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 26 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. Loriane Ithier Marrero, PH. D.Clinical Psychologist1669263059
  2. Millenia Jackson GonzalezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609762905
  3. Julia Jacob, B.S.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649029430
  4. Paola Jacome JustinianoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588413652
  5. Ji-Min JangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568385516
  6. Glorimari JimenezClinical Social Worker1205222726
  7. Luis JimenezOccupational Therapist1396190369
  8. Rolando Jimenez, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1780691238
  9. Yahaira JimenezClinical Social Worker1174232763
  10. Viviana Jimenez Marrero, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962163808
  11. Mariel Jimenez Rodriguez, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811476823
  12. Guillermo Jimenez-JordanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710876057
  13. Vivian Joglar, RNLicensed Practical Nurse1275729188
  14. Isaac JorgeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275403909
  15. Ada Jorge RiveraSpeech-Language Assistant1033092242
  16. Jorge Jovane Jaramillo, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1265405625
  17. Enrique JoveStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275460537
  18. Gloria Jove GotayInfectious Disease Physician1922099936
  19. Emmanuel JuarbeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043904725
  20. Noash Julia, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366903007
  21. Valeria JuliaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720856297
  22. Kenneth Junco Nieves, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1255570479
  23. Kelene Jusino ColonSpeech-Language Pathologist1063052769
  24. Edwin Jusino Quinones, ODVision Therapy Optometrist1013363993
  25. Alejandra Jusino TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083445654
  26. Marcos Justinano, MDPediatrics Physician1598701724
  27. Lizbette Justiniano, M. D.General Practice Physician1205032471
  28. Lellanes Justiz HernandezMedical Physician Assistant1114756111
  29. Llanilys Justiz Hernandez, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1013265958
  30. Sayyada KazimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679468391
  31. John Kelly MorenoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730068578
  32. Alina KhanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801644794
  33. Sarah KhanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598504813
  34. Musa KhattakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275375776
  35. Jennifer KingPharmacy Technician1013300474
  36. Kyungmin Ko, MS, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1588190383
  37. Samantha KosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700635604
  38. Edith Laboy, RPHPharmacist1609095967
  39. Luis LaboyLicensed Practical Nurse1568735645
  40. Osvaldo Laboy, MDSpecialist1861456881
  41. Joaquin Laboy Torres, MDGynecology Physician1063463180
  42. Filiberto Lagares, M.A.Clinical Psychologist1558575506
  43. Jaime Lahongrais Frau, PSYDClinical Psychologist1124483565
  44. Emmanuel Lamberty RosadoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780009902
  45. Magdaly Lamboy, LNDNutritionist1942552294
  46. Hildaris Lamboy-Dejesus, MSAudiologist1942423967
  47. Patricia Landers, PSYD.Clinical Psychologist1932521275
  48. Moraima Landrau Moreno, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1609860535
  49. Alondra LaoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578312583
  50. Elizabeth LaracuenteSocial Worker1205200912

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.