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 5 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. Patricia Billings, DDSDentist1700979226
  2. David BlancoHealth & Wellness Coach1790609303
  3. Ximena Blanco FernandezInterpreter1073301230
  4. Gloria BlanquelRehabilitation Counselor1316241235
  5. Hannah BonanoOther Technician1396404356
  6. Marial BonillasRehabilitation Counselor1164559464
  7. Pamela Bonillas, A.S.Rehabilitation Counselor1447397575
  8. Raul BorboaLicensed Vocational Nurse1346109618
  9. Diana BorchardtHealth Educator1952195760
  10. Karla Borunda-DiazDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1467922997
  11. Drue Bosco, DPTPhysical Therapist1396353777
  12. Rashidat Boyejo, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295238350
  13. Estefania BradshawDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1881576460
  14. Anthony Brambila, RNRegistered Nurse1003567686
  15. Jessica BrambilaRehabilitation Counselor1467638346
  16. Melanie BrambilaRehabilitation Counselor1609593953
  17. Aaron BravoAssistant Behavior Analyst1134882863
  18. German BravoTechnician1992678163
  19. Paola Bravo, RNRegistered Nurse1568288306
  20. Susan Bravo, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1689881310
  21. Mayra Bretado, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1821921982
  22. Elma Briceno, LCSWClinical Social Worker1902999642
  23. Michelle BrionesAssistant Behavior Analyst1962362194
  24. Brenda BrisenoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1578316147
  25. Cinthia BrisenoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1629959002
  26. Jennifer BrisenoRehabilitation Counselor1770769317
  27. Stephanie BrisenoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1831887587
  28. Lucille BrittonLicensed Vocational Nurse1457905218
  29. Amanda BroedellPharmacist1821620212
  30. Lola Brown, MDPediatrics Physician1821040130
  31. Trang BrownPharmacist1457612095
  32. Amy Bullock, LCSWClinical Social Worker1871997692
  33. Herbert BumgartRehabilitation Counselor1336289818
  34. Janet Burgess, RDHAP, BSDental Hygienist1407262389
  35. Adli BurgosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1083541825
  36. Alejandra Burgos DominguezBehavior Technician1568359743
  37. Brooke Burns, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1245644095
  38. Juan BurruelDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1649118274
  39. Janet BustosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508584855
  40. Eleijah ButlerRehabilitation Counselor1073088233
  41. Rosalba CaballeroLicensed Vocational Nurse1255951414
  42. Alejandro CabreraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1215820667
  43. Dahnia CabreraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1407649858
  44. Ernest Cabrera, MDAnesthesiology Physician1235154634
  45. Karla Cabrera, P.A.Physician Assistant1932191434
  46. Marie CabreraClinical Social Worker1235649997
  47. Libertad Cabrera-CastroFamily Nurse Practitioner1295693224
  48. Roberto Cabugao, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1598852998
  49. Denise Caccarile, BCBABehavior Analyst1457652463
  50. Nirvana Calderon ReyesBehavior Technician1306786983

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.