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 56)
| Name |
|---|
| Elma Sosa, TRABAJADORA SOCIAL Clinical Social Worker |
| Lynette Sosa, PSY.D Psychologist |
| Clotilde Soto, RPH Pharmacist |
| Johannis Soto Pediatrics Physician |
| Maria Soto Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Miguel Soto Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Tristan Soto Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Yanira Soto Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rafael Soto Acevedo, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Andrea Soto Beato Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ariadna Soto Bibiloni Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Wilfredo Soto Fuentes, MD General Practice Physician |
| Paulette Soto Martinez, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Brian Soto Miranda Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Angieleana Soto Ramirez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jessica Soto Roman, BA Social Worker |
| Xavier Soto Ruiz, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Alfredo Soto Saavedra, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Deysari Soto Torres General Practice Registered Nurse |
| Yanira Soto Torres Registered Nurse |
| Yasmin Soto Torres, MD General Practice Physician |
| Gabriela Soto-Canetti Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Karyna Soto-Rosa Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Franccesca Soto-Santiago Pharmacist |
| Alvin Soto-Soto Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Gabriela Sotomayor Pathology Specialist/Technologist |
| Ilia Sotomayor Gonzalez, PSYD Clinical Psychologist |
| Frances Sotomayor Rodriguez, DO Optometrist |
| Karina Steel Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Alexandra Steinmetz, MS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mitchell Streiff Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Peter Stubin, BS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jessie Suarez Pharmacist |
| Mariliz Suarez, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Pilar Suarez, PTA Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Vinelys Suarez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Veronica Suarez Campos, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Sanir Suarez Diaz Speech-Language Assistant |
| Tatiana Suarez Ortiz Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Yolisa Suarez Ortiz, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Idalise Suarez-Velazquez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Dharma Suris, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| Ana Talancon Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Michel Tamayo Perez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mariana Tavarez, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Miguel Tejeda-Puig, M.D. General Practice Physician |
| Gregorio Terc, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Candimarie Texeira, PSYC Clinical Psychologist |
| Roberto Texeira Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Gretchen Texidor Reyes Clinical Social Worker |
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