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 58 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. Luis Sepulveda-Maldonado, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1598029381
  2. Alexandra Serpa IrizarryDiagnostic Radiology Physician1841843141
  3. Yanesse SerraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093535320
  4. Joan Serra Perez, PSY,DClinical Psychologist1497539456
  5. Jose Serra-Taylor, MSWClinical Social Worker1861435091
  6. Daniel SerranoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013837814
  7. Grisel Serrano, R.D.Registered Dietitian1730147505
  8. Gustavo SerranoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801535273
  9. Johil Serrano, RPHPharmacist1255749321
  10. Luis Serrano, M. D.Ophthalmology Physician1235132713
  11. Madeline Serrano, RNRegistered Nurse1639380603
  12. Myrta SerranoClinical Social Worker1528741469
  13. Yairisis M. SerranoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992491435
  14. Yamilka SerranoRegistered Nurse1922543008
  15. Lilliana Serrano ArroyoRheumatology Physician1851934129
  16. Jessica Serrano Berdiel, M.EDSchool Psychologist1336442623
  17. Alejandro Serrano BerriosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811566136
  18. Ailyn Serrano CorralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033908793
  19. German Serrano Cruet, M.D,Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1053653170
  20. Paul Serrano Lasanta, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407649866
  21. Ana Serrano Lopez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1801562442
  22. Emily Serrano LopezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689421794
  23. Patricia Serrano Lopez, DMDProsthodontics1538025549
  24. Mildred Serrano Porrata, MDGeneral Practice Physician1497089767
  25. Sebastian Serrano PrestamoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144115221
  26. Myrta Serrano Velazquez, CSWClinical Social Worker1366312878
  27. Mariely Serrano-MercadoOccupational Therapist1821545427
  28. Raymie Serrano-PaganStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326933573
  29. Aida Sesma AlvarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942124326
  30. Aviral SharmaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457273104
  31. Tamera SheltonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619711439
  32. Bruce Sheplan, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1164428462
  33. Pilar Sheplan, DMDDentist1922005032
  34. Sana SheraziStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730937681
  35. Roger ShermanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497502611
  36. Patrick ShreveStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669319919
  37. Monica Sidhu, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1265688329
  38. Carlos Sierra-Arce, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558932350
  39. Maria Sierra-Ayala, M.S. PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1558506618
  40. Josue Sierra-OrtizPediatrics Physician1144848268
  41. Deborah Sievens, PH.D.School Psychologist1982748000
  42. Elaine Sievens-Figueroa, LDNNutrition Education Nutritionist1992895023
  43. Jesus SifonteStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912637257
  44. Elizabeth Silen, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1205712874
  45. Lilliana Silva Figueroa, M.D.General Practice Physician1518915537
  46. Pilar Silva-Melendez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1346592110
  47. Julio Silvagnoli Rodriguez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1215710330
  48. Humberto Simonetti, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619972635
  49. Nicole Simonetti Santiago, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1407131709
  50. Guillermo SocorroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700706728

The largest Puerto Rico cities

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Bayamon2,958
  3. Guaynabo2,143
  4. Caguas2,093
  5. Carolina1,535

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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.