NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Arecibo, PR

976 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Arecibo, 8th of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is general practice physician: 136, 14% of the city's records, against 10% across Puerto Rico. Page 12 of 20.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Arecibo

  1. General Practice Physician136
  2. Pharmacist87
  3. Clinical Psychologist70
  4. Clinical Social Worker48
  5. Pharmacy Technician44
  6. Students in training38
  7. Psychologist33
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist31

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arecibo in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico8th of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state2.4% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups30% of all records
  • General Practice Physician rank7th of the 10 Puerto Rico cities with the most

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Arecibo has 4.8× the state's share of certified registered nurse anesthetist records and 0.49× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Arecibo, alphabetically

  1. Ruthsary Navarro-SantosSpeech-Language Pathologist1093101230
  2. Maria Navedo RiveraPharmacist1609533884
  3. Andrea NazarioOccupational Therapy Assistant1366323263
  4. Angel Negron Pantoja, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922705250
  5. Oscar Nevarez-Pomales, MDDermatology Physician1629496534
  6. Hilda Nieves, RPHPharmacist1043430341
  7. Juanita Nieves, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1982899142
  8. Martha Nieves, MDGeneral Practice Physician1972565810
  9. Tatyana NievesSpeech-Language Pathologist1700737020
  10. Richard Nieves Hernandez, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1992395776
  11. Carlos Nieves Martinez, M.D.General Practice Physician1407941792
  12. Jose Nieves Picon, MDGeneral Practice Physician1689605370
  13. Luis Nieves Rivera, MDPhysician Assistant1003413931
  14. Elsa Nieves Soto, RPT, MPTPhysical Therapist1740397439
  15. Bernabe Nieves-Soto, RN,MSWACPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1992011555
  16. Maritza NistalPharmacy Technician1043433295
  17. Manuela Notue, CRNAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780461061
  18. Yessenia Novoa Rivera, MSWClinical Social Worker1417831173
  19. Ada Noy, MT(ASCP)Medical Art Specialist/Technologist1366693897
  20. Sharifah Nsubuga, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1659156537
  21. Luis Nunez, M.D.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1992843569
  22. Natashali Nunez Acevedo, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1396634739
  23. Carmen Nunez ReyesSpeech-Language Pathologist1710192182
  24. Diane Nunez-Padin, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1497188627
  25. Tania Ocana CruzOptometrist1952241911
  26. Javier Ocasio, O.DOptometrist1477634913
  27. Joel Ojeda-RiveraRheumatology Physician1275706194
  28. Gloria Olavarria, OB-GYN MDSpecialist1538345319
  29. Janet OlmoPharmacist1912290727
  30. Yarisy OlmoPharmacy Technician1841331360
  31. Jamillez Olmo ClassenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730015967
  32. Migdalia OquendoAttendant Care Provider1710538350
  33. Yesenia Orama RamosClinical Social Worker1356716732
  34. Jose Ortega Velez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134209935
  35. Iris Ortiz, PHARMACISTPharmacist1154512671
  36. Itzamarie Ortiz, MSCounseling Psychologist1255901864
  37. Jesus R OrtizGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1629870548
  38. Maria Ortiz, MDGeneral Practice Physician1538109822
  39. Mirta Ortiz, RNBSNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1982811196
  40. Yadira Ortiz De Hoyos, RPTPhysical Therapist1346609005
  41. Gisel Ortiz-De Hoyos, PH,RPharmacist1598804460
  42. Krystal Ortiz-Diaz, MDSurgery Physician1093261745
  43. Brenda Osorio, M.D.General Practice Physician1215147921
  44. Victor Otano-Rivera, MDUrology Physician1972063568
  45. Francisco Otero, RNRegistered Nurse1164708343
  46. Lourdes Otero HernandezClinical Social Worker1659160927
  47. Liz Otero La Luz, PHARM D.Pharmacist1376050310
  48. Sylvia Otero Rodriguez, RPTPhysical Therapist1205936754
  49. Daoud Otoman MustafaGeneral Practice Physician1467167502
  50. Melissa Owen Jimenez, MDPediatrics Physician1962131565

The largest Puerto Rico cities

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Ponce3,338
  3. Bayamon2,958
  4. Guaynabo2,143
  5. Caguas2,093

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How to read this directory

Arecibo, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 976 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 Arecibo - 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 Arecibo 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 Arecibo is weighted toward General Practice Physician (136 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 87 and Clinical Psychologist with 70). 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 Puerto Rico's population, Arecibo reports roughly 30.4 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.

For Arecibo 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 Arecibo, PR?

There are 976 registered healthcare providers in Arecibo, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Arecibo?

The most common specialties in Arecibo are General Practice Physician, Pharmacist, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacy Technician. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 136.

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.