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 66 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. Meredith Velez Mercado, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1699099770
  2. Karla Velez Mojica, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699522623
  3. Fernando Velez Montanez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1821572512
  4. Sixto Velez NataliGeneral Practice Physician1164500625
  5. Suzette Velez NoriegaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1962950527
  6. Juan Velez OcasioGeneral Practice Physician1336812320
  7. Robert Velez PenaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356080048
  8. Daritza Velez Perez, PHDClinical Psychologist1750959201
  9. Erik Velez PerezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538807557
  10. Leslian Velez RamosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861240194
  11. Karla Velez RiveraClinical Social Worker1548068778
  12. Zunilda Velez Rivera, DPMPodiatrist1326038423
  13. Emmanuel Velez RosadoRegistered Nurse1083312698
  14. Natalia Velez RosarioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972434215
  15. Luisa Velez Ruiz, PHARM DPharmacist1649563511
  16. Luis Velez-CastroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235008590
  17. Karolina Velez-MedinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114805231
  18. Vanelys Velez-RodriguezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851193627
  19. Elena Velez-TorresStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093445603
  20. Stephanie Velez-VargasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669216149
  21. Giovanni Veloz Irizarry, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1144619230
  22. Gerardo Vendrell, M.D.Specialist1477501260
  23. Pedro Vendrell, M.D.Dermatology Physician1306818638
  24. Pedro Vendrell Martin, MD- ENT HNSOtolaryngology Physician1467562538
  25. Alexis VeraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891616462
  26. Carmelo VeraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457055832
  27. Zoe Vera, PHD.Clinical Psychologist1043582885
  28. Genesis Vera De Jesus, OTA/LOccupational Health Nurse Practitioner1851152631
  29. Bryan Vera Nieves, MDInfectious Disease Physician1619409752
  30. Mayra Vera-Ramirez, M.D.Neurology Physician1851356638
  31. Raniel Verdejo, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1508163940
  32. Marykarmen Vergeli RojasSocial Worker1205143971
  33. Dessire Verges SantiagoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063308849
  34. Raymond Vidal Aviles, DPMPodiatrist1902896145
  35. Paola Vidal CastilloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720974967
  36. Marileana Vidal MoralesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972486041
  37. Alicia Vila, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740248574
  38. Monica Vilaro Schmidt, PHARMDPharmacist1881232783
  39. Juan Vilaro-Chardon, MDNephrology Physician1467564930
  40. Rafael Vilella LugoMedical Physician Assistant1366123986
  41. Gabriel Vilella-Rivera, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821564162
  42. Jose Villa, M.D.General Practice Physician1275591406
  43. Jaime Villa Colon, MDDermatology Physician1174591861
  44. Jose Villa Ortiz, M.D.General Practice Physician1780088070
  45. Angeliz Villa VelezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831664192
  46. Xandimar Villafane FigueroaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801713359
  47. Heidy Villalba UrrutiaTechnician1306662887
  48. Arlette VillalobosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508702242
  49. Luis Villanueva NavarroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1396138863
  50. Lisselle Villarrubia Ocasio, M.D., M.P.H.Anesthesiology Physician1386180909

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.