Medical access in Guayama
Guayama has 67 verified specialists in the federal registry for 41,706 residents: 16.1 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 Guayama: 2 official shortage designations (dental health, 16 of 25 points; mental 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
Guayama has 2 active federal provider-shortage designations (HPSA): dental health (score 16/25) · mental 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.
Guayama has 18 dentists in the federal registry.
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: 4,446 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 14 psychologists in the registry.
For the low-income population, the federal count comes to 30,506 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.
31 pharmacists to fill your prescription.
2 cardiologists, 1 oncologist, 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 Guayama's 16/25 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 Guayama HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Guayama
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
💉 Anesthesiologist 2
👂 Audiologist 1
❤️ Cardiologist 2
🦷 Dentist 18
- Arhimazda Jimenez Call
- Christian Jose Rivera De Pena Call
- Enrique Alberto Llorens Call
- German Andres Ucros Call
- Heriberto Santiago Martinez Call
- Isamar Burgos Lopez Call
- Ivelisse Dominguez Call
- Jezelle Edith Cruz Call
- Jose Rivera Rivera Call
- Luis Alberto Dominguez Carrazquillo Call
- Luis Carmelo Gaud Call
- Miguel Angel Moreno Call
- Pedro J Andujar Call
- Pio Vazquez-Diaz Call
- Roberto Ubinas Call
- Rosa M Sobrino Call
- Tulia de Pena Diaz Call
- Vidal Antonio Perez Call
🫘 Dialysis Center 2
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 4
🚑 Emergency Medicine 8
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 4
🩺 Gastroenterologist 3
🔪 General Surgeon 7
🏠 Home Health Agency 6
🏥 Hospital (CMS-certified) 6
🩺 Internal Medicine 15
- Alberto L Candelario Pieve Call
- Angel Luis Ortiz Rodriguez Call
- Ausberto Alejandro Benitez Call
- Blanca E Buonomo Call
- Gerson Jimenez Call
- Jorge J Lopez Del Pozo Call
- Juan Antonio Davila-Lopes Call
- Luis Adrian Rivera-Pomales Call
- Luke Nelson Call
- Manuel Alberto Fernos Suarez Call
- Maria Delcarmen Miranda Call
- Mildred Torres Call
- Pedro M Lopez Lopez Call
- Reynat Jimenez Hernandez Call
- Roque A Nido Nylund Call
🫘 Nephrologist (Kidney) 1
💉 Nurse Practitioner (NP) 1
🤰 OB-GYN 4
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 5
🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist 1
👁️ Ophthalmologist (Eye MD) 2
👓 Optometrist 7
🦴 Orthopedic Surgeon 1
🧒 Pediatrician 2
💊 Pharmacist 31
- Ada Pomales Call
- Ana Sued Call
- Annette Alvarado Call
- Aurea Ermelinda Gonzalez Call
- Carmen B Alicea Call
- Carmen Sonia Santos Hernandez
- Criscelee Reveron Perez Call
- Daniel Morera Call
- Eddie Joel De Jesus De Armas Call
- Eduardo Negron Cotto Call
- Elba Nidia Martinez Santana Call
- Enrique Sued Call
- Erika Ruiz Call
- Etsy Lidia Bermudez Call
- Gladymar Diaz Call
- Hector Gabriel Vazquez-Martinez Call
- Jaileen Valentin Rivera Call
- Jennie Cora-Pabon Call
- Jenniffer Lopez Suarez Call
- Kristy I Rodriguez Call
- Lianne Stephanie Melendez Cora Call
- Maria del Mar Sanchez Gonzalez Call
- Maria Del Socorro Ruiz-Montanez Call
- Maria Diaz Rodriguez Call
- Marta Maritza Ortiz - Figueroa Call
- Maylene Soto Cartagena Call
- Myrna Gonzalez Call
- Reynaldo Jose De Jesus Carrasquillo Call
- Sharlene Rivera Gonzalez Call
- Wilfredo Torres Call
- Yahaira Morales Negron Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 3
🏃 Physical Therapist 5
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 11
- Asia Elizabeth Delgado Lorenzo Call
- Cesar Augusto Zeno Hernandez Call
- Edgar Nicolas Colon De-Jesus Call
- Eliomar Soto Malave Call
- Federico Ramos Ortiz Call
- Hiram Rivera de Leon Call
- Jose Arturo Delgado Lorenzo Call
- Lorena E Chanes Call
- Maria Del Rosario Montes Cordero Call
- Migdalia Polanco Call
- Oriana Priscila Soto Call
💬 Professional Counselor 6
🧠 Psychiatrist 3
🧠 Psychologist 14
- Carlos J Figueroa Aponte Call
- Christy Ines Flores Call
- Dimaris Echevarria Call
- Elba M Cabanilla Call
- Gloryvette Garcia Call
- Ivette Baerga Call
- Joan Marie Colon Call
- Kiara C Adorno Rodriguez Call
- Marely Diana Call
- Maribelise Figueroa Call
- Marielly Gonzalez Call
- Miriam Flores Torres Call
- Yajaira Cintron Lugo Call
- Yania Ivelisse Enriquez Call
🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs) 3
🩻 Radiologist 2
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 6
🩺 Urologist 2
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Guayama:
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; the Sur region has 7 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Sur region has 14 →
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 Guayama
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Guayama has 67 verified medical specialists for 41,706 residents: 16.1 per 10,000. Rank 62 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama has 3 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama has no verified practice of: Geriatrician, Endocrinologist (Diabetes).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 16/25, 4,446 low-income residents per provider) and mental health (score 16/25, 30,506 low-income residents per provider), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama'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/guayama
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Guayama
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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This is not a substitute for medical advice. We verify public data, but phone numbers, health plans, and availability change. Before you go, call and confirm.
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