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 23 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. Glenda Rivera, CPHTPharmacy Technician1366711863
  2. Julio RiveraAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1003109588
  3. Lirio RiveraAttendant Care Provider1023669041
  4. Liz Rivera, SOCIAL WORKERSocial Worker1518253855
  5. Maria De RiveraProfessional Counselor1689430712
  6. Nelly Rivera, PHPharmacist1891052304
  7. Norma Rivera, RPHPharmacist1891834792
  8. Obed RiveraCardiac Rehabilitation Registered Nurse1912734310
  9. Rafael Rivera, DDMGeneral Practice Dentistry1245444926
  10. Vivian Rivera, MSWClinical Social Worker1831390673
  11. Yaitza Rivera, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1942582762
  12. Angel Rivera - Castro, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1336153980
  13. Luis Rivera AllendeChiropractor1699730911
  14. Coralie Rivera Aponte, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1679141568
  15. Jose Rivera Arroyo, MDSpecialist1528064326
  16. Paola Rivera Bernaola, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1073222154
  17. Wanda Rivera Bou, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1215903745
  18. Pedro Rivera Caballero, M.D.General Practice Physician1700999471
  19. Jonathan Rivera Colon, DCChiropractor1245400860
  20. Gustavo Rivera Cruz, MDPsychiatry Physician1215029046
  21. Maria Rivera CruzOccupational Therapist1851696199
  22. Maria De Rivera Febres, NLNaturopath1619541844
  23. Sara Rivera Febres, MDGeneral Practice Physician1720123854
  24. Delmari Rivera Fernandez, O.D.Optometrist1881655587
  25. Ismari Rivera GarciaSocial Worker1922652478
  26. Nayaret Rivera GarciaFamily Medicine Physician1245908615
  27. Keren Rivera Gonzalez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1063713345
  28. Vanessa Rivera Gonzalez, MDPhysician Assistant1417521931
  29. Jose Rivera JimenezClinical Social Worker1376350157
  30. Nicole Rivera MaderaSpeech-Language Pathologist1265140610
  31. David Rivera Negron, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1164138640
  32. Rossie Rivera Nieves, O.D.Optometrist1417167081
  33. Joan Rivera Ortiz, PH DClinical Psychologist1932328598
  34. Jaime Rivera Rivera, NDIntegrative Medicine Physician1508727017
  35. Keila Rivera Rivera, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1023330636
  36. Mariecarmen Rivera Rivera, DCChiropractor1073234407
  37. Jessica Rivera RomanPharmacy Technician1508123951
  38. Camibi Rivera Sanfiorenzo, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1104887173
  39. Joel Rivera Serrano, MACounseling Psychologist1689220600
  40. Monica Rivera-Arroyo, BSN, RNNephrology Registered Nurse1083089007
  41. Nelsy Rivera-Betancourt, PTPhysical Therapist1952370918
  42. Lesliefer Rivera-DelgadoPsychologist1003759333
  43. Berenice Rivera-GonzalezPharmacist1679867584
  44. Sheila Rivera-Gonzalez, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1861799348
  45. Catelyn Rivera-Hernandez, MSWSocial Worker1558925214
  46. Arcilia Rivera-Jimenez, MS, OTOccupational Therapist1982988457
  47. Julia Rivera-Mojica, BSN, RNNephrology Registered Nurse1689049603
  48. Nestor Rivera-Perez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1821191115
  49. Nahir Rivera-Robles, PHARM.DPharmacist1962756908
  50. Hectmarie Rivera-Santiago, MSWClinical Social Worker1033951710

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.