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 54 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. Ismael RuizRegistered Nurse1063251841
  2. Jan RuizStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659120434
  3. Joaquin Ruiz, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1841259678
  4. Jose Ruiz, PTPhysical Therapist1396309183
  5. Michelle Ruiz, PHARMDPharmacist1477953099
  6. Sophia RuizStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831723758
  7. Wanda Ruiz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326026097
  8. Wanda Ruiz, B.S.N.Registered Nurse1003944208
  9. Yarivette RuizStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366017576
  10. Javier Ruiz Aburto, MD, FACS, FICSThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1295768604
  11. Jean Ruiz AponteClinical Psychologist1568930253
  12. Gilberto Ruiz Deya, M.D.Urology Physician1720063332
  13. Amy Ruiz Gomez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1972561199
  14. Nydia Ruiz Jusino, MSWClinical Social Worker1003915653
  15. Helen Ruiz Medina, MDGeneral Practice Physician1427162445
  16. Bryan Ruiz Oquendo, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205685286
  17. Jose Ruiz Ortiz, MDGeneral Practice Physician1437235025
  18. Armando Ruiz PrietoGeneral Practice Physician1245077098
  19. Venecia Ruiz Quintana, PHARMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437090461
  20. Nicole Ruiz RaicesClinical Psychologist1346031861
  21. Geovanny Ruiz RiosEmergency Medicine Physician1699385666
  22. Carla Ruiz Rivera, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295812410
  23. Jeileen Ruiz Rivera, PSYDClinical Psychologist1144171919
  24. Luis Ruiz Rivera, M.D.Specialist1518066216
  25. Ramon Ruiz Torres, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1790925584
  26. Yamilcis Ruiz- Lorenzo, MD.Internal Medicine Physician1497902316
  27. Camille Ruiz-ArroyoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417648965
  28. Isaac Ruiz-Mercado, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1497064281
  29. Yamilette Ruiz-Torres, PHDClinical Psychologist1356503130
  30. Valerie RullanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417574138
  31. Paola Rullan Oliver, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073360178
  32. Belen Rullan Sierra, OPTICOOptician1225920507
  33. Jacqueline Ruperto RosadoRegistered Nurse1982960365
  34. Karen Ruperto-Rivera, MDGeneral Practice Physician1861409781
  35. Nicole Ryan-Nolla, PHDClinical Psychologist1528685914
  36. Marelys Saez CabreraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063226629
  37. Joshua Saez PachecoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184563124
  38. Yolanda Saez-Pagan, PSYDClinical Psychologist1679202063
  39. Taha Saifullah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467317990
  40. Jessiane Salazar AguirrecheaGeneral Practice Physician1851167712
  41. Cohelly Salazar BarronStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871480632
  42. Jessely Salazar SanchezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902728652
  43. Genesis SalcedoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194350405
  44. Stephanie Salcedo Duran, PHARMACY INTERNStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861192361
  45. Livia Saldala SedaOther Technician1356109912
  46. Pamela Saldarriaga MelonInternal Medicine Physician1922876101
  47. Liz Salgado Romero, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497225551
  48. Veronica Salichs PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104491307
  49. Fernando SalinasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295628691
  50. Nora Salls-SotoRegistered Nurse1154989036

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.