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 8 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. Cesar Chavez, MDOphthalmology Physician1720082563
  2. Claudia ChavezRehabilitation Counselor1598188690
  3. Eduardo ChavezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841821386
  4. Isabel ChavezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720614308
  5. Jasmine ChavezBehavior Technician1043177538
  6. John ChavezCounselor1356746523
  7. Melissa ChavezRehabilitation Counselor1962706846
  8. Oscar Chavez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063880524
  9. Angela ChenOptometrist1720889066
  10. Georgina ChenCounselor1417418948
  11. Keila ChenClinical Social Worker1740116920
  12. Yipu Chen, PHARMDPharmacist1750033932
  13. Georgia ChristensenRehabilitation Counselor1629122080
  14. Karina CidDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1982586566
  15. Melanie CisnerosAssistant Behavior Analyst1093643694
  16. Alexia CitalClinical Social Worker1386312486
  17. Michelle ClaudioDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1669298840
  18. Lorraine Cloo, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1841340536
  19. Malena CochranRehabilitation Counselor1013040336
  20. David CoffmanLicensed Vocational Nurse1952292278
  21. Pedro Alonso Colio, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801267794
  22. Maria ConleyCommunity Health Worker1104658251
  23. Krista Conn, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1912911520
  24. Ana ContrerasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508905563
  25. Claudia ContrerasOther Technician1467115832
  26. Cody CooperPhysical Therapist1649633520
  27. Juan CordovaDriver1043704034
  28. Cesia CoriaLicensed Vocational Nurse1750951976
  29. Jasmine CornejoBehavior Technician1730889080
  30. Victoria CoronaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1710629191
  31. Brittney CoronadoOther Technician1467115329
  32. Erika CoronelCounselor1235619644
  33. Erika Corral-Arvizu, M.A., BCBABehavior Analyst1407365240
  34. Veronica Correa, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1730746918
  35. Angelic Cortes, CPTPhlebotomy Technician1952972184
  36. Crystal CortezCounselor1053673384
  37. Eliseo CortezAssistant Behavior Analyst1780469015
  38. Jacqueline CortezRehabilitation Counselor1700928751
  39. Jose CortezBehavior Technician1497344097
  40. Elizabeth CostalesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164931010
  41. Arnold Cota, D.C.Independent Medical Examiner Chiropractor1922218213
  42. Belkys CotaLicensed Vocational Nurse1124441647
  43. Karla CotaBehavior Technician1902622129
  44. Olivia CoteroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235603929
  45. Angela CounceCounselor1053932061
  46. Aubrey Cox-Alarcon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326159971
  47. Cristina Crankshaw, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1184158255
  48. Beatriz CruzLicensed Vocational Nurse1730655630
  49. Erin CruzLicensed Vocational Nurse1861210551
  50. Amanda Cuellar, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1275813560

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.