NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Lares, PR

201 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Lares, 44th of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is general practice physician: 36, 18% of the city's records, against 10% across Puerto Rico. Page 2 of 5.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Lares in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico44th of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups44.3% of all records

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Lares has 3× the state's share of pharmacy technician records.

Providers in Lares, alphabetically

  1. Waleska Gonzalez Nieves, M.D.General Practice Physician1205008901
  2. Rigoberto Gonzalez Perez, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1053958256
  3. Carmira Gonzalez RodriguezClinical Social Worker1538883525
  4. Adalberto Gonzalez-Carbia, MDGeneral Practice Physician1942274584
  5. Joanelly Gonzalez-Irizarry, MDGeneral Practice Physician1295412468
  6. Luis Grana Santiago, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1376606020
  7. Daylin Guerrero CaballeroGeneral Practice Physician1720635543
  8. Jeniffer GuzmanPharmacist1053018861
  9. Wilson Guzman Perez, DMDDentist1205544293
  10. Carlos Guzman VegaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992402358
  11. Juan Hernandez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1407561053
  12. Luis Hernandez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1881640209
  13. Mariela Hernandez Cajigas, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1366869323
  14. Hilda IrizarryPharmacy Technician1063541662
  15. Nermari Irizarry, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1164585865
  16. Cristina Jimenez, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1407835770
  17. Juan Jimenez, MDPediatrics Physician1750340691
  18. Francisco Javier Jimenez Ramirez, PHARM.D., BCPS, CDEPharmacist1033101787
  19. Jannina Jirau, MSWClinical Social Worker1669016242
  20. Camila Jusino, M.DPediatrics Physician1194779223
  21. Cristal Latorre RomanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548136633
  22. Ivette Lebron, M.D.General Practice Physician1902017551
  23. Adalis LopezPharmacy Technician1568677110
  24. Aida LopezPharmacy Technician1841401577
  25. Ileana Lopez, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1164901963
  26. Jose Lopez Lopez, MDPediatrics Physician1952342966
  27. Pedro Lopez MunozGeneral Practice Physician1659086197
  28. Ricardo Lopez Perez, D.M.DDentist1952678765
  29. Orlando Lopez Vega, MSPT, PTPhysical Therapist1205011418
  30. Eva Lopez-Guzman, MDGeneral Practice Physician1477518173
  31. Jose Lopez-Lopez, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1184664054
  32. Vanessa Lugo, OTOccupational Therapist1316123524
  33. Willie Malave, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1447208244
  34. Angel Maldonado, M.AMental Health Counselor1831576826
  35. Belen MaldonadoOptician1457669160
  36. Desiree MaldonadoPharmacy Technician1023563004
  37. Xiomara Martinez, APTPhysical Therapy Assistant1205144052
  38. Juan Matias, MDPsychiatry Physician1386971349
  39. Cesar Medina Quinones, MDGeneral Practice Physician1174572242
  40. Idamaris MejiasSpeech-Language Pathologist1649145418
  41. Jonathan Mendez ColonClinical Social Worker1568329399
  42. Alexandra Mendez Llado, STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578386413
  43. Dalila Mendez Padin, DRAClinical Psychologist1801575105
  44. Maria Del Mar Mercado, DMDDentist1760776520
  45. Grecia MirabalClinical Psychologist1386448470
  46. Elizabeth Miranda RiosClinical Social Worker1083979991
  47. Almarys Molina Ruiz, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1982429122
  48. Carlos Morales, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1689854598
  49. Tiffany MoralesSpeech-Language Assistant1548784515
  50. Karla Morales Alvarez, MSWClinical Social Worker1427811348

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

Lares, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 201 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 Lares - 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 Lares 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 Lares is weighted toward General Practice Physician (36 clinicians, followed by Pharmacy Technician with 30 and Pharmacist with 23). 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, Lares reports roughly 6.3 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 Lares 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 Lares, PR?

There are 201 registered healthcare providers in Lares, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Lares?

The most common specialties in Lares are General Practice Physician, Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacist, Clinical Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 36.

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.