Doctors in Caguas, PR
Active healthcare providers in Caguas sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Caguas ranks 5th among 91 Puerto Rico cities by CMS provider count, holding 5.2% of the state's NPIs, led by General Practice Physician.
- 2,046
- NPPES providers in city
- 5th
- of 91 PR cities
- 5.2%
- of Puerto Rico providers
- 24.2%
- in top 3 specialties
Caguas ranks #4 of 10 Puerto Rico cities for General Practice Physician.
Where Caguas ranks among Puerto Rico cities
Provider count vs every Puerto Rico city in CMS NPPES (91 cities)
2,046 Top 5% higher than 95% of 91 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Caguas
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- General Practice Phy…
General Practice Physician
179 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
161 providers
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
155 providers
- Counseling Psycholog…
Counseling Psychologist
107 providers
- Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
103 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
80 providers
- Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician
78 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 71
Internal Medicine Physician
71 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 70
Speech-Language Pathologist
70 providers
- Psychologist 69
Psychologist
69 providers
What this shows General Practice Physician is the largest specialty (179 providers, 8.7% of the city), followed by Pharmacist.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Caguas has more, and fewer, of than Puerto Rico average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Puerto Rico , Caguas over-indexes counseling psychologist at 2.6× the state average and under-indexes registered nurse at 0.74×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Puerto Rico average
- Counseling Psychologist 2.6×
- Nutritionist 1.6×
- Chiropractor 1.4×
- Psychiatry Physician 1.4×
Less common here than Puerto Rico average
- Registered Nurse 0.74×
- Pharmacy Technician 0.74×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Caguas, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,046 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Caguas - 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 Caguas 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Caguas is weighted toward General Practice Physician (179 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 161 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 155). 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, Caguas reports roughly 63.8 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 Caguas 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.
Which specialties are most common in Caguas
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Practice Physician | 179 | 8.7% |
| 2 | Pharmacist | 161 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 155 | 7.6% |
| 4 | Counseling Psychologist | 107 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Clinical Psychologist | 103 | 5.0% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 80 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Pharmacy Technician | 78 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Internal Medicine Physician | 71 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 70 | 3.4% |
| 10 | Psychologist | 69 | 3.4% |
| 11 | Specialist | 43 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Chiropractor | 41 | 2.0% |
| 13 | General Practice Dentistry | 37 | 1.8% |
| 14 | Pediatrics Physician | 32 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Registered Nurse | 29 | 1.4% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 26)
| Name |
|---|
| Ruben Ortiz Cordero Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Marines Ortiz Cotto, MWS Clinical Social Worker |
| Rose Ortiz Davila, MA, LCDA. Counseling Psychologist |
| Karina Ortiz Del Valle General Practice Physician |
| Merielen Ortiz Garcia Social Worker |
| Emanuel Ortiz Hernandez, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Keyla Ortiz Lopez, PSY Counseling Psychologist |
| Gloria Ortiz Martinez, PHD Psychologist |
| Glorimar Ortiz Mendoza, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Patricia Ortiz Ortiz, DC Chiropractor |
| Melissa Ortiz Pena, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Isariam Ortiz Ramos Acupuncturist |
| Aracelis Ortiz Rodriguez Clinical Social Worker |
| Ada Ortiz Santiago, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Juan Ortiz Santiago, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Viviana Ortiz Santiago Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Leticia Ortiz Vazquez, RPH Pharmacist |
| Jose Ortiz Velez, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Carlos Ortiz-Torres, OD Optometrist |
| Kenneth Ortiz-Vicente, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Moises Ortiz-Villalobos, MD Nephrology Physician |
| Hector Osorio, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Alejandro Osuna, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Federico Osuna, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Emily Otero, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Juan Otero, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Diana Otero-Castro, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Gretchen Otero-Soto Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Miriam Oyola Social Worker |
| Gladys Pabon, PSY Clinical Psychologist |
| Lissette Pabon Ruiz, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Raysa Pacheco, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Michelle Pacheco Rodriguez, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Ileana Pacheco Torres Clinical Social Worker |
| Adalis Padilla Alicea, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Viviana Padilla Badillo, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Christine Padilla Maldonado Pharmacist |
| Mari Padilla Mimoso Counseling Psychologist |
| Sarah Padilla Vargas Cognitive & Behavioral Psychologist |
| Doris Padilla-Longo, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Katherine Padilla-Rodriguez, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Gustavo Padron Rodriguez, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Ana Pagan, DMD Dentist |
| Frances Pagan, RDN Registered Dietitian |
| Iris Pagan School Psychologist |
| Miguel Pagan, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Marisol Pagan Ferrer, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Joel Pagan Lizardi General Practice Physician |
| Maria Pagan Rodriguez Clinical Psychologist |
| Hazel Pagan Sanchez Pharmacy Technician |
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Other Puerto Rico cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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