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 3 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. Jose Maldonado, D.D.S.Dentist1104897479
  2. Zenaida Maldonado, PHARMACISTPharmacist1245526565
  3. Joisemarie Maldonado Pabon, MSWSocial Worker1922815489
  4. Diane Mankin Cruz, MDGeneral Practice Physician1336027184
  5. Claudia Mansito-Lopez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1134643133
  6. Yaritza MarcanoPharmacist1467865477
  7. Jose Marcano Perez, DCChiropractor1952246712
  8. Eddie Marrero, MSCounseling Psychologist1992595102
  9. Loreiny Marrero Colon, DMDDentist1952056533
  10. Mileyshka Marrero DavilaPsychologist1558219279
  11. Norma Marrero Figueroa, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1790829703
  12. Luz Marrero Maldonado, MDInternal Medicine Physician1952374506
  13. Coral Martinez, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1568712933
  14. Maria Martinez, PHARMACYTECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1194850198
  15. Nathaniel MartinezCounseling Psychologist1326838566
  16. William Matos Martinez, M.D.Personal Emergency Response Attendant1467510792
  17. Jose Maysonet Acevedo, DCChiropractor1558995167
  18. Marielisa Maysonet-Guzman, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1902178437
  19. Jose Mejias, REGISTERED PHARMACISPharmacist1689729675
  20. Elliot Melecio, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1154351435
  21. Cielomar Melendez, S.L.P.Speech-Language Pathologist1578832382
  22. Jose Melendez, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1386776862
  23. Hector Mena, MDRheumatology Physician1255315990
  24. Margarita Mendez, PHARMACYTECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1194850008
  25. Katherine Mercado-Nazario, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1700022282
  26. Maira Mercedes, M.D.Medical Physician Assistant1992919435
  27. Gloria Miranda, R.P.T.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1831441906
  28. Guinnevere MirandaPharmacy Technician1447836044
  29. Lida Miranda, PHARMACYTECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1093840456
  30. Manuel Miranda, PHARMACISTPharmacist1871628826
  31. Richard Montes Sanabria, M.S.Psychologist1013874452
  32. Juan MoralesDriver1225616022
  33. Milton Morales, MD,FACSUrology Physician1750488144
  34. Karla Morales LopezGeneral Practice Physician1144737255
  35. Esmeralda Moreno, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245618396
  36. Nylmaris Munoz NegronPediatrics Physician1861882904
  37. Jessica Navedo Santos, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1194097063
  38. Carmen Navedo-RosadoClinical Social Worker1255976676
  39. Mildred Negron Ocasio, RPHPharmacist1316233737
  40. Deborah Nieves, M.S.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1245857267
  41. Carmen Nieves VargasPharmacist1861514119
  42. Wildalis Novoa-VidotStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629698196
  43. William Nunez, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1760474720
  44. Noelia OcasioAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1104270891
  45. Rosayra Ocasio, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306503289
  46. Yasdel Oliveras Vazquez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1659867323
  47. Claribel Oquendo, M.D.General Practice Physician1518997139
  48. Ivonne Oquendo, PHARMACYTECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1982739801
  49. Iris Oquendo Negron, MDFamily Medicine Physician1639286164
  50. Ednaly Ortiz, RPHPharmacist1346735701

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.

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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.