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 19 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. Blanca Torres, NURSELicensed Practical Nurse1386720449
  2. Francisco Torres, MDGeneral Practice Physician1033948310
  3. Gloria Torres, M.D.General Practice Physician1891906244
  4. Judit TorresPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1053173088
  5. Maria Torres, M.D.General Practice Physician1538129853
  6. Stephanie TorresSpeech-Language Pathologist1285156844
  7. Giovanny Torres GonzalezOccupational Therapy Assistant1821561119
  8. Melissa Torres GuzmanPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1033392220
  9. Nicole Torres Perez, BSSpeech-Language Assistant1386261931
  10. Edwin Torres Reyes, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1427579606
  11. Jesenia Torres Santiago, M.A.Counseling Psychologist1396560926
  12. Michelle Torres Toledo, LCDA.Nutritionist1912549692
  13. Carol Torres-Cotto, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1831386887
  14. Wanda Torres-Lopez, MDInfectious Disease Physician1508925868
  15. Ralph A. Torres-Mendoza, M.D.General Practice Physician1174681902
  16. Adalberto Tosado, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1649275892
  17. Maria TosadoPharmacy Technician1831227008
  18. Dynie Toussaint, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154204329
  19. Maria Trak-FellermeierNutritionist1013140748
  20. Maria TrinidadPharmacy Technician1366602435
  21. Jose Urdaz Gomez, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790848869
  22. Miguel Urena Cruz, MDGynecology Physician1780669895
  23. Caroline ValentinOccupational Therapy Assistant1265317184
  24. Fernando Valentin Gonzalez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1346875895
  25. Juan Valentin Marrero, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1023040474
  26. Milagros Valentin MoralesPharmacy Technician1972900348
  27. Alexandra Vargas, MSWClinical Social Worker1558013516
  28. Carlos Vargas, PHARMACISTPharmacist1508497207
  29. Lilliam VargasPharmacy Technician1053991638
  30. Pedro Vargas, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1063548824
  31. Roschia Vargas, M.D.Specialist1700092194
  32. Arturo Vargas Garcia, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1407929854
  33. Ingrid Vargas Monroig, MSWClinical Social Worker1407405210
  34. Vanessa Vargas Villanueva, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1932142601
  35. Raldy VasquezPharmacy Technician1316411507
  36. Julio Vazquez, PHARM DPharmacist1811107220
  37. Nimia Vazquez, R.PH, MBAPharmacist1134135304
  38. Ninochka VazquezCounseling Psychologist1396444949
  39. Rosalyn VazquezPharmacist1750928669
  40. Jan Vazquez Osorio, MLS(ASCP)Medical Technologist1508474560
  41. Griselle Vazquez RiveraAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse1508569922
  42. Olga Vega, RPTPhysical Therapist1548484975
  43. Ricardo Vega RamirezCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831070416
  44. Josue Vega Soto, PHDClinical Psychologist1588660963
  45. Christopher Vega-Acevedo, MDGeneral Practice Physician1356717540
  46. Brenda Velazquez, RPTPhysical Therapist1972991602
  47. Jose Velazquez, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1356455521
  48. Natalie VelazquezPharmacist1356498133
  49. Proviana Velazquez, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1740404706
  50. Alexis Velez, M.T.Medical Technologist1053535054

The largest Puerto Rico cities

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

All of Puerto Rico →

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.