NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Vega Alta, PR

251 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Vega Alta, 36th of 92 Puerto Rico cities. The largest group is general practice physician: 29, 12% of the city's records, against 10% across Puerto Rico. Page 2 of 6.

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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 Vega Alta

  1. General Practice Physician29
  2. Pharmacist29
  3. Pharmacy Technician16
  4. Clinical Psychologist13
  5. Speech-Language Pathologist12
  6. Students in training10
  7. Clinical Social Worker9
  8. Psychologist8

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Vega Alta in Puerto Rico

  • Rank in Puerto Rico36th of 92 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.6% of Puerto Rico's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups29.5% of all records

Compared with Puerto Rico as a whole, Vega Alta has 1.6× the state's share of speech-language pathologist records and 0.50× its share of student in an organized health care education/training program records.

Providers in Vega Alta, alphabetically

  1. Janice Cruz-Vazquez, LND,RDRegistered Dietitian1568613347
  2. Barbara Cuevas Candelario, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1578772950
  3. Lorimar Davila, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1760912406
  4. Noel Davila TorresPharmacist1508070186
  5. Gabriela De Anca MaldonadoChiropractor1588500490
  6. Monica De Anca Maldonado, DCChiropractor1043185291
  7. Luz De JesusOptician1194568717
  8. Juan De Los Santos, M.D.Legal Medicine1609852318
  9. Clara Diaz, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1427133990
  10. Widalys Diaz Nevarez, OT/LSpecialist1013222140
  11. Brendaliz Diaz-Guevara, PSYDClinical Psychologist1174018659
  12. Marcos Feliz, MDGeneral Practice Physician1770549347
  13. Beatriz FernandezPharmacy Technician1982280749
  14. Mariangely Figueroa, BSSpeech-Language Assistant1689022915
  15. Maribel Figueroa, MSWClinical Social Worker1437644614
  16. Ana Figueroa Guzman, BSN,ED.MAdministrator Registered Nurse1962867903
  17. Linnette Fontanez, RPTPhysical Therapist1316079056
  18. Javier Garcia, RPHPharmacist1154536746
  19. Kiara GarciaPharmacy Technician1477132025
  20. Lillian GarciaPsychologist1326287277
  21. Nadya Garcia, OT/LOccupational Therapist1982923363
  22. Valeria Garcia, RNRegistered Nurse1144610429
  23. Madeline Garcia Arroyo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881638765
  24. Carmen Garcia BarretoPharmacist1083251367
  25. Oscar Garcia Ortiz, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033162367
  26. Myrangelis Garcia RiveraSpeech-Language Assistant1346909538
  27. Rolando Garcia-Delgado, RPHNuclear Pharmacist1891048716
  28. Edwin Girau, MDGeneral Practice Physician1144228537
  29. Wilma Gonzalez, M.S.W., P.H.D.Clinical Social Worker1588945414
  30. Illiana Gonzalez CruzSpeech-Language Assistant1508750241
  31. Gloria Gonzalez GotaySpeech-Language Pathologist1801563804
  32. Ramon Gonzalez Leon, M.D.General Practice Physician1942446430
  33. Liana Guerrero, PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1184901936
  34. Lehymir GuzmanPsychologist1912853177
  35. Jaryvette Hernandez, PHARMACY TECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1881340339
  36. Mara Hernandez, MS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356650519
  37. Sylvia Hernandez, RPTPhysical Therapist1205915584
  38. Roberto Hurtado Fiel, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295282986
  39. Carlos Jimenez, PAMedical Physician Assistant1831048917
  40. Frances Jimenez, M.D.Specialist1407921257
  41. Ismael Landron, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1609082395
  42. Angel Landron-Landron, BS, LND, DERegistered Dietitian1386757219
  43. Alma Latoni Benedetti, ODOptometrist1427153246
  44. Angel Laureano-Vega, LICENCED OPTICIANOptician1104001700
  45. Ivalena LopezSpeech-Language Assistant1508658626
  46. Marta LopezPharmacist1588950026
  47. Ulises Lopez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831289982
  48. Wizeida Lopez, R.N.General Practice Registered Nurse1669748935
  49. Frank Lopez VizcarrondoGeneral Practice Physician1487675062
  50. Gerardo Lopez-Cepero, MDGeneral Practice Physician1366914350

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

Vega Alta, Puerto Rico appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 251 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 Vega Alta - 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 Vega Alta 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 Vega Alta is weighted toward General Practice Physician (29 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 29 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, Vega Alta reports roughly 7.8 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 Vega Alta 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 Vega Alta, PR?

There are 251 registered healthcare providers in Vega Alta, PR, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Vega Alta?

The most common specialties in Vega Alta are General Practice Physician, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Psychologist, Speech-Language Pathologist. General Practice Physician has the most providers with 29.

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.