NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Puerto Rico

40,347 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Puerto Rico, 1,259 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 373 per 100,000, against 375 nationally.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

General Practice is Puerto Rico's largest physician specialty

12,162 records in Puerto Rico list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its Puerto Rico list:

  1. General Practice4,170
  2. Internal Medicine1,146
  3. Pediatrics808
  4. Family Medicine604
  5. Psychiatry403
  6. Obstetrics & Gynecology360
  7. Emergency Medicine278
  8. Cardiovascular Disease259

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, General Practice Physician is the largest group

  1. General Practice Physician4,170
  2. Pharmacist3,180
  3. Students in training3,166
  4. Clinical Psychologist2,106
  5. Pharmacy Technician2,025
  6. Clinical Social Worker1,740
  7. Speech-Language Pathologist1,169
  8. Psychologist1,167

San Juan has the most records

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Ponce3,338
  3. Bayamon2,958
  4. Guaynabo2,143
  5. Caguas2,093
  6. Carolina1,535
  7. Mayaguez1,408
  8. Arecibo976

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

234 Puerto Rico entries on the federal exclusion list

7.3 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in Puerto Rico: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. Conviction for a program-related crime119
  2. Felony conviction for health care fraud59
  3. Entity controlled by a sanctioned person15
  4. Default on a health education loan15
  5. Felony conviction for a controlled substance8

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a Puerto Rico address, five most common authorities.

The 30 Puerto Rico cities with the most records

  1. San Juan8,960
  2. Ponce3,338
  3. Bayamon2,958
  4. Guaynabo2,143
  5. Caguas2,093
  6. Carolina1,535
  7. Mayaguez1,408
  8. Arecibo976
  9. Manati729
  10. Humacao723
  11. Aguadilla649
  12. Cayey489
  13. Toa Baja446
  14. Trujillo Alto430
  15. San German403
  16. Isabela397
  17. Vega Baja392
  18. Dorado389
  19. Aguada383
  20. Rio Piedras372
  21. Guayama367
  22. Hatillo350
  23. San Sebastian347
  24. Fajardo346
  25. Moca339
  26. Toa Alta325
  27. Yauco317
  28. Juana Diaz300
  29. Gurabo293
  30. Hato Rey292

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in Puerto Rico?

40,347 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Puerto Rico, under 485 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.

What is the most common physician specialty in Puerto Rico?

General Practice, with 4,170 records, followed by internal medicine (1,146). Across every provider type the largest group is General Practice Physician (4,170 records).

How do I find a doctor in Puerto Rico?

Open a physician specialty above for its Puerto Rico list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to PR. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

All states →

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.

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.