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 7 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. Ana CastanedoSocial Worker1477221992
  2. Brian CastanonTechnician1568121945
  3. Blanca CastellanosBehavior Analyst1851901888
  4. Aida CastilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851430433
  5. Anissa CastilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1811531726
  6. Claudia CastilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1053261545
  7. Esther CastilloAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407998875
  8. Isabella CastilloClinical Social Worker1275204026
  9. Luz CastilloCounselor1689394264
  10. Nancy CastilloMental Health Counselor1891822052
  11. Patricia CastilloRehabilitation Counselor1720262306
  12. Alexis CastroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1912645219
  13. Astrid CastroLicensed Vocational Nurse1164042420
  14. Brian CastroLicensed Vocational Nurse1063917029
  15. Cassandra CastroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417894445
  16. Eunice CastroLicensed Vocational Nurse1235479015
  17. Francisco CastroRehabilitation Counselor1215062427
  18. Guadalupe CastroCounselor1588983233
  19. Hilda CastroAssistant Behavior Analyst1699616474
  20. Kelly CastroAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1164072310
  21. Lucrecia CastroLicensed Vocational Nurse1841789054
  22. Michaelle CastroRehabilitation Counselor1932811494
  23. Nohemi CastroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1760330138
  24. Raquel CastroAssistant Behavior Analyst1003761099
  25. Viridiana Castro, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1063686350
  26. Yesenia Castro, BS HEALTH SCIENCEBehavior Technician1801435979
  27. Gabriela Castro Ramirez, DPTPhysical Therapist1457126971
  28. Mabel Castro-LeyCounselor1467073775
  29. Mary Cavazos, CERTIFIED PHARMACY TPharmacy Technician1992840599
  30. Blanca Cazares, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1275851206
  31. Julissa CazaresCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588045645
  32. Yasir Cazares CastroAssistant Behavior Analyst1245196252
  33. Cristina CelayaRehabilitation Counselor1588099261
  34. Rosemary CelayaRehabilitation Counselor1063953198
  35. Victor CelayaTechnician1194484576
  36. Adrian CelisDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1154202695
  37. Isis CentenoBehavior Technician1093490799
  38. Janel CerdaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386209518
  39. Nicole Cerny, OTROccupational Therapist1558825554
  40. Brianda CervantesAssistant Behavior Analyst1689541492
  41. German CervantesRehabilitation Counselor1073159505
  42. Haylee CervantesBehavior Technician1164186201
  43. Jesus CervantesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1487525465
  44. Fernanda ChaconHealth Educator1861385825
  45. Shawn Chadha, DDSDentist1659890358
  46. Maritza Chairez, RBTBehavior Technician1962165415
  47. Jerry ChalupnikDentist1386824779
  48. Jeffrey ChanFamily Nurse Practitioner1770843112
  49. Hasmukh ChathaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720666159
  50. Vincent ChauPharmacist1255848891

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.