusek, D.C.Chiropractor1609025113
- William Valusek, D.C.Orthopedic Chiropractor1982614327
- Perla VarelaCounselor1417589896
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.