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 52 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. Jetsen Rodriguez Silva, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1568849230
  2. Kathiayari Rodriguez Silva, PSYDClinical Psychologist1760101851
  3. Araceli Rodriguez Soto, MDPersonal Emergency Response Attendant1700862968
  4. Nashali Rodriguez SotoClinical Social Worker1306710397
  5. Genesis Rodriguez TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255180220
  6. Ivan Rodriguez Torres, BS, DCChiropractor1821770850
  7. Yalisse Rodriguez TorresGeneral Practice Physician1598381501
  8. Jessica Rodriguez Vega, MDGeneral Practice Physician1871569673
  9. Raul Rodriguez VelazquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093393837
  10. Jose Rodriguez Velez, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1295285757
  11. Monica Rodriguez Velez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1386567493
  12. Victor Rodriguez Venegas, MDSpecialist1922084193
  13. Manuel Rodriguez Zayas, MDSpecialist1023094281
  14. Eugenia Rodriguez- Barrera, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1427991280
  15. Sylvia Rodriguez-AcevedoRegistered Nurse1013322270
  16. Jaime Rodriguez-Arias, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1114916905
  17. Gladimar Rodriguez-AsencioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548736101
  18. Yaiel Rodriguez-Aviles, MDSurgery Physician1093337354
  19. Deuri Rodriguez-CaraballoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033041447
  20. Yarielys Rodriguez-CrespoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386564888
  21. Emmanuel Rodriguez-DiazStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861179350
  22. Laura Rodriguez-Fernandez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1184362188
  23. Yanitza Rodriguez-Ferra, PH.T.Pharmacy Technician1730166547
  24. Alejandro Rodriguez-Hernandez, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1033510607
  25. Xavier Rodriguez-LopezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457081291
  26. Jose Rodriguez-MatiasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467209536
  27. Vanessa Rodriguez-Mier, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1124362850
  28. Enrique Rodriguez-Paz, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1235770074
  29. Victor Rodriguez-RamosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689365520
  30. Maria Rojas, PHARM DPharmacist1366657595
  31. Fabiana Roldan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497310569
  32. Tathiana Roldan VazquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124767223
  33. Jose Rolon, MSCounseling Psychologist1043082142
  34. Henrick RomanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255985354
  35. Jose RomanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528857125
  36. Luis RomanPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1134502610
  37. Ramiro Roman, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1255309290
  38. Jorge Roman Gonzalez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1851811657
  39. Estheany Roman PaganStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740039528
  40. Paola Roman QuintanaPharmacist1437906534
  41. Gilberto Roman Sanchez, JEPSchool Psychologist1881473114
  42. Cristina Roman SotoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720907348
  43. Angel Romero, M.D.Surgery Physician1528025681
  44. Yolimar RomeroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285574780
  45. Eva Romero NutzEmergency Medicine Physician1578128542
  46. Angelica Romero-VegaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831020031
  47. Alexis RoqueStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467375162
  48. Juan Roque-Martinez, PTPhysical Therapist1003835307
  49. Cristian RosaInternal Medicine Physician1356907398
  50. Lemuel Rosa AndradesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861373755

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.