NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Carolina, PR

1,535 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Carolina, 6th of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is general practice physician: 162, 11% of the city's records, against 10% across Puerto Rico. Page 15 of 31.

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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 Carolina

  1. General Practice Physician162
  2. Pharmacist153
  3. Pharmacy Technician86
  4. Clinical Psychologist78
  5. Clinical Social Worker58
  6. Psychologist52
  7. Emergency Medicine Physician50
  8. Students in training49

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

Carolina in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico6th of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.8% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups26.1% of all records
  • General Practice Physician rank5th of the 10 Puerto Rico cities with the most

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Carolina has 4.7× the state's share of emergency medicine physician records and 0.40× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Carolina, alphabetically

  1. Jeannette Lube, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1841269941
  2. Lourdes LucasPharmacy Technician1518010289
  3. Jose Lugo, O.D.Optometrist1396717716
  4. Oscar Lugo, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1013926963
  5. Patricia Lugo, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1588813398
  6. Elvin Lugo-Baez, ODOptometrist1093982688
  7. Esteban Lugo-RamosEmergency Medicine Physician1366824989
  8. Bertalis MaceiraCounseling Psychologist1053231639
  9. Luz Madriz, RPHPharmacist1790995215
  10. Soobin Maeng, MDGeneral Practice Physician1720569973
  11. Ivonne Maestre-Garcia, M.D.General Practice Physician1295843118
  12. Sandra MaisonetPhysical Therapist1962090118
  13. Ruth Maisonet Acosta, MACounseling Psychologist1427826726
  14. David Malaret, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1629101670
  15. Amy Malcolm, C.C.P.Perfusionist1336500016
  16. Cynthia Maldonado, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1639172125
  17. Kariana Maldonado, MSWClinical Social Worker1447600101
  18. Luis Maldonado, RNNephrology Registered Nurse1629358080
  19. Marisol Maldonado, M.S.WClinical Social Worker1730319245
  20. Nelida MaldonadoNutritionist1073564498
  21. Gabriela Maldonado MartyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417735861
  22. Aimee Maldonado Rodriguez, RDN, LNDRegistered Dietitian1720323686
  23. Elizabeth Malfaro, STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235972456
  24. Maricelis Mangual, RPHPharmacist1598979601
  25. Yasmir Manon MartinezClinical Psychologist1386964534
  26. Jessica Marengo, MPSY, CPFCounseling Psychologist1770808776
  27. Edison Marin, O.D.Optometrist1063504439
  28. Ingrid Marin, PSY.DPsychologist1427007467
  29. Janitza Marin, MSWClinical Social Worker1033661954
  30. Maria MarinPharmacist1225199250
  31. Paula Marin-AcevedoEmergency Medicine Physician1003396102
  32. Ismael Marquez RamosPharmacy Technician1316629611
  33. Eileen Marrero, O.D.Optometrist1407884265
  34. Gloria MarreroPharmacist1861257099
  35. Darwin Marrero Arroyo, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1184826265
  36. Katia Martell Cruz, NDNaturopath1164245841
  37. Orlando Martin, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1720086515
  38. Yanelis Martin, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1851853741
  39. Charlene MartinezSocial Worker1285973131
  40. Daniel Martinez, OPTICIANOptician1396044111
  41. David Martinez, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1184613754
  42. Gines MartinezPhysician Assistant1477477362
  43. Grace MartinezSocial Worker1063942324
  44. Leleyna Martinez, PHARM.D., BSPHPharmacist1255888186
  45. Rosa Martinez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558657759
  46. Ruben Martinez, M.D.General Practice Physician1871784785
  47. Stephanie MartinezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205556354
  48. Kathiria Martinez AliceaCounseling Psychologist1437817673
  49. Jacqueline Martinez Chaluisant, RDNRegistered Dietitian1245996842
  50. Jeannie Martinez Chapman, LPPsychologist1497496590

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

Carolina, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,535 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 Carolina - 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 Carolina 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 Carolina is weighted toward General Practice Physician (162 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 153 and Pharmacy Technician with 86). 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, Carolina reports roughly 47.9 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 Carolina 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 Carolina, PR?

There are 1,535 registered healthcare providers in Carolina, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Carolina?

The most common specialties in Carolina are General Practice Physician, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 162.

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.