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 4 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. Nelmarie Perez, D.M.D.Dentist1225243538
  2. Nelson Perez, DMDDentist1043217516
  3. Paloma PerezOccupational Therapist1720443088
  4. Angelica Pichardo De La Cruz, PHARMDPharmacist1376267195
  5. Juan Pierantoni Cotto, MDGeneral Practice Physician1093314726
  6. Luz Pimentel, M.A.Psychologist1205142569
  7. Maricarmen Pimentel RohenaProfessional Counselor1023858941
  8. Marcos Pinet, OPTICIANOptician1851163463
  9. Ruth Planadeball, PH. DCounseling Psychologist1861819757
  10. Camary Planas TorresRegistered Nurse1417141961
  11. Paola Pratts NavarroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720797897
  12. Valerie Quinones Figueroa, MS,PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1508306481
  13. Javier Quintero Betancourt, MDRheumatology Physician1699125237
  14. Carmen Resto, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1538464854
  15. Edmundo Reyes, M.D.Specialist1427164565
  16. Karmari Rios, MSWClinical Social Worker1235471863
  17. Luz Rivera, PHARMDPharmacist1144632977
  18. Luz RiveraPsychologist1639522139
  19. Paola RiveraBehavior Technician1790544633
  20. Virgen RiveraPharmacist1003100678
  21. Ninna Rivera CorreaPhysical Therapy Assistant1861500779
  22. Alyris Rivera PerezOccupational Therapist1801787411
  23. Patricia Rivera Santana, M.D.General Practice Physician1386676336
  24. Fabian Rivera-Amador, LPCProfessional Counselor1528868593
  25. Roberto Robles TorresPharmacy Technician1396297701
  26. Arcelia Rodriguez, R PHPharmacist1669491924
  27. Celimar Rodriguez, MASpeech-Language Pathologist1699081901
  28. Ricardo Rodriguez, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1457314957
  29. Steven Rodriguez DiazPharmacist1326643552
  30. Alexis Rodriguez Rivera, MDNaturopath1164102828
  31. Jose Rodriguez-Perez, PHARMDPharmacist1922710763
  32. Belen Roldan Castro, LCSWClinical Social Worker1427775790
  33. Zynell RosaPharmacy Technician1306430228
  34. Karen Rosado MercadoPsychologist1659115343
  35. Elizabeth Rosario, DMDPediatric Dentistry1720062052
  36. Evelyn Rosario-Ortiz, R.PH.Pharmacist1760525778
  37. Rosa Rosario-Rivera, RPHTCHPharmacy Technician1407076797
  38. Laurie Sanchez Mambru, MDCounseling Psychologist1497428965
  39. Raquel Santaliz, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1174764815
  40. Ana Santana, PHTCHPharmacy Technician1265538565
  41. Dianise Santana Rosa, MDMedical Physician Assistant1437096161
  42. Ruth Santiago, MSWClinical Social Worker1992199426
  43. Monica Santiago Gordian, RDN, LNDRegistered Dietitian1629336771
  44. Aleisha Serrano, D.C.Chiropractor1922137694
  45. Carmen Serrano, RPHPharmacist1316043714
  46. Herimar Serrano, CPLMental Health Counselor1417797861
  47. Isaias Serrano, RPHPharmacist1194293563
  48. Miriam Serrano, RPHTECHPharmacy Technician1235235540
  49. Isaias Serrano Alicea, PHARMDPharmacist1891646816
  50. Isabel ShehadehNutritionist1265979439

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.