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Medical access in Fajardo

Fajardo has 56 verified specialists in the federal registry for 32,801 residents: 17.1 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.

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HIGH ACCESS
Rank 64 of 78 municipalities · Este region · source: federal NPPES + Census

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 Fajardo: an official shortage designation (dental health, 16 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

Fajardo has an active federal provider-shortage designation (HPSA): dental health (score 16/25). 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.

What you see

Fajardo has 15 dentists in the federal registry.

The official record

And it is still a federal dental shortage area: 16 of 25 points, among the highest scores there are.

How can both be true? The designation measures access for the low-income population: 4,032 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:

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 Fajardo HAS

Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.

🩺 General Practice 39 💊 Pharmacist 38 🤝 Clinical Social Worker 33 🦷 Dentist 15 🧪 Laboratorio Clínico (pruebas y análisis) 12 🚑 Ambulancia / Transporte Médico 11 🩺 Internal Medicine 11 👓 Optometrist 8 🚑 Emergency Medicine 7 🦴 Chiropractor 7 🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 7 🧠 Psychiatrist 6 💬 Professional Counselor 5 🏃 Physical Therapist 5 🏠 Home Health Agency 4 ❤️ Cardiologist 3 🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 3 🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist 3 🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 3 🩻 Radiologist 3 🩺 Urologist 3 👂 Audiologist 2 🔪 General Surgeon 2 🦷 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon 2 🤰 OB-GYN 2 👴 Nursing Home (SNF) 2 🏥 Hospital (CMS-certified) 2 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Medicine 2 🫘 Nephrologist (Kidney) 2 🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs) 2 👁️ Ophthalmologist (Eye MD) 2 🦶 Podiatrist 2 🧠 Psychologist 2 🦴 Rheumatologist (Arthritis) 2 🖐️ Occupational Therapist 2 💉 Anesthesiologist 1 🫘 Dialysis Center 1 🦷 Pediatric Dentist 1 💉 Nurse Practitioner (NP) 1 🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 1 🩺 Gastroenterologist 1 👵 Geriatrician 1 🕊️ Hospice 1 🏥 Hospitalist 1 👷 Occupational & Preventive Medicine 1 🧠 Neurologist 1 😁 Orthodontist 1 🦴 Orthopedic Surgeon 1 👂 ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) 1 🧒 Pediatrician 1 🩻 Radiología e Imágenes (rayos X, MRI, CT) 1

Full directory of Fajardo

Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.

🤝 Clinical Social Worker 33
🦷 Dentist 15
🫘 Dialysis Center 1
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 3
🚑 Emergency Medicine 7
👨‍👩‍👧 Family Medicine 2
🔪 General Surgeon 2
👵 Geriatrician 1
🏠 Home Health Agency 4
🕊️ Hospice 1
🏥 Hospital (CMS-certified) 2
🩺 Internal Medicine 11
💉 Nurse Practitioner (NP) 1
👴 Nursing Home (SNF) 2
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 2
👓 Optometrist 8
🦴 Orthopedic Surgeon 1
🧒 Pediatrician 1
💊 Pharmacist 38
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 1
🏃 Physical Therapist 5
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 3
🦶 Podiatrist 2
💬 Professional Counselor 5
🧠 Psychiatrist 6
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 7
⚠️ This list comes from the federal NPPES registry: these are the ones with an active NPI number. Federal rule 45 CFR 162.410 requires providers to update their record within 30 days of a change, yet in practice records go 10 and 20 years untouched. An NPI does not turn off when a provider retires or moves, so the list is a ceiling, not a floor — it may include someone no longer practicing here. That is why each name links its federal NPI so you can confirm it. Know of one who is no longer here? Tell us and we fix it.

What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)

Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Fajardo:

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 Fajardo

For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.

Fajardo has 56 verified medical specialists for 32,801 residents: 17.1 per 10,000. Rank 64 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).

Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/fajardo

Fajardo has 6 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.

Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/fajardo

Fajardo has no verified practice of: Endocrinologist (Diabetes).

Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/fajardo

Fajardo has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 16/25, 4,032 low-income residents per provider), per HRSA.

Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/fajardo

Fajardo'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/fajardo

🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Fajardo

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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