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 34 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. Lucas Miller AlonsoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659016723
  2. Shao-Ting MinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851037592
  3. Sigifredo Minino-Castillo, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1285622787
  4. Zarina Mirabal, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1154505311
  5. Jormar Miranda, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1851630024
  6. Lisa Miranda, PSY. D.Psychologist1841438165
  7. Rosaidys MirandaPharmacy Technician1336728971
  8. Adriana Miranda AcebalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790671899
  9. Melanie Miranda FloresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164342549
  10. Angel Miranda MercadoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164109583
  11. Benjamin Miranda PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962140699
  12. Yvonne Miranda Polanco, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750845251
  13. Delimar Miranda-Viera, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1962845545
  14. Armando MiroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225921935
  15. Pedro Miro Sotomayor, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1316901374
  16. Adam Mittman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295373793
  17. Fernando Moctezuma PaganStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689594319
  18. Faris Mohamed Dar HamedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437733581
  19. Nesrin Mohamed Dar HamedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861241846
  20. Francheska Mojica FranceschiPhysical Therapist1245696871
  21. Edwin Molina, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1588014161
  22. Raphael Molina, M.D.Specialist1366417875
  23. Tamara Molina Garcia, PSY. D.Clinical Psychologist1356806418
  24. Griselly Moll ArcePharmacy Technician1689067340
  25. Jesus Monasterio, M.D.,FACSSurgery Physician1043336969
  26. Paola Mongil LombaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992443162
  27. Miguel Monllor PachecoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801760954
  28. Anaira MontAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578877585
  29. Elizama Montalvo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659465680
  30. Emanuel MontalvoCounseling Psychologist1528786613
  31. Glorimar MontalvoClinical Social Worker1811676026
  32. Lizzette MontalvoRegistered Nurse1427126085
  33. Sara Montalvo Medina, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003125022
  34. Diego Montalvo MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275429144
  35. Joseph Montalvo Nieves, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518881994
  36. Ana Montalvo ReinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780376848
  37. Michael Montalvo RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396436416
  38. Jose Montalvo-Figueroa, MD FACEEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1386646917
  39. Chris Montanez LopezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497691398
  40. Naira MonteSchool Psychologist1568381648
  41. Maria Montero, 436PAMedical Physician Assistant1598356321
  42. Jaime Montero Nieves, MDInternal Medicine Physician1053915454
  43. Genesis Montes GonzalezPharmacist1619805181
  44. Sarah Montilla, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1558764779
  45. Kemuel Mora GonzalezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184481947
  46. Amarilis Mora Puente, M.S.Speech-Language Pathologist1790822716
  47. Alejandro Morales, PHDClinical Psychologist1518666387
  48. Bianka Morales, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619729852
  49. Darwin Morales, BSWSchool Social Worker1578131397
  50. Giselle Morales, PSY DClinical Psychologist1245468487

The largest Puerto Rico cities

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

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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.