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 4 of 36.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Deloris Barnes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1013015486
  2. Harold Barnes, MDSurgery Physician1487627212
  3. Rosa BarrerasLicensed Vocational Nurse1205229267
  4. Gabriel BarrientosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1588595482
  5. Manuel Barriga, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609642099
  6. Dianamelissa BarriosCounselor1306150073
  7. Stephanie Barron, AMFTMental Health Counselor1699407866
  8. Richard Barsan, D.D.SOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1811903743
  9. Emma BastidasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1457105363
  10. Erika BasurtoRehabilitation Counselor1679272900
  11. Veronica BautistaCounselor1568754034
  12. Nelson BaxleyProfessional Counselor1912742826
  13. Luis BayonaCommunity Health Worker1366387649
  14. Sylvia BazanDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1164568572
  15. Kimberly BazileSocial Worker1346851110
  16. Rafael BazuaAssistant Behavior Analyst1134806227
  17. Onyx BazultoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295454130
  18. Jasmine BecerraCase Manager/Care Coordinator1770296303
  19. Sonia BecerraMarriage & Family Therapist1417343849
  20. James Bedrossian, P.T.Physical Therapist1508816943
  21. Elizabeth BejaranoRehabilitation Counselor1659618577
  22. Alejandro BelellanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1265619910
  23. Brittany Belmer, PHARMDPharmacist1861966152
  24. Christopher Beltran, A.A.Hearing Instrument Specialist1619269297
  25. Erika BeltranRehabilitation Counselor1144576745
  26. Felipe BeltranRehabilitation Counselor1821467697
  27. Gloria BeltranRehabilitation Counselor1912373598
  28. Laura BeltranRehabilitation Counselor1023418100
  29. Paola Beltran, NONECase Manager/Care Coordinator1164929717
  30. Tania BeltranCase Manager/Care Coordinator1639676273
  31. Emmanuel Beltran Gutierrez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467038935
  32. Adriana BenitezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1295287845
  33. Jose BenitezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1811753205
  34. Silvestre Benitez AraujoFamily Nurse Practitioner1104774827
  35. Alyssa BenitoCounselor1174946321
  36. Juan BenitoRehabilitation Counselor1194064576
  37. Eduardo BerazasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013849637
  38. Ramin Berenji, M.D.Nephrology Physician1063497691
  39. Raquel BermejoClinical Social Worker1326410796
  40. Maricruz Bermudez, MFTICounselor1851584478
  41. Jose BernalDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1669266110
  42. Yolanda BernalCase Manager/Care Coordinator1265619936
  43. Michael Berry, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1861494569
  44. Kerry BevinsLicensed Vocational Nurse1063759728
  45. Rakesh Kumar Bhansali, MDPsychiatry Physician1740444777
  46. Seema BhansaliDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1427921659
  47. Farah Bharambeygui BorbonBehavior Technician1275392946
  48. Jocelyn BibianoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1609374719
  49. Yovana BibianoCounselor1770137986
  50. Tori Bickerton, NAVY IDCIndependent Duty Corpsman1457510851

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. Sacramento33,083
  5. San Jose20,925

All of California →

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.