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 55 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. Karla Sambolin-SierraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689367245
  2. Judith Samuel, RPH,PHARMDPharmacist1336353846
  3. Maverick San Antonio, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144077629
  4. Karen SanabriaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841088093
  5. Sheilymar Sanabria RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457281594
  6. Alexander SanchezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639099633
  7. Carmen Sanchez, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1023096039
  8. Diego SanchezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861212417
  9. Erisbel SanchezPhysician Assistant1780500900
  10. Jose Sanchez, MDUrology Physician1023069986
  11. Marie SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1881446870
  12. Michelle SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1790607190
  13. Rosa Sanchez, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1164594917
  14. Yiulette Sanchez Abrams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114662244
  15. Yandy Sanchez BravoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396668117
  16. Yariel Sanchez Courtney, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1629448352
  17. Javier Sanchez Diaz, PSYDClinical Psychologist1750240727
  18. Jesus Sanchez Dominguez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1386261998
  19. Felipe Sanchez Gaetan, M.D.Surgery Physician1417924275
  20. Jeriel Sanchez Lamboy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295621571
  21. Gerardo Sanchez Navarro, BSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790670982
  22. Jorge Sanchez RiveraClinical Social Worker1255991493
  23. Cristina Sanchez RizekStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265177067
  24. Tomas Sanchez Rodriguez, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467328179
  25. Idalis Sanchez Velez, MDPediatrics Physician1851963995
  26. Kalopher Sandoval LugoInternal Medicine Physician1750240107
  27. Esthela Sandoz OsunaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295628840
  28. Jesus Santa, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1356310791
  29. Tania SantaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558838664
  30. Marien Santaella Irizarry, MDGeneral Practice Physician1851332480
  31. Josie Santana, MSWClinical Social Worker1720233372
  32. Josue Santana, R.T.Radiography Radiologic Technologist1245329465
  33. Leniel Santana, M.D.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1912274481
  34. Adrian Santana Paracchini, MDUrology Physician1801969746
  35. Agnes Santi, RPHPharmacist1629296421
  36. Abdel SantiagoRegistered Nurse1063957488
  37. Angel Santiago, BARegistered Nurse1194291732
  38. Angel SantiagoRegistered Nurse1396580916
  39. Camila SantiagoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861179335
  40. Carlos Santiago, O.DOptometrist1568769750
  41. Carmen SantiagoRegistered Nurse1275840126
  42. Chailys Santiago, MSWClinical Social Worker1538660790
  43. Dagmar SantiagoPharmacy Technician1437813748
  44. Daniela SantiagoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205711348
  45. Dayanara Santiago, SLPASpeech-Language Assistant1285550400
  46. Dolores SantiagoPharmacy Technician1376734681
  47. Domingo SantiagoSpeech-Language Assistant1720962772
  48. Eligia Santiago, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1982886131
  49. Ian SantiagoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780427625
  50. Joel Santiago, O.D.Optometrist1700921814

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.