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 64 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. Yeliska Vazquez, MSWClinical Social Worker1326823006
  2. Pedro-Juan Vazquez Bragan, MDGeneral Practice Physician1851064307
  3. Neysha Vazquez DiazStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295526374
  4. Geraline Vazquez Gonzalez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1245124833
  5. Maria Vazquez MachadoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023795465
  6. Jayson Vazquez Mercado, M.D.General Practice Physician1740224534
  7. Yarelis Vazquez Perez, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1821348418
  8. Irma Vazquez RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639772957
  9. Leyra Vazquez RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528817673
  10. Janeliz Vazquez RodriguezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700715661
  11. Gabriella Vazquez RosarioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568007854
  12. Francis Vazquez Roura, MDNephrology Physician1194807461
  13. Aurea Vazquez Santiago, SOCIAL WORKSocial Worker1447453675
  14. Isamar Vazquez SantiagoSpeech-Language Assistant1861376725
  15. Sharon Vazquez SilvaClinical Psychologist1548087265
  16. Ivan Vazquez Torres, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1265772784
  17. Orlando Vazquez Torres, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1376512392
  18. Zilka Vazquez TorresPharmacist1922536044
  19. Ernesto Vazquez UbidesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629918933
  20. Luis Vazquez Zubillaga, M.D.Nephrology Physician1891177424
  21. Monica Vazquez-Diaz, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659264448
  22. Amanda Vazquez-LloretStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619666419
  23. Jose Vazquez-Tanus, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1902916893
  24. Glorimar Vega, LCSWClinical Social Worker1588272736
  25. Helen Vega, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871414599
  26. Isaelisse Vega, MSWClinical Social Worker1992177943
  27. Josephine Vega, R.D.Registered Dietitian1497921779
  28. Lismel VegaSpeech-Language Assistant1932992500
  29. Mairim Vega, PSYDClinical Neuropsychologist1083162648
  30. Maryorie Vega, MSWClinical Psychologist1902073869
  31. Nina VegaPsychiatry Physician1053560862
  32. Stephanie Vega, PSYDClinical Psychologist1972858694
  33. Marilyn Vega AndujarAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1780183020
  34. Eimely Vega CabanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154066017
  35. Thalia Vega Carattini, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457059438
  36. Carlos Vega ChaconStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205510567
  37. Milva Vega GarciaNaturopath1932110624
  38. Paola Vega GonzalezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386383057
  39. Josue Vega Mateo, MDGeneral Practice Physician1790506392
  40. Ivonne Vega MercadoRegistered Nurse1063879732
  41. Jaisselle Vega Rosaly, PHDCognitive & Behavioral Psychologist1104379320
  42. Dalishka Vega SantiagoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962322826
  43. Rose Vega Sotomayor, PTPhysical Therapy Assistant1295881241
  44. Julio Vega Torres, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760127195
  45. Tania Vega ValentinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457247231
  46. Jorge Vega VelezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992443824
  47. Ivelisse Vega VieraRegistered Nurse1023495728
  48. Lourdes Vega-CastellviGeneral Practice Dentistry1255021473
  49. Natalie Vega-Medina, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1881089001
  50. Nahomie Veguilla Rivera, MDNephrology Physician1447715404

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.