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 35 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. Hector Morales, DODentist1548299852
  2. Jean MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225603228
  3. Jezel MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518880616
  4. Luis MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518606052
  5. Marilyn Morales, PSY DPsychologist1821430984
  6. Monica MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609505304
  7. Ramphis MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649199357
  8. Vimael Morales, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1497714315
  9. Wanda Morales, PTPhysical Therapist1730744731
  10. William Morales, RPHPharmacist1992099832
  11. Zachary MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619894813
  12. Marlyn Morales AcostaPathology Specialist/Technologist1275425910
  13. Mildred Morales CasianoClinical Social Worker1346196052
  14. Luz Morales Cruz, PSYDClinical Psychologist1619592011
  15. Miguel Morales Febles, CSWClinical Social Worker1699474890
  16. Edline Morales Gomez, PT, DPT, MPHPhysical Therapist1801676069
  17. Grace Morales Mercado, LRCRehabilitation Counselor1538013321
  18. Marangelie Morales Negron, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1417189259
  19. Claribel Morales RamirezSpecialist1710552922
  20. Melissa Morales Soto, DMDDentist1457849531
  21. Wilmer Morales-Hernandez, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1003289836
  22. Luis Morales-JimenezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689402521
  23. Nancy Morales-Rodriguez, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1881797207
  24. Joanie Morales-Santiago, PSY. D.Clinical Psychologist1073731980
  25. Noelia Morciglio Ramos, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063269124
  26. Manuel Morell Cataquet, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1437124120
  27. Ivettsie Morell Torres, MDGeneral Practice Physician1518712827
  28. Elizabeth MorenoSpeech-Language Assistant1548138456
  29. Linda Moreno, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780881433
  30. Marta MorenoRegistered Nurse1609176593
  31. Luis Moreno DavilaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043937766
  32. Carlos Morfi PaganStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407547748
  33. Tamara Mori DiazOccupational Therapy Assistant1861251647
  34. Jennifer MorilloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912754227
  35. Paola Moro VelezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669304432
  36. Ann MozzerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073357075
  37. Maireen Muniz, M.S.PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1689729428
  38. Solimar Muniz AcevedoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588500367
  39. Carlos Munoz, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1699899716
  40. Angel Munoz Alicea, PH DClinical Psychologist1689104325
  41. Wilmarie Munoz AlvarezClinical Social Worker1467384743
  42. Ferssen Munoz Mata, DOCTOR IN PSYCHOLOGYClinical Psychologist1083181127
  43. John Munoz TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215823448
  44. Jose Munoz-Morales, MDGeneral Practice Physician1851792949
  45. Francisco Nadal Colon, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1669498358
  46. Maria De Lourdes Nadal Colon, PSY. D.Clinical Psychologist1558801266
  47. Ethan NaquinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891542361
  48. Carmen Narvaez ArmstrongGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1770013658
  49. Hector Nater, DMDEndodontics1417954413
  50. Carlos Navarrete CortesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548074925

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.