NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Rio Grande, PR

218 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Rio Grande, 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. Page 2 of 5.

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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 Rio Grande

  1. General Practice Physician27
  2. Pharmacist22
  3. Pharmacy Technician16
  4. Speech-Language Pathologist12
  5. Clinical Social Worker12
  6. Psychologist9
  7. Registered Nurse8
  8. Counseling Psychologist8

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 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

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Rio Grande has 1.9× the state's share of speech-language pathologist records.

Providers in Rio Grande, alphabetically

  1. Evelyn De JesusDentist1083710511
  2. Jahgen De Jesus-CalcanoSpeech-Language Pathologist1578956900
  3. Laura Del Fierro, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1316018880
  4. Izette Del MoralPharmacist1669508388
  5. Yomara Del Valle, TECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1255883930
  6. Sandra DelizPharmacist1316149917
  7. Efrain Delvalle Ortiz, PHARMACISTPharmacist1881151835
  8. Franklin Diaz, MDPsychiatry Physician1639118136
  9. Lisbeth DiazSocial Worker1053186767
  10. Katherine Diaz Caraballo, PHDClinical Social Worker1669245833
  11. Edaliana Diaz FelicianoOccupational Therapist1962811422
  12. Mildred Diaz Velazquez, D.O.Optician1548417983
  13. Frances Dippini De JesusFamily Nurse Practitioner1952225526
  14. Michelle Dumas, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1881850527
  15. Roberto Durand Rolon, MDGeneral Practice Physician1588796437
  16. Luis Fermin Valdez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1871544304
  17. Maribel Fernandez, RPHPharmacist1609932805
  18. Ana Figueroa, M.DPediatrics Physician1427033232
  19. Vanesa FigueroaHealth Educator1497149207
  20. Rosemarie Fischbach, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1164520177
  21. Glorimar Flores, MS-SLP, RD, LNDSpeech-Language Pathologist1851692230
  22. Angel Flores Lopez, RRT,PTPhysical Therapist1043313497
  23. Denisse Fontanez, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235360967
  24. Ivelisse Fontanez, MSNGerontology Registered Nurse1750682183
  25. Xionell Forty GalvezPastoral Counselor1659295913
  26. Yashira Forty Rodriguez, MSWClinical Social Worker1972183911
  27. Brendy Franco, MSWClinical Social Worker1679390454
  28. Lilliana Franco, RNRegistered Nurse1467833293
  29. Ruth Fred, PHARM DPharmacist1083370332
  30. Ruth Fred Jimenez, MDRheumatology Physician1073746392
  31. Roberto Fred Santana, MD FACCCardiovascular Disease Physician1962506584
  32. Mariela GarciaGeneral Practice Physician1770679854
  33. Nicole GarciaClinical Social Worker1740056142
  34. Abner Garcia Perez, PHARMDPharmacist1568174753
  35. Mario Gonzalez Bauza, MDGeneral Practice Physician1205836301
  36. Maribel Gotay, O.T.Occupational Therapist1396030169
  37. Dalia Graxirena Santana, RPHPharmacist1578380929
  38. Jennie Guerra, MDGeneral Practice Physician1619725918
  39. Frances HainesOptometrist1124166517
  40. Jessica Irizarry Barreto, MA, PSYCHOLOGIST PRCounseling Psychologist1235944406
  41. Linnette JimenezPharmacy Technician1346468832
  42. Francisco Leal, M.D.General Practice Physician1609916691
  43. Jose Leduc, TEM PARAMEDICParamedic1356463293
  44. Caribel Leyva RomeroSocial Worker1285368753
  45. Carmen Lopez, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1255314746
  46. Liza Lopez ColonChiropractor1336017185
  47. Adriana Lopez Guzman, PAMedical Physician Assistant1295376093
  48. Valeria Lopez Olmo, MSCounseling Psychologist1730868373
  49. Deborah Lopez RuizOptician1861686990
  50. Manuel Lopez-Reyes, M.D.General Practice Physician1497968275

The largest Puerto Rico cities

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

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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, Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Social Worker. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 27.

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.