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Puerto Rico Doctors & Healthcare Providers
Every CMS NPPES-registered provider in Puerto Rico - actual federal records by specialty, city, and Medicare participation, with no composite score or editorial opinion on top.
Data updated 2026-05-20
- 39,349
- Providers
- 473
- Specialties
- 30+
- Cities (10+ NPIs)
- 40th
- of 56 by size
The state in one line
Puerto Rico has 39,349 CMS-registered healthcare providers, the 40th-largest provider base of 56 U.S. jurisdictions, led by General Practice Physician.
- 39,349
- NPPES-registered providers
- 40th
- of 56 jurisdictions
- Top 71%
- by provider count
- 10.0%
- General Practice Physician (largest specialty)
Where Puerto Rico ranks among all U.S. states
Provider count vs every U.S. state, DC and territory, CMS NPPES
39,349 29th percentile higher than 29% of 56 jurisdictions
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
39,349 providers across 473 specialties
How to read this directory
This count includes every individual clinician, physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and psychologists, with a current active National Provider Identifier on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a primary practice address in Puerto Rico. Organizations such as hospitals, group practices, and pharmacies carry their own separate NPPES records and are deliberately not included in this individual-provider total, and each clinician is counted once under their registered primary taxonomy. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Important: this is a directory of public CMS government data, not a quality ranking, a review aggregator, or medical advice. NPPES records are self-reported and refreshed monthly, so a listed address or phone number can lag reality; always call the office to confirm location, insurance acceptance, and new-patient availability before booking. Verify licensure and disciplinary history, which are not shown here, through the NPI Registry and your state medical board.
Puerto Rico at a glance
Diverse specialty mixTop specialties in Puerto Rico
Distribution by primary NUCC taxonomy - 473 specialties total
- Top specialty: General Practice Physician
- 3,926
- 10.0% of Puerto Rico's 39,349 providers
| # | Specialty | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Practice Physician | 3,926 |
| 2 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 3,486 |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 3,136 |
| 4 | Pharmacy Technician | 2,020 |
| 5 | Clinical Psychologist | 1,844 |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 1,670 |
| 7 | Internal Medicine Physician | 1,320 |
| 8 | Psychologist | 1,156 |
| 9 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,102 |
| 10 | General Practice Dentistry | 849 |
| 11 | Pediatrics Physician | 796 |
| 12 | Counseling Psychologist | 781 |
| 13 | Registered Nurse | 747 |
| 14 | Specialist | 734 |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physician | 580 |
| 16 | Paramedic | 574 |
| 17 | Social Worker | 572 |
| 18 | Physical Therapist | 572 |
| 19 | Chiropractor | 541 |
| 20 | Optometrist | 500 |
Which cities in Puerto Rico have the most providers?
Top cities in Puerto Rico by provider count
Active CMS NPPES-registered providers by primary practice city
- San Juan
San Juan
8,710 providers
- Ponce 3,157
Ponce
3,157 providers
- Bayamon 2,879
Bayamon
2,879 providers
- Guaynabo 2,124
Guaynabo
2,124 providers
- Caguas 2,046
Caguas
2,046 providers
- Carolina 1,507
Carolina
1,507 providers
- Mayaguez 1,374
Mayaguez
1,374 providers
- Arecibo 965
Arecibo
965 providers
- Humacao 705
Humacao
705 providers
- Manati 704
Manati
704 providers
What this shows San Juan leads Puerto Rico's 30+ reporting cities; provider supply concentrates in the largest metros, so a statewide total understates rural access gaps.
Full city breakdown with each city's share of the state total:
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Juan | 8,710 |
| 2 | Ponce | 3,157 |
| 3 | Bayamon | 2,879 |
| 4 | Guaynabo | 2,124 |
| 5 | Caguas | 2,046 |
| 6 | Carolina | 1,507 |
| 7 | Mayaguez | 1,374 |
| 8 | Arecibo | 965 |
| 9 | Humacao | 705 |
| 10 | Manati | 704 |
| 11 | Aguadilla | 634 |
| 12 | Cayey | 472 |
| 13 | Toa Baja | 448 |
| 14 | Trujillo Alto | 427 |
| 15 | San German | 388 |
| 16 | Isabela | 384 |
| 17 | Vega Baja | 381 |
| 18 | Dorado | 379 |
| 19 | Rio Piedras | 377 |
| 20 | Aguada | 372 |
| 21 | Guayama | 360 |
| 22 | Hatillo | 346 |
| 23 | San Sebastian | 341 |
| 24 | Fajardo | 339 |
| 25 | Moca | 328 |
| 26 | Toa Alta | 318 |
| 27 | Yauco | 312 |
| 28 | Juana Diaz | 297 |
| 29 | Hato Rey | 296 |
| 30 | Gurabo | 295 |
Nearby States
Other high-volume states in the CMS NPPES registry for side-by-side context.
License & disciplinary context - Puerto Rico
Aggregate state medical board disciplinary action statistics for Puerto Rico licensees, sourced from the state medical board annual report and cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
View Puerto Rico disciplinary trends →Using the Puerto Rico data
Puerto Rico has 39,349 active registered providers, here is how to act on that.
- Narrow by specialty first: Puerto Rico's provider mix differs from the national distribution, and the per-specialty pages show who actually practices here. Browse specialties
- Verify any shortlisted provider's federal record and license before booking, registration alone is not a quality signal. NPI lookup
- Check Puerto Rico's disciplinary-action trends to understand the state board's enforcement context. Board actions
Counts reflect CMS NPPES registrations, which can lag retirements and relocations. PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.
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