Medical access in Aguada
Aguada has 36 verified specialists in the federal registry for 38,136 residents: 9.4 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
Called several offices and nobody called you back? Or called and the number no longer exists?
It is not that you are doing something wrong. The federal government already measured what is happening to you in Aguada: 2 official shortage designations (dental health, 24 of 25 points; mental health, 21 of 25 points). What you are living has a name, a number, and a date. Here it is, in plain language.
🏛️ The federal government already recognized the shortage here
Aguada has 2 active federal provider-shortage designations (HPSA): dental health (score 24/25) · mental health (score 21/25). That is not our opinion: it is HRSA, the federal health agency. What that means and the money it brings →
The numbers that do not add up (until you see the third one)
The official record and what you see, side by side. Neither one is lying; they measure different things. The line below each card explains which.
Aguada has 12 dentists in the federal registry.
And it is still a federal dental shortage area: 24 of 25 points, among the highest scores there are.
How can both be true? The designation measures access for the low-income population: 34,738 people per available dentist for that group. There are dentists. What is missing is an appointment for those on the government plan.
3 psychiatrists and 18 psychologists in the registry.
For the low-income population, the federal count comes to people per available mental health provider.
The designation measures outpatient appointments available to low-income patients, not total offices. That is why the federal number and the list above can say different things and both be true.
39 pharmacists to fill your prescription.
0 cardiologists, 0 oncologists, and 1 neurologist to write it.
The chain is complete at the end and broken at the start: the medicine arrives easily, the prescription does not.
⚠️ And a detail almost nobody knows: the federal government does not remove anyone from the registry on its own. When a doctor or dentist retires, moves, or closes the office, it is on them to take themselves out of the system, and many never do. That is why these counts are a ceiling, not a floor: the real shortage can be worse than the number says. And it is why people call an office "in the registry" and find it already closed. Every name below links its federal NPI so you can confirm before making the trip.
The diagnosis already comes with money
This information was always public. It was scattered across four federal databases, in English. We just gathered it and put it in plain language.
What almost nobody knows: a shortage designation is not just a diagnosis. It is a key. It unlocks real federal money:
- 💵A psychologist, counselor, clinical social worker, or psychiatrist practicing here can qualify for the federal government to repay up to $50,000 of their student loans (National Health Service Corps, 2 years of service).
- 💵A dentist or dental hygienist, the same: up to $50,000, and Aguada's 24/25 score competes near the top of the priority list.
The problem is already recognized and funded. What is missing is not a diagnosis. It is more professionals knowing the key exists.
Are you a health professional? See if your site qualifies: nhsc.hrsa.gov · FY2026 cycle figures (HRSA), verified Jul 2026.
What Aguada HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Aguada
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
💉 Anesthesiologist 1
👂 Audiologist 1
🏘️ Community Health Center (FQHC) 2
🦷 Dentist 12
🫘 Dialysis Center 1
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 2
🚑 Emergency Medicine 3
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 9
🩺 Internal Medicine 13
- Carlos A Muniz Molinero Call
- Carlos Roberto Soto-Villarrubia Call
- Edgar Mendez Negron Call
- Gloria E Zeno Calero Call
- Joan Arlene Ojeda Call
- Jorge Carlos Alberto Torres Varela Call
- Jorge Soto Call
- Juan M Corona-Amaro Call
- Lourdes M Acevedo Call
- Maritsally Santiago Chaparro Call
- Melanie J Acevedo Valle Call
- Roberto H Gonzalez Call
- Victor Javier Rivera-Santiago Call
👥 Marriage & Family Therapist 1
👴 Nursing Home (SNF) 1
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 9
👁️ Ophthalmologist (Eye MD) 2
👓 Optometrist 4
💊 Pharmacist 38
- Adriel Martinez Varela Call
- Alexis Joel Ruiz Cortes Call
- Alicebel Roman Call
- Ana M. Torres Call
- Analyz Cortes Concepcion Call
- Anthony Morales Call
- Aymee S Caro Call
- Brenda Enid Cordero Sanchez Call
- Carnen D Sanchez Call
- Carolina Rivera Call
- Christopher Josue Gonzalez-Hernandez Call
- Dania Marie Rodriguez Moreno Call
