Doctors and health care providers in Lajas, PR
124 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Lajas, 60th of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is general practice physician: 25, 20% of the city's records, against 10% across Puerto Rico. Page 3 of 3.
The 8 largest groups in Lajas
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Lajas in Puerto Rico
- Rank in Puerto Rico60th of 92 cities by records
- Share of the state0.3% of Puerto Rico's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups39.5% of all records
Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Lajas has 2.1× the state's share of pharmacy technician records.
Providers in Lajas, alphabetically
- Gualberto Santana IrizarryStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356036388
- Aida SantiagoPharmacist1417312190
- Luz Santiago Lugo, NURSERegistered Nurse1184898876
- Edwin Santiago Rodriguez, CHT & CHWSUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician1346004520
- Rose Santiago VelezParamedic1346180544
- Yolimar Toro MoralesAthletic Trainer1790417475
- Edith TorresProfessional Counselor1114292513
- Nilka Torres, LCDAPharmacist1285776898
- Julianna Torres LugoPsychologist1508616285
- Roxana VallePharmacy Technician1225232598
- Alejandro Vargas, MDGeneral Practice Physician1932707866
- Glendalis Vargas, PHARM DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1235773300
- Karimar Vargas, M.A, AAODAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1922282888
- Mary VargasPsychologist1336084714
- Yarimar VargasPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1083008239
- Patricia VazquezPharmacy Technician1427431923
- Genesis Vazquez BetancourtPharmacist1164231999
- Jeniffer Vega Gonzalez, DCChiropractor1316574304
- Edison Velez, M.D.Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1275757288
- Jose Velez, MDPediatrics Physician1245268663
- Sheila Velez, MDClinical Social Worker1881394245
- Gustavo Velez PerezClinical Social Worker1245115757
- Carlos Velez Torres, MDMedical Physician Assistant1033869193
- Tomas VilanovaFamily Psychologist1922708890
How to read this directory
Lajas, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 124 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 Lajas - 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 Lajas 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 Lajas is weighted toward General Practice Physician (25 clinicians, followed by Pharmacy Technician with 13 and Pharmacist with 11). 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, Lajas reports roughly 3.9 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 Lajas 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.
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Common questions
How many doctors are in Lajas, PR?
There are 124 registered healthcare providers in Lajas, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Lajas?
The most common specialties in Lajas are General Practice Physician, Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacist, Clinical Social Worker, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 25.
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.