Medical access in Culebra
Culebra has 1 verified specialists in the federal registry for 1,818 residents: 5.5 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🧠 Culebra 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 Culebra: 2 official shortage designations (dental health, 14 of 25 points; primary care, 13 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
Culebra has 2 active federal provider-shortage designations (HPSA): dental health (score 14/25) · primary care (score 13/25). That is not our opinion: it is HRSA, the federal health agency. What that means and the money it brings →
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 Culebra's 14/25 score competes near the top of the priority list.
- 💵In primary care the repayment reaches up to $75,000, plus an additional $5,000 for serving Spanish speakers.
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 Culebra HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Culebra
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
🏘️ Community Health Center (FQHC) 1
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 1
💬 Professional Counselor 1
🧠 Psychologist 1
⏱️ Urgent Care 1
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Culebra:
- ✗🧠 Psychiatrist: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (348) →
- ✗❤️ Cardiologist: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (182) →
- ✗🧒 Pediatrician: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (128) →
- ✗🤰 OB-GYN: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (78) →
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (73) →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (85) →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (99) →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (86) →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (111) →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; none in the islas region either: the largest group is in the metro area (126) →
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 Culebra
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Culebra has 1 verified medical specialists for 1,818 residents: 5.5 per 10,000. Rank 46 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/culebra
Culebra has not a single verified psychiatrist. It is one of 36 Puerto Rico municipalities with none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/culebra
Culebra has no verified practice of: Psychiatrist, Cardiologist, Pediatrician, OB-GYN, Geriatrician, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Oncologist / Hematologist, Neurologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/culebra
Culebra has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 14/25) and primary care (score 13/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/culebra
Culebra's HPSA designation unlocks federal NHSC loan repayment: up to $50,000 per 2 years for dental health and primary care providers serving the designated area (HRSA, FY2026 cycle).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/culebra
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Culebra
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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