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 9 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. Mireya CuellarDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1285771741
  2. Jessica Cuen, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1801267083
  3. Olivia CuevasMarriage & Family Therapist1992249684
  4. Diana Curiel, M.AStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902642077
  5. Cornelius Cuza, PH.D.Psychologist1447385190
  6. Johnnie Cyr, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1720673890
  7. Ernesto DagdaganCounselor1841596764
  8. Diana Dang, MDDermatology Physician1194736074
  9. Julian DanielCounselor1912378167
  10. Amy Dao, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891350997
  11. Patrick Dao, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538723622
  12. Phan Hung Dao, PHARM. DPharmacist1457647869
  13. Genivive DastrupStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376416420
  14. Belen Davila, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1649619792
  15. Lyndsay DavisRehabilitation Counselor1265166474
  16. Anabel De AndaCounselor1205579547
  17. Ruben De Anda CortezBehavior Technician1386437440
  18. Priscilla De La CruzRehabilitation Counselor1437892015
  19. Ernesto De La RosaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093697955
  20. Anna De La TorreAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508491366
  21. Socorro De La TorreRehabilitation Counselor1932579539
  22. Ana De La Torre AstorgaFamily Nurse Practitioner1982461372
  23. Maria Esther De LeonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1194658633
  24. Erin Dean, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1033446695
  25. Carolina Dela Peza, LIFESTYLE COACHHealth Educator1033759790
  26. Jennifer DelgadilloMarriage & Family Therapist1194188938
  27. Yesenia DelgadilloPeer Specialist1922930312
  28. Edward DelgadoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1659221075
  29. Gilbert DelgadoRehabilitation Counselor1063987238
  30. Barbara Deol, R.N.Registered Nurse1760532915
  31. Rhonda Dessert, NURSE PRACITITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1649763665
  32. Akashdeep Dhaliwal, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1710411954
  33. Danielle DhillonRehabilitation Counselor1457537334
  34. Russell Dial, P.T.Physical Therapist1295798676
  35. Betsy DiazDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1518857481
  36. David DiazTechnician1124844725
  37. Samantha DiazBehavior Technician1598625410
  38. Sergio DiazDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1366384158
  39. Victor DiazTechnician1588455398
  40. Leonardo Diaz-RamirezNurse's Aide1689165938
  41. Steven Dilsaver, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1154463941
  42. Peter Dimanno, PETER DIMANNOClinical Social Worker1124157565
  43. Scott Dlugos, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1790748234
  44. Iolani Dobson, SLPASpeech-Language Assistant1497634901
  45. Angelica DominguezMarriage & Family Therapist1942881206
  46. Jacquelin DominguezCounselor1063067080
  47. Paula DominguezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1841746955
  48. Teresa DotsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1770072068
  49. Briana DuarteCommunity Health Worker1962221028
  50. Oscar DuarteMental Health Counselor1770072639

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.