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 30 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. Janessa VazquezPediatrics Physician1770604829
  2. Keycha VazquezOptician1184467417
  3. Luz VazquezPhysical Therapist1093370504
  4. Melissa Vazquez, LNDRegistered Dietitian1073847646
  5. Rafael Vazquez, M.D.General Practice Physician1912979063
  6. Yeiralee VazquezCounseling Psychologist1669308185
  7. Melvin Vazquez Cintron, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1548830581
  8. Maria Vazquez Diaz, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1669673018
  9. Hilda Vazquez Karma, PHDPsychologist1164845244
  10. Jorge Vazquez Marcano, MDFamily Medicine Physician1356454169
  11. Gilberto Vazquez Romero, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1598860785
  12. Arlene Vega, RPHPharmacist1770877128
  13. Daniel Vega, MSWSocial Worker1639195738
  14. Marisol VegaGeneral Practice Physician1679788012
  15. Nayda Vega, MDOphthalmology Physician1184601767
  16. Quetcy Vega GarciaClinical Social Worker1063210367
  17. Berbelyze Vega Gonzalez, PHAM.D.Pharmacist1629682364
  18. Carlos Vega Rivera, D.CChiropractor1851715494
  19. Raul Vega-Ginorio, M.T.Hematology Specialist/Technologist1669517538
  20. Maria Vega-Martinez, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1497956890
  21. Edna Velazquez, PHARMACY TECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1134560188
  22. Emanuel Velazquez, ADTechnician/Technologist1821335266
  23. Jannette Velazquez, D.M.D.Dentist1972649184
  24. Lionel VelazquezPharmacy Technician1659561017
  25. Paul Velazquez, O.D.Optometrist1083797583
  26. Vanessa Velazquez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1114075140
  27. Wanda VelazquezPharmacy Technician1457569667
  28. Yollian Velazquez, DMDDentist1467036251
  29. Luis Velazquez-Laboy, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1851522817
  30. Brendaly Velez, PSICPsychologist1457880882
  31. Carmen Velez, P.TPhysical Therapist1124234075
  32. Carmen Velez, RPHPharmacist1164716767
  33. Damgizel Velez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1669710539
  34. Erika Velez, PSYC.Psychologist1902154230
  35. Iris VelezPharmacy Technician1689744153
  36. Paola VelezPharmacist1366013625
  37. Ivonne Velez Acevedo, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1972707248
  38. Kid Velez Melendez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1700477874
  39. Elisamarie Velez Perez, PAPhysician Assistant1336860329
  40. Julio Velez RiveraEmergency Medicine Physician1316401078
  41. Erika Velez VerdejoOptician1881437127
  42. Jonnathan Velez-MelendezPharmacy Technician1477819209
  43. Daely Velez-Rosado, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1972851699
  44. Mayra Vera, D.MD.General Practice Dentistry1740285717
  45. Mildred Vera, PHDClinical Psychologist1770714073
  46. Joyce Verdejo, LNDNutritionist1669625364
  47. Mark Vergara-Gomez, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1619179058
  48. Julio Vergne Maldonado, MDGeneral Practice Physician1154438158
  49. Maria Viana, M.D.General Practice Physician1750450367
  50. Aris Vidal, RN, SRNAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457194680

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.