Doctors in Ponce, PR
Active healthcare providers in Ponce sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
3,157 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Ponce, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,157 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 (922 clinicians, followed by General Practice Physician with 233 and Clinical Psychologist with 197). 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 98.5 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.
Within Puerto Rico, Ponce ranks #2 of 91 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 8.1% of the state's registered providers. 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, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 55)
| Name |
|---|
| Gustavo Serrano Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Johil Serrano, RPH Pharmacist |
| Luis Serrano, M. D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Madeline Serrano, RN Registered Nurse |
| Myrta Serrano Clinical Social Worker |
| Yairisis M. Serrano Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Yamilka Serrano Registered Nurse |
| Jessica Serrano Berdiel, M.ED School Psychologist |
| Alejandro Serrano Berrios Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ailyn Serrano Corrales Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| German Serrano Cruet, M.D, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician |
| Paul Serrano Lasanta, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ana Serrano Lopez, MD General Practice Physician |
| Emily Serrano Lopez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mildred Serrano Porrata, MD General Practice Physician |
| Sebastian Serrano Prestamo Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Myrta Serrano Velazquez, CSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Mariely Serrano-Mercado Occupational Therapist |
| Raymie Serrano-Pagan Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Isaac Shade Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tamera Shelton Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Bruce Sheplan, DMD General Practice Dentistry |
| Pilar Sheplan, DMD Dentist |
| Sana Sherazi Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Roger Sherman Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Monica Sidhu, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Carlos Sierra-Arce, MD, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Maria Sierra-Ayala, M.S. PHL Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Josue Sierra-Ortiz Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Deborah Sievens, PH.D. School Psychologist |
| Elaine Sievens-Figueroa, LDN Nutrition Education Nutritionist |
| Jesus Sifonte Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elizabeth Silen, APRN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Lilliana Silva Figueroa, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Pilar Silva-Melendez, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Julio Silvagnoli Rodriguez, MD General Practice Physician |
| Humberto Simonetti, M.D. Specialist |
| Nicole Simonetti Santiago, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Natalia Sola, MD General Practice Physician |
| Richard Soler Banchs Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Carolina Soler Portilla Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gabriella Soler-Banchs, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Hiram Soler-Bernardini, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| Steven Soli Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gabriela Solis Pomales Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ambar Solivan Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Natalie Solivan Mejias Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Genesis Solivan Plaud Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ernesto Soltero, M.D. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| Jose Somohano-Short Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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