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 17 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. Kamran DjahedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932033669
  2. Laura Domenech, MDPediatrics Physician1952953481
  3. Mariemma Domenech, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003668096
  4. Edgar Domenech Fagundo, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1386717247
  5. Hilkamida Dominguez Martinez, DCIntellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist1033323266
  6. Yamilette Dominguez Olivieri, THLSpeech-Language Assistant1801308820
  7. Benjamin Dominguez PadovaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457249963
  8. Lissa Dorsey PorrataStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376227850
  9. Zuberdina DorvalPsychologist1639809296
  10. Angelisse Droz Colon, CSWClinical Social Worker1013791615
  11. Jose Dueno, D.M.D.Pediatric Dentistry1174634984
  12. Maritza Duran ColondresPharmacist1336508704
  13. Marta DurandStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720553233
  14. Javier EchevarriaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750950861
  15. Nancy EchevarriaVascular Sonography Radiologic Technologist1730270984
  16. Miguel Echevarria QuintanaInternal Medicine Physician1568898120
  17. Miguel Echevarria Rodriguez, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1447345376
  18. Jesus Echevarria Torres, MSWCClinical Social Worker1447010046
  19. Mariana EcheverriaPharmacy Technician1912227067
  20. Courtney EirStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700627882
  21. Laurianne El Musa Penna, MD, MPHEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1629561527
  22. Andres EmanuelliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548180318
  23. Dora Emanuelli, DMDPeriodontics1275658684
  24. Cristaly Emanuelli Miranda, MDSpeech-Language Pathologist1578387866
  25. Giselle EmmanuelliPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1912307059
  26. Juan EmmanuelliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578438511
  27. Gricel Emmanuelli Torres, MDGeneral Practice Physician1932280575
  28. Denisse Encarnacion Colon, MDGeneral Practice Physician1376628115
  29. Paola EscobalesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871239574
  30. Juan EscobarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861312357
  31. Marco Escobedo, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1386038750
  32. Sofia EscobedoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790429066
  33. Bogart Esparza Razo, MDPsychiatry Physician1679521645
  34. Rafael Espinet Perez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487845780
  35. Angely EspinosaOccupational Therapist1780472555
  36. Diosmany Esquivel SilverioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245152958
  37. Solimar Esteves-VegaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114710308
  38. Melady Estrada, RN BSNRegistered Nurse1326504341
  39. Yelitza Estrada BarretoClinical Psychologist1659266864
  40. Lissela Estrada RodriguezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922857275
  41. Jose Estrada VazquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235878844
  42. Janett EvansOther Technician1013500057
  43. Antonio FabrePhysical Therapist1942864103
  44. George Fahed, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1003850397
  45. Grisselle Falu, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1609083690
  46. Lourdes FariaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1326564873
  47. Matthew FarkouhStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497339444
  48. Serena FazalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396592457
  49. Carmen FeblesPharmacy Technician1548478159
  50. Melby Febus, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1083790356

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.