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 15 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. Marie Rivera, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396709028
  2. Marisel Rivera, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1902411275
  3. Michael Rivera, PHARM DPharmacist1831997337
  4. Milca Rivera, PHARM TECHPharmacy Technician1073902573
  5. Nashely RiveraPathology Specialist/Technologist1013272566
  6. Nestor Rivera, LPCProfessional Counselor1255873006
  7. Raul Rivera, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1679672356
  8. Rosa Rivera, SOCIAL WORKERClinical Social Worker1609071919
  9. Siri Rivera, MDCounseling Psychologist1194393462
  10. Sonia Rivera, LIC.Psychologist1538357231
  11. Walter Rivera, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1609886969
  12. Guillermo Rivera Colon, M.D.Surgery Physician1730335316
  13. Melba Rivera Delgado, PSYDClinical Psychologist1932949138
  14. Nemesis Rivera Flores, MAPsychologist1538812086
  15. Damaris Rivera Mercado, MDGeneral Practice Physician1346961240
  16. Lizmarie Rivera MoralesClinical Psychologist1225867815
  17. Alexamary Rivera Planas, PHARMDPharmacist1184575979
  18. Victor Rivera Riestra, M.D.General Practice Physician1124268800
  19. Emanuel Rivera Rivera, BASIC EMTBasic Emergency Medical Technician1619583358
  20. Abel Rivera RomanInternal Medicine Physician1841180015
  21. Nadia Rivera RomanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992526909
  22. Stephanie Rivera SaavedraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679354658
  23. Ramon Rivera Schneider, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962585521
  24. Miriam Rivera Serrano, MDGeneral Practice Physician1255362885
  25. Nahomi Rivera Vazquez, MCSWClinical Social Worker1306685631
  26. Karymar Rivera-Colon, PHDSchool Psychologist1487581369
  27. Abimael Rivera-Cruz, MD RPHDermatology Physician1588839765
  28. David Rivera-Jimenez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1255495909
  29. Jinetsy Rivera-OrtizEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1548657935
  30. Gabriel Rivera-Rivera, MDOtolaryngology Physician1457882268
  31. Mariel Rivera-Torres, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1063515492
  32. Nicole Rivera-TorresGeneral Practice Dentistry1023637196
  33. Victor Rivero, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1760680383
  34. Luis Roa Cordero, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1598340929
  35. Gladys RocaClinical Psychologist1023800711
  36. Rene Rocha Rodriguez, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1235236670
  37. Carlos Rodriguez, M.D.General Practice Physician1962611442
  38. Cristina Rodriguez, LNDNutritionist1790315497
  39. Dante RodriguezInternal Medicine Physician1467465567
  40. David RodriguezPharmacy Technician1598085623
  41. Edith Rodriguez, PHARMDPharmacist1659586394
  42. Gladys Rodriguez, MSWSocial Worker1982969382
  43. Grace RodriguezClinical Social Worker1780407825
  44. Ileana Rodriguez, PTAPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1407295926
  45. Jafet Rodriguez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1982520912
  46. Jose RodriguezSpecialist1972535938
  47. Liany RodriguezPsychologist1831063437
  48. Mariela Rodriguez, PHD.Health Service Psychologist1417630054
  49. Miguel Rodriguez, BSPHPharmacist1851470942
  50. Ramonita Rodriguez, MAClinical Psychologist1508855107

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.