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 5 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. Astrid Rodriguez Cardona, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1740751577
  2. Jose Rodriguez Portela, DPMPodiatrist1427142645
  3. Mayra Rodriguez RoblesSpeech-Language Pathologist1316835804
  4. Luis Rodriguez Sastre, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1669527990
  5. Valerie Rodriguez Torres, DMDDentist1275221905
  6. Yadira Rodriguez VargasPhysical Therapist1497971873
  7. Michelle Roman Perez, LPCMental Health Counselor1114745270
  8. Lizandra Romero Maysonet, PHARMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417675430
  9. Edwin Rosa, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1528147493
  10. Yarimar Rosa-Rodriguez, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1548439169
  11. Edith Rosado Diaz, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1013127612
  12. Wilfredo Rosado-Maldonado, O.D.Optometrist1275689234
  13. Andrea RosarioStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376258327
  14. Juan Rosario Hernandez, LCDOClinical Social Worker1104523067
  15. Dania Rosario Sostre, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1295212967
  16. Luz RosendoPharmacist1588168363
  17. Damaris RuizPharmacist1184759672
  18. Noel Ruiz Jimenez, PSYDClinical Psychologist1275864969
  19. Sonia San Miguel, PHLSpeech-Language Pathologist1033086491
  20. Aracelis Sanchez, O.T.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1558637892
  21. Daisy Sanders Nevarez, M.SSpeech-Language Pathologist1841735073
  22. Arelis Santana Marrero, MDInfectious Disease Physician1932544939
  23. Marisol Santiago Arce, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1568668861
  24. John Santiago Hernandez, MSCounseling Psychologist1922890508
  25. Kathy Santiago-Rivera, PHARMDPharmacist1679044481
  26. Delma Santos, S.L.P., O.T.Speech-Language Pathologist1821331737
  27. Antonia Santos-Alicea, MSPTPhysical Therapist1861682320
  28. Wildaliz SilvaPharmacy Technician1477134518
  29. Aml SmailiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366363285
  30. Antonio Soler, M.D.General Practice Physician1144521287
  31. Gabriel Solis Diaz, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285527713
  32. Jerry Solis-Gonzalez, M.D.General Practice Physician1861493561
  33. Juan Soto, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1023159050
  34. Evelyn Tellado, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1710588561
  35. Kareen Tirado, M.D.General Practice Physician1811933633
  36. Wilson Torrens Peterson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1396888749
  37. Melvin Torres Llanos, MDChiropractor1134130826
  38. Sor Torres-Maysonet, PTPhysical Therapist1144495052
  39. Isa Valentin, MSCStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679244842
  40. Jennifer ValentinSocial Worker1295215457
  41. Wilson Vargas, DMDPublic Health Dentistry1255410429
  42. Julimar Vazquez, PHARMACY TECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1437738523
  43. Nancy VazquezPharmacy Technician1316205297
  44. Daina Vazquez Otero, MSWClinical Social Worker1134822893
  45. Iris Vega, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1699427765
  46. Miguel Vega, PHDPharmacist1780717694
  47. Pablo Vega, DPMPodiatrist1790868610
  48. Pamela VidalPsychologist1508664772
  49. Erika Viera Fonseca, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1003347634
  50. Ivan Viera- San Martin, MSNGerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist1144787458

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.