NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Ponce, PR

3,338 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Ponce, 2nd of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is students in training: 974, 29% of the city's records, against 8% across Puerto Rico. Page 14 of 67.

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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 Ponce

  1. Students in training974
  2. Clinical Psychologist245
  3. General Practice Physician230
  4. Pharmacist141
  5. Clinical Social Worker137
  6. Internal Medicine Physician116
  7. Registered Nurse79
  8. Pharmacy Technician75

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Ponce in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico2nd of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state8.3% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups43.4% of all records
  • Students in training rank2nd of the 10 Puerto Rico cities with the most

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Ponce has 3.8× the state's share of case manager/care coordinator records and 0.44× its share of psychologist records.

Providers in Ponce, alphabetically

  1. Karina Cruz, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881443117
  2. Monica Cruz, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1497028849
  3. Nicole Cruz, MDMedical Physician Assistant1598636508
  4. Nilsa Cruz, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1013084334
  5. Paola CruzStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255125092
  6. Ricardo Cruz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1245298926
  7. Julianna Cruz AcostaSpeech-Language Pathologist1871184747
  8. Joseph Cruz Alvarado, LCSWClinical Social Worker1427869106
  9. Irmarie Cruz Cortes, PSY DClinical Psychologist1508216979
  10. Gabriel Cruz FernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841121225
  11. Daniel Cruz Galarza, M.D.Gynecology Physician1669762316
  12. Anamarie Cruz Martinez, DMDDentist1245966738
  13. Fabian Cruz Melendez, BSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376428540
  14. Arielys Cruz MojicaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730839820
  15. Robinson Cruz Nunez, ODOptometrist1497559371
  16. Jean Cruz OrtizStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215826318
  17. Jose Cruz Rivera, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255396826
  18. Josue Cruz RiveraRegistered Nurse1447733589
  19. Gabriela Cruz RodriguezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356234991
  20. Deborah Cruz Ruiz, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528632510
  21. Lerynitza Cruz Santiago, CSWClinical Social Worker1336849462
  22. Samuel Cruz SerranoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750773545
  23. Ray Cruz TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346138708
  24. Sofia Cruz Torres-Zayas, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1912314717
  25. Cristobal Cruz-Colon, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1548455868
  26. Jesus Cruz-Correa, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043228406
  27. Cesar Cruz-Garcia, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1427057033
  28. Yamila Cruz-Martinez, DCChiropractor1386011138
  29. Jose Cruz-Melendez, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1154379113
  30. Naomi Cruz-PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619651916
  31. Delgia Cruz-Torres, LICProfessional Counselor1801198718
  32. Rafael Cuebas-FernandezOccupational Medicine Physician1962616839
  33. Brenda CuevasClinical Social Worker1225865033
  34. Vanessa CuevasSpeech-Language Assistant1386070613
  35. Rene Cuevas CruzObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1952923302
  36. Dennis Cummings, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1881009926
  37. Ian CummingsSurgery Physician1316609928
  38. Luis Cummings, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1457349789
  39. Wanda Curbelo, RDRegistered Dietitian1790164655
  40. Luis Custodio RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619862216
  41. Greysa Dapena MontemainoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083559827
  42. Arlia DavilaRegistered Nurse1962242016
  43. Janice DavilaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881523686
  44. Wanda Davila, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1457872616
  45. Carlos Davila JimenezGeneral Practice Physician1205698826
  46. Nancy Davila Williams, PSY D.Clinical Psychologist1295976991
  47. Laura Davila-ParrillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164116240
  48. Carolyn DavisRegistered Nurse1336937101
  49. James Davison, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1467439273
  50. Keyrolos DawoudStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205670890

The largest Puerto Rico cities

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Bayamon2,958
  3. Guaynabo2,143
  4. Caguas2,093
  5. Carolina1,535

All of Puerto Rico →

How to read this directory

Ponce, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,338 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 Ponce - 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 Ponce 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 Ponce is weighted toward Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (974 clinicians, followed by Clinical Psychologist with 245 and General Practice Physician with 230). 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, Ponce reports roughly 104.1 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.

Of Puerto Rico's most common specialties, Counseling Psychologist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Ponce practice address, a coverage gap Ponce patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Ponce 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 Ponce, PR?

There are 3,338 registered healthcare providers in Ponce, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Ponce?

The most common specialties in Ponce are Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Psychologist, General Practice Physician, Pharmacist, Clinical Social Worker. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program has the most providers with 974.

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.