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 3 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. Pamela Lugo Correia, TECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1154873834
  2. Leopoldo Luna, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1720097629
  3. Beatriz Maldonado, OTLPediatric Occupational Therapist1851789812
  4. Sandra Maldonado-Rosario, M.D.General Practice Physician1992919971
  5. Vilmania Mambru Tavarez, PSY DPsychologist1407823651
  6. Anaymi Marquez, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1497096432
  7. Maria MarquezPharmacy Technician1013056423
  8. Giselle Martinez, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1932559176
  9. Glenda Martinez, MDPediatrics Physician1295724896
  10. Silma Martinez, MDPediatrics Physician1639255680
  11. Luis Martinez-Rijos, RPHTCHPharmacy Technician1215157508
  12. Yanializ Matta, MSWClinical Social Worker1487287348
  13. Evelyn Matta Fontanet, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1700822574
  14. David Medina, MAPsychologist1518252568
  15. Frankie MedinaFamily Medicine Physician1184675068
  16. Yadymariz Medina, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750869350
  17. Edanilka Medina Sustache, PHDClinical Psychologist1215765193
  18. Carlos Mejia, CONTRACTORContractor1154843662
  19. Cristina Mena Zambrana, ODOptometrist1003587627
  20. Roberto Mera Lastra, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1407812381
  21. Limary Mercado, MPTPediatric Physical Therapist1487875183
  22. Ruth Molina BadilloPharmacist1740561968
  23. Carmen Montes, RNRegistered Nurse1396072112
  24. Miraida Morales, OTLOccupational Therapist1487887410
  25. Ismael Morales Diaz, M.D.General Practice Physician1568557288
  26. Omar Morales RosarioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205693777
  27. Carlos Natal Deliz, DMDDentist1922462506
  28. Antonia Nieves, MSWSocial Worker1609093178
  29. Sonia Nieves Santiago, PHDPsychologist1871805853
  30. Jennifer Nieves Santos, MDGeneral Practice Physician1083642359
  31. Eduardo Nieves-Olabarrieta, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932526837
  32. Edward Nieves-Roman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1669580635
  33. Glenda OcasioPharmacy Technician1942349022
  34. Xiomara Ofarrill RiveraEmergency Medicine Physician1093399743
  35. Sarai OrellanoSchool Psychologist1306273586
  36. Noriam Ortega, P.T.APhysical Therapy Assistant1699113837
  37. Carmen Ortiz, M.D.General Practice Physician1336255389
  38. Tedshla Ortiz, MSCounseling Psychologist1649837600
  39. Kamalich Ortiz Flores, RNRegistered Nurse1245092626
  40. Isamaris Ortiz Fuentes, DPTPhysical Therapist1134138001
  41. Edgardo Ortiz Gines, ODOptometrist1518693100
  42. Ilia Ortiz-CastroGeneral Practice Physician1104082056
  43. Jose Otero, MDContractor1396233789
  44. Barbara Otero Vazquez, PHD, CHTClinical Psychologist1447077342
  45. Maria Padilla, PHDClinical Psychologist1396383857
  46. Maribel Pagan, P.T.Physical Therapist1326039298
  47. Daphne Parrilla Betancourt, LCSW,MSWClinical Social Worker1215639224
  48. Jose Pena, M.D.General Practice Physician1982670931
  49. Joanna Pereira-Romero, MCPLProfessional Counselor1366165201
  50. Krystal PerezCounseling Psychologist1124940903

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.