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 59 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. Natalia Sola, MDGeneral Practice Physician1003443524
  2. Richard Soler BanchsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376336800
  3. Carolina Soler PortillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861178246
  4. Gabriella Soler-Banchs, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1801380811
  5. Hiram Soler-Bernardini, M.D.Surgery Physician1144299553
  6. Steven SoliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417791419
  7. Gabriela Solis PomalesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346139714
  8. Ambar SolivanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740056985
  9. Natalie Solivan MejiasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811745847
  10. Genesis Solivan PlaudStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831938489
  11. Ernesto Soltero, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1114077021
  12. Jose Somohano-ShortStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659063287
  13. Elma Sosa, TRABAJADORA SOCIALClinical Social Worker1548933369
  14. Lynette Sosa, PSY.DPsychologist1205060563
  15. Jaileen Sosa LeonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609797109
  16. Clotilde Soto, RPHPharmacist1902820137
  17. Johannis SotoPediatrics Physician1275960379
  18. Maria SotoSpeech-Language Pathologist1982835955
  19. Miguel SotoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013582261
  20. Tristan SotoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730070871
  21. Yanira SotoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710557012
  22. Rafael Soto Acevedo, MDPediatrics Physician1114995776
  23. Ariadna Soto BibiloniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902641673
  24. Wilfredo Soto Fuentes, MDGeneral Practice Physician1821782756
  25. Paulette Soto Martinez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1720690969
  26. Brian Soto MirandaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154179166
  27. Angieleana Soto RamirezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104673458
  28. Rafael Soto Rivera, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1821964628
  29. Jessica Soto Roman, BASocial Worker1215409651
  30. Xavier Soto Ruiz, PHDClinical Psychologist1770219636
  31. Sofia Soto RusseMental Health Counselor1851217053
  32. Alfredo Soto Saavedra, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871162123
  33. Deysari Soto TorresGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1477048726
  34. Yanira Soto TorresRegistered Nurse1720528896
  35. Yasmin Soto Torres, MDGeneral Practice Physician1447903026
  36. Gabriela Soto-CanettiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497444392
  37. Karyna Soto-RosaEmergency Medicine Physician1992587604
  38. Franccesca Soto-SantiagoPharmacist1740645027
  39. Gabriela SotomayorPathology Specialist/Technologist1902780638
  40. Ilia Sotomayor Gonzalez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1225844822
  41. Frances Sotomayor Rodriguez, DOOptometrist1336323161
  42. Karina SteelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104673268
  43. Jessie SuarezPharmacist1043504616
  44. Pilar Suarez, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1144011453
  45. Vinelys SuarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871348839
  46. Veronica Suarez Campos, MSWClinical Social Worker1801005913
  47. Sanir Suarez DiazSpeech-Language Assistant1447071428
  48. Tatiana Suarez OrtizInternal Medicine Physician1033840533
  49. Yolisa Suarez Ortiz, M.D.General Practice Physician1124442462
  50. Idalise Suarez-VelazquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962970780

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.