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 24 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. Natalia Haddock RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952122863
  2. Brittany Hahney, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245128693
  3. Dania Haj-DarwishStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962330191
  4. Spencer HansenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720606635
  5. Kenneth Hartu RodriguezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124911151
  6. Evelyn Henandez, RPHPharmacist1770702482
  7. Daniela Henao EscobarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265161277
  8. Alicia Henao Velasquez, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1225481807
  9. Aidanette HerediaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609551803
  10. Dorisabel Heredia OquendoSchool Psychologist1730666587
  11. Maria Heredia SantosOther Technician1063087278
  12. Gil Hermida MedinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598685448
  13. Gil Hermida Perez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205837564
  14. Angelica HernandezClinical Social Worker1114799574
  15. Arianna HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063234235
  16. Belen Hernandez, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1649413592
  17. Carla Hernandez, MSWSocial Worker1700330594
  18. Carla HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851284566
  19. Carmen Hernandez, RPTPharmacy Technician1497973283
  20. Carmen HernandezAttendant Care Provider1972154615
  21. Eddiel HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154153286
  22. Jonathan Hernandez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1780146928
  23. Jose Hernandez, M.D.General Practice Physician1134343569
  24. Karla HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265059661
  25. Liliana Hernandez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1518687318
  26. Lysandra Hernandez, PAMedical Physician Assistant1740904168
  27. Maria HernandezGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1811258247
  28. Maria HernandezPharmacist1205778040
  29. Miguel HernandezOphthalmology Physician1740855907
  30. Raul HernandezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811646599
  31. Rey Hernandez, RNRegistered Nurse1255855433
  32. Rocio Hernandez, DCChiropractor1366161002
  33. Tomas Hernandez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1265412720
  34. Alfonso Hernandez - Ortiz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1750431953
  35. Ediancarlos Hernandez CorderoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205755691
  36. Daniela Hernandez CruzStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083509426
  37. Andrea Hernandez FerraiuoliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790603124
  38. Nemesis Hernandez GarciaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508613746
  39. Leidi Hernandez Martinez, NDNaturopath1144980061
  40. Heira Hernandez Medina, LPCMental Health Counselor1710567045
  41. Luis Hernandez Muniz, PSYDClinical Psychologist1003384744
  42. Roshelys Hernandez Negron, LCDASchool Psychologist1730032574
  43. Felix Hernandez Nieves, MDPediatrics Physician1609760024
  44. Rosana Hernandez Pacheco, MDGeneral Practice Physician1811759202
  45. Rafael Hernandez PerezCommunity Health Worker1487047957
  46. Felix Hernandez Rodriguez, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1255475315
  47. Ines Hernandez Rodriguez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1629065669
  48. Nayda Hernandez RodriguezSpeech-Language Pathologist1558595793
  49. Rysienid Hernandez RodriguezEmergency Medicine Physician1467982652
  50. Carolina Hernandez Rosado, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336038520

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.