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 6 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. Jose CallesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1396685632
  2. Travis Calvin, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1437217049
  3. Abigail CamachoAssistant Behavior Analyst1104503689
  4. Julissa CamachoBehavior Technician1710691605
  5. Vanessa CamarenaAssistant Behavior Analyst1598567026
  6. Josefina CamareroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1902083660
  7. Iris CamargoRehabilitation Counselor1760661730
  8. Jessica CamargoRehabilitation Counselor1184096877
  9. Yveth CamarilloAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1588496673
  10. Mary CamposCounselor1043348816
  11. Ruben Campos, CERTIFIED PHARMACY TPharmacy Technician1205971801
  12. Steven CamposSpeech-Language Pathologist1063344620
  13. David CanalesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1578401261
  14. Fabian CancholaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1265097174
  15. Mireya Canchola, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972104602
  16. Audelia Canez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1447388681
  17. Kathrane CanizalesFamily Nurse Practitioner1518675693
  18. Candice Cano, CDDoula1265147144
  19. Carla CanoAssistant Behavior Analyst1952025843
  20. Michelle Capps, RN.Registered Nurse1740522523
  21. Mayra Carboni, N.P.Primary Care Nurse Practitioner1508240862
  22. Connie CardenasCommunity Health Worker1154153328
  23. Ivan CardenasCounselor1174884118
  24. Jordana CardenasRehabilitation Counselor1962047050
  25. Marco CardenasCounselor1760718852
  26. Sandra Cardenas, LVN, RHITLicensed Vocational Nurse1306680731
  27. Ulises CardenasCounselor1245662329
  28. Alicia CardonaAssistant Behavior Analyst1215692363
  29. Cynthia CardonaSchool Counselor1891619409
  30. Efrain CardonaCounselor1962950394
  31. Joaquin CardozaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1124665443
  32. Maria CarlonMarriage & Family Therapist1548595515
  33. Savannah CarlsonOccupational Therapy Assistant1881133973
  34. Nicholas Carovich, D.P.M.Podiatrist1841329299
  35. Cecelia Carr, BA, RBTBehavior Technician1154815918
  36. Valeria Carrera Vasquez, MS: PSYCHOLOGYBehavior Analyst1144718719
  37. Cecilia Carrick, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1861542797
  38. Jazmin CarrilloCommunity Health Worker1891527180
  39. Vanessa Carrillo, MSW, ASWClinical Social Worker1790292373
  40. Andreina CarrionBehavior Technician1518810944
  41. Beatriz CarterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619443652
  42. Gustavo CasarezTechnician1497414775
  43. Jordan CasarezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1811836653
  44. Matthew Casey, D.D.S.Public Health Dentistry1790724938
  45. Giovanna Casillas, P.T.Physical Therapist1780703868
  46. Mayra Casillas, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851174494
  47. Belinda CastanedaLicensed Vocational Nurse1720125214
  48. Elizabeth Castaneda, ACSWSocial Worker1366749244
  49. Laura CastanedaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1831975903
  50. Susana CastanedaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1457040008

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.