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.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Ponce ranks 2nd among 91 Puerto Rico cities by CMS provider count, holding 8.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 3,157
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 91 PR cities
- 8.1%
- of Puerto Rico providers
- 42.8%
- in top 3 specialties
Ponce ranks #2 of 10 Puerto Rico cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Ponce ranks among Puerto Rico cities
Provider count vs every Puerto Rico city in CMS NPPES (91 cities)
3,157 Top 2% higher than 98% of 91 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Ponce
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
922 providers
- General Practice Phy… 233
General Practice Physician
233 providers
- Clinical Psychologist 197
Clinical Psychologist
197 providers
- Pharmacist 139
Pharmacist
139 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 121
Clinical Social Worker
121 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph… 112
Internal Medicine Physician
112 providers
- Registered Nurse 78
Registered Nurse
78 providers
- Pharmacy Technician 75
Pharmacy Technician
75 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 65
Pediatrics Physician
65 providers
- Specialist 65
Specialist
65 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (922 providers, 29.2% of the city), followed by General Practice Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Ponce has more, and fewer, of than Puerto Rico average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Puerto Rico , Ponce over-indexes case manager/care coordinator at 3.5× the state average and under-indexes pharmacy technician at 0.46×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Puerto Rico average
Less common here than Puerto Rico average
- Pharmacy Technician 0.46×
- Psychologist 0.49×
- Pharmacist 0.55×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.57×
How to read this directory & data limitations
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.
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.
Which specialties are most common in Ponce
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 922 | 29.2% |
| 2 | General Practice Physician | 233 | 7.4% |
| 3 | Clinical Psychologist | 197 | 6.2% |
| 4 | Pharmacist | 139 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Clinical Social Worker | 121 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Internal Medicine Physician | 112 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Registered Nurse | 78 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Pharmacy Technician | 75 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Pediatrics Physician | 65 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Specialist | 65 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 51 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Psychologist | 46 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Case Manager/Care Coordinator | 42 | 1.3% |
| 14 | General Practice Dentistry | 41 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 38 | 1.2% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 62)
| Name |
|---|
| Eunice Velez Clinical Psychologist |
| Glorimar Velez Clinical Social Worker |
| John Velez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Linda Velez, DMD Pediatric Dentistry |
| Marcos Velez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Maria Velez, TSCL Clinical Social Worker |
| Nilda Velez, CPHT Pharmacy Technician |
| Sonaira Velez Registered Nurse |
| Tiffany Velez Social Worker |
| Wanda Velez, M.D. Pediatrics Physician |
| Jorge Velez Albino, MD General Practice Physician |
| Frances Velez Alvarado Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Giancarlo Velez Alvarado, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Estefany Velez Baez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Arlene Velez Bartolomei, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Waika Velez Colon, MD General Practice Physician |
| Hector Velez Cortes, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Roberto Velez Diaz, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Zaret Velez Estremera, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Iris Velez Garcia, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Wilson Velez Guzman, MD General Practice Physician |
| Jackeline Velez Irizarry, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Maritza Velez Loyola Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Meredith Velez Mercado, PHARM.D., BCPS Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Karla Velez Mojica, MPH Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Fernando Velez Montanez, MD General Practice Physician |
| Sixto Velez Natali General Practice Physician |
| Suzette Velez Noriega Case Manager/Care Coordinator |
| Juan Velez Ocasio General Practice Physician |
| Robert Velez Pena Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Daritza Velez Perez, PHD Clinical Psychologist |
| Erik Velez Perez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Leslian Velez Ramos Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Karla Velez Rivera Clinical Social Worker |
| Zunilda Velez Rivera, DPM Podiatrist |
| Emmanuel Velez Rosado Registered Nurse |
| Luisa Velez Ruiz, PHARM D Pharmacist |
| Luis Velez-Castro Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Karolina Velez-Medina Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vanelys Velez-Rodriguez Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Angelymar Velez-Santana Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Elena Velez-Torres Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Stephanie Velez-Vargas Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Giovanni Veloz Irizarry, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Gerardo Vendrell, M.D. Specialist |
| Pedro Vendrell, M.D. Dermatology Physician |
| Pedro Vendrell Martin, MD- ENT HNS Otolaryngology Physician |
| Carmelo Vera Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Zoe Vera, PHD. Clinical Psychologist |
| Genesis Vera De Jesus, OTA/L Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner |
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