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 34 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. Brenda VargasNurse's Aide1629567938
  2. Stacy VargasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1164396834
  3. Leslie Vargas GarciaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013797497
  4. Alberto VasquezDriver1134893225
  5. Bianca VasquezClinical Social Worker1073144283
  6. Caroline Vasquez, RBTBehavior Technician1982249744
  7. Claudia VasquezRehabilitation Counselor1609903319
  8. Kevin VasquezTechnician1730848136
  9. Mario Vasquez, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1245119239
  10. Melissa VasquezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1720759574
  11. Sonia Vasquez, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1619184009
  12. Sheila Vasquez-BazuaRehabilitation Counselor1457941932
  13. Alejandro Vazquez, ACSWClinical Social Worker1750109930
  14. Alexis Vazquez, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093265811
  15. Jose VazquezBehavior Analyst1083508451
  16. Karla VazquezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1992671580
  17. Adriana VegaCommunity Health Worker1598464612
  18. Jessica VegaRehabilitation Counselor1922307222
  19. Linda VegaHealth Educator1568284081
  20. Olga Vega, M.A.ED.COUNSELINGAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1356758783
  21. Steve VegaMental Health Counselor1093273153
  22. Stephanie VelaLicensed Vocational Nurse1538784731
  23. Denisse Vela DominguezAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1164181608
  24. Juan Velarde, CAARR CERTIFICATEAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366597643
  25. Dariana VelascoCommunity Health Worker1730911918
  26. Adrian VelasquezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1770354292
  27. Adriana VelasquezMarriage & Family Therapist1720331309
  28. Carlos VelasquezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972275352
  29. Denise VelasquezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1376386052
  30. Edward VelasquezRehabilitation Counselor1346889276
  31. Estefania VelasquezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1467330431
  32. Jacqueline VelasquezCommunity Health Worker1790406817
  33. Lizbeth Velazquez, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457014789
  34. Armando VelezPhysical Therapy Assistant1598413452
  35. Lillian VeraSocial Worker1518005776
  36. Marcela VerdugoCounselor1306104831
  37. Yvonne VerdugoBehavior Technician1093588147
  38. Thao Vidal, PHARMD.Pharmacist1972854834
  39. Juan Vigil, DDSDentist1487799805
  40. Francisco VillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770324188
  41. Raquel VillaMarriage & Family Therapist1023155140
  42. Yuri Villa QuevedoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508673724
  43. Carolyne VillaescusaBehavior Technician1932759057
  44. Lorraine VillaescusaClinical Social Worker1730648627
  45. Patricia VillalobosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1669296448
  46. Sandra VillalobosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1083196224
  47. Cristela Villalobos NoriegaCounselor1508411521
  48. Britney Villanueva, MA, BCBABehavior Analyst1760903728
  49. Eva VillanuevaNurse's Aide1134570179
  50. Johnnathan VillanuevaCounselor1528449105

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.