- David Gustavo Mendoza Soto Call
- Emery J Rivera Call
- Enid Rivera Call
- Gladys Agront Call
- Glenda I. Traverso Call
- Ilia M Acevedo Call
- Iris Quinones Call
- Itzel Y Gonzalez Ramirez Call
- Itzier I. Soto Call
- Jacqueline Gonzalez Call
- Juan Gabriel Ortiz Call
- Julissa Cardona Call
- Karem J Galloza Call
- Keyla Gonzalez Lorenzo Call
- Leslie Ivette Chico Call
- Lizmarie Carrero Call
- Marisabelle Ruiz Call
- Naray Miranda Call
- Nichole Marie Santiago Sanchez Call
- Ramon A Ortiz Call
- Ramon Domenech Garcia Call
- Rosa H Chaparro Call
- Steven Mendoza Jimenez Call
- Virgen Y Gonzalez Call
- Wanda I Gonzalez Call
- Zuleica Sella Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 1
🏃 Physical Therapist 14
- Anabel Hernandez-Mantilla Call
- Angelica Villanueva Call
- Carmen Lizzette Betancourt Muniz Call
- Elisa Valle Call
- Elizabeth Cordero Call
- Jason Richard Adames Call
- John Michael Bonilla Hernandez Call
- Katty D. Quintana Valentin Call
- Laneisha Ruiz Call
- Mabel Gonzalez Call
- Migdalis Soto Mendez Call
- Militza Badillo Ruiz Call
- Ruth Rodriguez Ruiz Call
- Samara Santiago Nunez Call
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 12
- Angelica Maria Mercado Mejias Call
- Jesiel Rodriguez Muniz Call
- Jesus Emanuel Hernandez Soto Call
- Karen Justina Candelario-Ocasio Call
- Karilis Caban Vargas Call
- Kerisha Marly Mendez Gonzalez Call
- Lizbeth Candelaria Gonzalez Call
- Luis Alberto Echevarria Call
- Mabel Lynette Morales Call
- Manuel Enrique Rosario Manzano Call
- Waldemar Cortes Call
- Wilmarys Bonilla Benique Call
💬 Professional Counselor 1
🧠 Psychiatrist 3
🧠 Psychologist 18
- Ambar Beatriz Figueroa Rodriguez Call
- Ana Jessica Concepcion Carrero Call
- Ariel Cortes Badillo Call
- Brendaliz Cortes Lopez Call
- Danitsha Marie Arocho Feliu Call
- Doris M Feliciano Vega Call
- Eduardo Baez-Muniz Call
- Hiram Aponte Call
- Isis Cardona Call
- Jennifer Marie De Jesus Vargas Call
- Lisandra Feliciano Call
- Luditza Pérez Badillo✓ accepting patients · jul 2026 Call
- Luis Cortes Call
- Maria I Acevedo Velazquez Call
- Mayra Lynette Butter-Rodriguez Call
- Sandra E. Crespo Valentin Call
- Tatiana Marie Cortes Call
- Yarixaly Aquino Call
🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs) 1
🩻 Radiologist 2
🦴 Rheumatologist (Arthritis) 1
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 14
- Ashley Marie Vargas Call
- Daniela Gonzalez- Hernandez Call
- Diana Marie Rodriguez Call
- Enilanice Vazquez Call
- Griselle Marie Vargas Call
- Ivette D Lopez Call
- Jeysha Marie Hernandez Orosco Call
- Karina Giselle Pozzi Lorenzo Call
- Keyla Goyco Call
- Mayra L Morales Call
- Michelle Linaris Lorenzo Gonzalez Call
- Tatiana Sherli Feliciano Lorenzo Call
- Yatsirie Acevedo Acevedo Call
- Yesmin Acevedo Mendez Call
⏱️ Urgent Care 1
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Aguada:
- ✗❤️ Cardiologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 27 →
- ✗🧒 Pediatrician: none verified here; the Oeste region has 13 →
- ✗🤰 OB-GYN: none verified here; the Oeste region has 14 →
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; the Oeste region has 5 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Oeste region has 17 →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 12 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 20 →
A specialist missing from town is not always a crisis: what matters is how far the nearest one is and whether the appointment comes in time. That is why each gap shows where they DO exist.
📋 Citable facts about Aguada
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Aguada has 36 verified medical specialists for 38,136 residents: 9.4 per 10,000. Rank 61 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/aguada
Aguada has 3 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/aguada
Aguada has no verified practice of: Cardiologist, Pediatrician, OB-GYN, Geriatrician, Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Oncologist / Hematologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/aguada
Aguada has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 24/25, 34,738 low-income residents per provider) and mental health (score 21/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/aguada
Aguada's HPSA designation unlocks federal NHSC loan repayment: up to $50,000 per 2 years for dental health and mental health providers serving the designated area (HRSA, FY2026 cycle).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/aguada
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Aguada
When a new specialist shows up verified in the federal registry for this town, I will email you. That is it. No spam, no marketing list.
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