Medical access in Barceloneta
Barceloneta has 8 verified specialists in the federal registry for 23,727 residents: 3.4 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🧠 Barceloneta is one of the municipalities without a single psychiatrist. It is not an isolated case: there are 36 across the island. The full map →
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 Barceloneta: an official shortage designation (dental health, 24 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
Barceloneta has an active federal provider-shortage designation (HPSA): dental health (score 24/25). 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.
Barceloneta has 9 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: 17,499 people per available dentist for that group. There are dentists. What is missing is an appointment for those on the government plan.
⚠️ 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 dentist or dental hygienist, the same: up to $50,000, and Barceloneta'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 Barceloneta HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Barceloneta
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
👂 Audiologist 1
🏘️ Community Health Center (FQHC) 1
🦷 Dentist 9
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 1
🚑 Emergency Medicine 1
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 8
🩺 Internal Medicine 2
🤰 OB-GYN 2
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 5
👓 Optometrist 1
💊 Pharmacist 36
- Ashley Ann Laureano Otero Call
- Brenda L. Torres Call
- Carem Michelle Cintron Call
- Carl Kylle Pitre Rosa Call
- Carlos R Ortiz Call
- Carmen I Rodriguez Call
- Christopher Lopez Gonzalez Call
- Cindy Janet Adorno-Rivera Call
- Diana Ortiz Call
- Edith I. Martinez Call
- Edith Marie Rodriguez-Alicea Call
- Elena Vazquez Call
- Felix Ali Maldonado Call
- Gabrielle Josue Butler Lopez Call
- Ivelisse Torres Call
- Jan Karlo Rodriguez-Diaz Call
- Janet Latorre Call
- Jose B. Gonzalez Call
- Jose Javier Castro Call
- Kiara Rivera Rios Call
- Luis Manuel Santos Vidot Call
- Luz Nogueras-Santiago Call
- Marilyn Otero Call
- Mildred Carrillo Call
- Mildred Noemi Santiago Call
- Nora Garcia Call
- Pamela Gonzalez Mercado Call
- Paola Michelle Goyco Fergelec Call
- Paola Noemi Perez Custodio Call
- Rosario Valentin Call
- Suzzanne L Perez Call
- Tania J Delgado Garcia Call
- Veronica Morales Colon Call
- Vivian Feliciano Call
- Wanda L Lopez Call
- Yamirelis Ramirez Santiago Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 1
🏃 Physical Therapist 8
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 1
💬 Professional Counselor 5
🧠 Psychologist 3
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 19
- Ananissie Rosa Call
- Dined Santiago Call
- Glorian Cadiz Nieves Call
- Henry Ortiz Santiago Call
- Irelis N. Irene Call
- Irelis Perez Call
- Ivelisse Medina Perez Call
- Janetsy Feliciano Pagan Call
- Jennitza Perez Call
- Joviellyhilmarie Maldonado Colon Call
- Luis Daniel Rivera Otero Call
- Lyceliz Hernandez Call
- Marta Borrero Call
- Nahir Marie Garcia Rivera Call
- Nathalia Quintana Call
- Patricia Jeannette Lopez Call
- Sujheil M Mendez Call
- Vanessa Salgado-Colon Call
- Vilmarie Rivera Ocasio 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 Barceloneta:
- ✗🧠 Psychiatrist: none verified here; the Norte region has 22 →
- ✗❤️ Cardiologist: none verified here; the Norte region has 31 →
- ✗🧒 Pediatrician: none verified here; the Norte region has 8 →
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; the Norte region has 5 →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; the Norte region has 8 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Norte region has 11 →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; the Norte region has 8 →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; the Norte region has 6 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Norte region has 23 →
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 Barceloneta
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Barceloneta has 8 verified medical specialists for 23,727 residents: 3.4 per 10,000. Rank 27 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/barceloneta
Barceloneta has not a single verified psychiatrist. It is one of 36 Puerto Rico municipalities with none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/barceloneta
Barceloneta has no verified practice of: Psychiatrist, Cardiologist, Pediatrician, Geriatrician, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Oncologist / Hematologist, Neurologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/barceloneta
Barceloneta has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 24/25, 17,499 low-income residents per provider), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/barceloneta
Barceloneta's HPSA designation unlocks federal NHSC loan repayment: up to $50,000 per 2 years for dental health providers serving the designated area (HRSA, FY2026 cycle).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/barceloneta
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Barceloneta
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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