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 20 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. Michelle Osorio-RodriguezEmergency Medicine Physician1922459270
  2. Bethzaida Otero, PSYDClinical Psychologist1780017137
  3. Javier OteroNeurology Physician1922590520
  4. Juan Otero, D.C.Chiropractor1073523080
  5. Rafael Otero Cabrera, LPPsychologist1356029318
  6. Laura Ozuna Francisco, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225999386
  7. Marisol Pabon, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1033282025
  8. Yazmin Pabon, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1265649412
  9. Ana Pacheco, PTPhysical Therapist1932764446
  10. David PachecoCounseling Psychologist1831595883
  11. Margarita Pacheco, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1235164005
  12. Juan Padilla, PSYCHOLOGYCounseling Psychologist1275855686
  13. Luis Padilla Zapata, O.D.Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist1720025471
  14. Enrique Padro, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1891833240
  15. Anabelis PaganPharmacist1184917122
  16. Israel Pagan, M.A.Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376719997
  17. Kimberly PaganPharmacy Technician1215817499
  18. Rosa PaganClinical Social Worker1891355681
  19. Laura Pagan Pagan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740847748
  20. Ada Paisan Galban, MDGeneral Practice Physician1588627137
  21. Marcolina Palacios Martinez, M.D.General Practice Physician1538128756
  22. Miguel Paladines, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1023081114
  23. Isa Pantoja Feliciano, LICPsychologist1326761586
  24. Priscilla ParrillaPharmacist1811285091
  25. Itzamar Pastrana, MDGeneral Practice Physician1871352823
  26. Vanessa PastranaPharmacy Technician1295873339
  27. Camila Pedroza, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1891298766
  28. Astrid PenaPharmacy Technician1083767305
  29. Zulma Pena Cordero, RN,BSN,SRNAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699553040
  30. Irma Pena Ortiz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1851386916
  31. Marilyn PereiraPharmacy Technician1881747186
  32. Ricardo Pereira-Diaz, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1760931323
  33. Pedro Pereira-Ruiz, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1376519595
  34. Alice Perez, PSYCHOLOGISTPsychologist1720298466
  35. Jesus PerezPharmacy Technician1205185451
  36. Jhoniel PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336851864
  37. Jonathan Perez, PHARMDPharmacist1487092110
  38. Manuel Perez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1811684269
  39. Maria Perez, REGISTEREDPHARMACISTPharmacist1417238064
  40. Marlene Perez, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1326081472
  41. Nayda Perez, MSWClinical Social Worker1790713287
  42. Nicolle PerezClinical Social Worker1720456585
  43. Ricardo Perez, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1831192327
  44. Yaritza Perez, PHD.Psychologist1225654890
  45. Zilka Perez, THLSpeech-Language Assistant1356551170
  46. Eileen Perez Chiques, CPMMidwife1528561248
  47. Edda Perez DelgadoPharmacist1316883978
  48. Nilda Perez Flores, MDOphthalmology Physician1982610077
  49. Jessica Perez Gonzalez, PSY D.Clinical Psychologist1912148263
  50. Ilia Perez Medina, PHARMDPharmacist1396616918

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

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.