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 17 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. Noel Rosado Adames, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1922295930
  2. Ana RosarioPharmacist1518286384
  3. Brenda RosarioSocial Worker1316319536
  4. Magda RosarioOccupational Therapist1467986315
  5. Ruth Rosario SotoOther Technician1851017628
  6. Alida Rosario Torres, LICCounseling Psychologist1588522833
  7. Laquasha RossonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457135998
  8. Ricardo RossyOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1407942121
  9. Ana RuizPharmacist1861652513
  10. Andres Ruiz, RPHPharmacist1548386212
  11. Hiram Ruiz, MDDermatology Physician1164433595
  12. Jose Ruiz, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457329484
  13. Juan Ruiz, DMDPediatric Dentistry1255478467
  14. Melvin Ruiz, D.C.Chiropractor1508909649
  15. Sallernia Ruiz, RPHPharmacist1154525665
  16. Zayra Ruiz Acosta, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1699428581
  17. Thalia Ruiz LopezSpeech-Language Assistant1073480539
  18. Yeleida Ruiz-Ruiz, PHARM.DPharmacist1457787111
  19. Eileen Saavedra, MDGeneral Practice Physician1891371407
  20. Ivan Saavedra TorresPharmacist1184553463
  21. Wedad Said, RPHPharmacist1841450947
  22. Leslie SalaberriosDriver1982914206
  23. Carmen Salas-SerranoClinical Psychologist1023249901
  24. Carlos Salgado, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1831297217
  25. Victor Salgado Bravo, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1285842153
  26. Josue Salvat Rivera, BSNWound Care Registered Nurse1497471452
  27. Andrea San Antonio Sierra, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1992359582
  28. Denisse Sanchez, PTPharmacy Technician1750602587
  29. Doris Sanchez, LOTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1164220489
  30. Maria Sanchez, C.O.T.AOccupational Therapy Assistant1558585984
  31. Ricardo Sanchez, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1528092988
  32. Tanisha SanchezSpeech-Language Assistant1164968780
  33. Marilyn Sanchez Hernandez, ODOptometrist1518956358
  34. Silda Sanchez Monroig, PHARMACISTPharmacist1528114360
  35. Iris Sanchez-Santiago, MSWSocial Worker1972605830
  36. Eileen Santa, MPTPhysical Therapist1508276650
  37. Juan SantanaBasic Emergency Medical Technician1669676748
  38. Dafnet Santiago, PHARM DPharmacist1679866685
  39. Dianilda Santiago, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1790809937
  40. Grisel Santiago, PHARMACISTPharmacist1558533950
  41. Guadalupe SantiagoInternal Medicine Physician1558322826
  42. Jose Santiago, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740107275
  43. Magaly Santiago, MAPsychologist1962631408
  44. Nahomy Santiago, SPEECH ASSISTANTSpeech-Language Assistant1881331148
  45. Vilma Santiago, PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1669595443
  46. Yadira Santiago, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1053530725
  47. Vanessa Santiago Cardenas, MDGeneral Practice Physician1932725108
  48. Marisol Santiago Irizarry, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1144776063
  49. Rebecca Santiago ReyesSpeech-Language Assistant1205565595
  50. Jose Santos, DDSDentist1891895082

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.