Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Rio Grande, PR

218 individual NPPES records list a Rio Grande practice address, 41st of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is general practice physician: 27, 12% of the city's records, against 10% across Puerto Rico.

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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

The 8 largest groups in Rio Grande

  1. General Practice Physician27
  2. Pharmacist22
  3. Pharmacy Technician16
  4. Clinical Social Worker13
  5. Speech-Language Pathologist11
  6. Psychologist9
  7. Registered Nurse8
  8. Counseling Psychologist8

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, loaded Aug 27, 2026.

Rio Grande in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico41st of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.5% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups29.8% of all records
  • General Practice Physician rank11th of the 10 Puerto Rico cities with the most

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Rio Grande has 1.8× the state's share of speech-language pathologist records.

Providers in Rio Grande, alphabetically

  1. Hiba Aboukheir, PHARMDPharmacist1851152128
  2. Jennifer Acevedo Rodriguez, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1992454748
  3. Samarie Alejandro, ATOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801098223
  4. Carolyn Aleman-Gonzalez, PHARMDPharmacist1811426851
  5. Gerardo Jose Allende, M.D.General Practice Physician1265572275
  6. Jose Allende Moure, M.D.General Practice Physician1639537806
  7. Natalia Alvarez, MDClinical Social Worker1306628730
  8. Ricardo Alvarez MainegraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851959738
  9. Leyda Anqueira Delgado, PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1538053103
  10. Maria Aponte, PHDClinical Psychologist1750845632
  11. Ingrid AyalaSocial Worker1821632977
  12. Nitza Ayala, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1477751097
  13. Ruth Ayala PizarroPsychologist1285478255
  14. Balbino Ayala-Rosa, M.D.General Practice Physician1306806005
  15. Miguel Bello Sanchez, RN BSNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1447775176
  16. Jonathan Benitez-Gonzalez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1265861769
  17. Xiomara Bermudez, TEC DE FARMACIAPharmacy Technician1629918446
  18. Yamilette Berrios Mota, PHD.Clinical Psychologist1306711775
  19. Alma Berrios Suarez, MDBody Imaging Physician1437220563
  20. Nitza Bertran, DOCTORATESpecialist1114970316
  21. Gladymar Bonilla Diaz, M.DOther Specialist/Technologist1134575111
  22. Mayra Brea Perez, M.D.Mental Health Counselor1558315960
  23. Marta Brito HernandezPhysical Therapist1063517563
  24. Elismarie Calero, MS-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1619509213
  25. Jackeline Caraballo RiveraCounseling Psychologist1154019149
  26. Marta Carlo, R.N.Registered Nurse1750755161
  27. Ana CarrasquilloCounseling Psychologist1366325227
  28. Samary Carrasquillo, MS. SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1376826263
  29. Veronica Carrasquillo, RPTPhysical Therapist1831250950
  30. Nitzalise Carrasquillo Rodriguez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1609396373
  31. Gizel Casanova, LNDNutritionist1134450513
  32. Cristina Castillo Mieses, MDGeneral Practice Physician1033696802
  33. Barbara Castillo-Ortega, RPHTCHPharmacy Technician1497975783
  34. Zuleyka Cepeda-Velazquez, BSNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1932650280
  35. Olga Cintron, M.D.General Practice Physician1831371798
  36. Yessenia Colon, LNDNutritionist1013246198
  37. Damarys Colon CruzPediatric Occupational Therapist1114856796
  38. Keila Colon Hernandez, LND, RDNutritionist1588809941
  39. David Colon-Golderos, MDGeneral Practice Physician1114926342
  40. Jessica Correa, RPHTECHPharmacy Technician1376649681
  41. Zoraida Correa-RiveraPhysical Therapist1609048164
  42. Marisol Cortes Hernandez, PHARMACISTPharmacist1891328449
  43. Emmanuel Cortes Nunez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1982337291
  44. Reynaldo CosmeCertified Respiratory Therapist1861622771
  45. Elizabeth CrespoOccupational Therapist1922992353
  46. Lilliam Cruz, RN CRRNRegistered Nurse1598709974
  47. Rafael Cruz Mena, MDPsychiatry Physician1033149661
  48. Jenise Cruz Rodriguez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1750062485
  49. Ana Davila, OTROccupational Therapist1073536983
  50. Elitzia De Jesus, LCDA.Psychologist1730842378

The largest Puerto Rico cities

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Ponce3,338
  3. Bayamon2,958
  4. Guaynabo2,143
  5. Caguas2,093

All of Puerto Rico →

How to read this directory

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 218 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 Rio Grande - 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande is weighted toward General Practice Physician (27 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 22 and Pharmacy Technician with 16). 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, Rio Grande reports roughly 6.8 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.

For Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande, PR?

There are 218 registered healthcare providers in Rio Grande, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Rio Grande?

The most common specialties in Rio Grande are General Practice Physician, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Social Worker, Speech-Language Pathologist. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 27.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.