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 4 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. Noel ArguinzoniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063980050
  2. Claudia Arias Leon, PHARMDPharmacist1720717242
  3. Emmanuel Arias Roman, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891350898
  4. Raul Armstrong, M.D.Surgery Physician1215948518
  5. Ana Arrieta MedinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770362477
  6. Pedro Arrillaga CastroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306574918
  7. George ArrowsmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851280457
  8. Camille Arroyo, RNRegistered Nurse1558674119
  9. Felix Arroyo, MSWClinical Social Worker1447644059
  10. Hazel Arroyo, BACHILLERATOSpeech-Language Assistant1952023855
  11. Herbert Arroyo, M.D.General Practice Physician1760674204
  12. Luis Arroyo, D.M.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1346407095
  13. Milay ArroyoPsychologist1578496691
  14. Yahaira Arroyo, CPLProfessional Counselor1386420982
  15. Rocio Arroyo GuzmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043900061
  16. Javier Arroyo MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578356994
  17. Damaris Arroyo O'NeillClinical Social Worker1164923017
  18. Marilyn Arroyo Oneill, MSWClinical Social Worker1528508314
  19. Jonaira Arroyo Rivera, LPCProfessional Counselor1649013574
  20. Samuel Arroyo RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063077063
  21. Johanna Arroyo Santiago, RNRegistered Nurse1487834784
  22. Jannice Arroyo Soto, M.DNephrology Physician1710288550
  23. Axel Arroyo TarrazaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568045029
  24. Camila ArteagaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023879715
  25. Martin ArzolaProfessional Counselor1972856540
  26. Emma Arzola- Caraballo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982931093
  27. Dianiris Astacio-Rodriguez, BACHELOR'SPediatrics Physician1962193524
  28. Megan AstoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023944253
  29. Steven AurichStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225886146
  30. Harry AvilesRegistered Nurse1972110435
  31. Rodniel AvilesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003705104
  32. Sheila Aviles, RNRegistered Nurse1871818104
  33. Steven Aviles MangualStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841176278
  34. Wilfredo Aviles Ortega, PSYDClinical Psychologist1063221869
  35. Yahel AwadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700775095
  36. Michael Awasum, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1003214107
  37. Ana AyalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174207377
  38. Axel Ayala, BOCP-C49908,CFO01527Prosthetics Case Management1972034627
  39. Edilberto Ayala, M.D.Specialist1235322413
  40. Giovanni AyalaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306492533
  41. Jaime Ayala, M.D.General Practice Physician1588659007
  42. Angel Ayala Morales, MDGeneral Practice Physician1134747587
  43. Valeria Ayala NegronCase Manager/Care Coordinator1700354776
  44. Paulette Ayala RodriguezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609760040
  45. Ana Ayala-TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942058979
  46. David Aymat CasanovaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558258764
  47. Jashira Babilonia BanuchiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326896077
  48. Keisha Bachour RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295663292
  49. German Baco PadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821833435
  50. Juliana Baco PadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386493294

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.