Medical access in Juncos
Juncos has 11 verified specialists in the federal registry for 38,155 residents: 2.9 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🧠 Juncos 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 Juncos: an official shortage designation (dental health, 22 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
Juncos has an active federal provider-shortage designation (HPSA): dental health (score 22/25). 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.
Juncos has 14 dentists in the federal registry.
And it is still a federal dental shortage area: 22 of 25 points, among the highest scores there are.
How can both be true? The designation measures access for the low-income population: 8,863 people per available dentist for that group. There are dentists. What is missing is an appointment for those on the government plan.
24 pharmacists to fill your prescription.
1 cardiologist, 0 oncologists, and 0 neurologists 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 dentist or dental hygienist, the same: up to $50,000, and Juncos's 22/25 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 Juncos HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Juncos
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
👂 Audiologist 1
❤️ Cardiologist 1
🏘️ Community Health Center (FQHC) 1
🦷 Dentist 13
- Amneris Vera Negron Call
- Belmari Mendez Santiago Call
- Cecilie C. Zamora Call
- Doralma E. Negron Call
- Edda Liz Bautista Perez Call
- Genesis Collado Villafane Call
- Ilva Luz Figueroa Estasie Call
- Lina Nanette Rivera Rivera Call
- Linette Arlene Lugo Call
- Manuel Diaz-Santiago Call
- Ramon Luis Perez Call
- Ricardo A Bravo Call
- Sammy Rivera Adames Call
🫘 Dialysis Center 1
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 1
🚑 Emergency Medicine 1
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 2
🏠 Home Health Agency 2
🕊️ Hospice 1
🩺 Internal Medicine 5
🫘 Nephrologist (Kidney) 2
💉 Nurse Practitioner (NP) 3
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 6
👁️ Ophthalmologist (Eye MD) 1
👓 Optometrist 3
🧒 Pediatrician 1
💊 Pharmacist 24
- Aida I Rodriguez Call
- Alex Javier Colon Call
- Armina Munoz Call
- Daliana Vazquez-Nieves Call
- Danny Luquis Call
- Elizabeth Soto Call
- Gabriela Idalia Hernandez Call
- Genoves Gutierrez Call
- Jose F Garcia Call
- Keyliann Soto Rivera Call
- Kiara Melissa Santiago Fidalgo Call
- Luis Laboy Ramos Call
- Maria I Collazo Call
- Mariette Christie Cruz Soto Call
- Marlene Lopez Call
- Miguel A Ramos Call
- Pilar Paola De Jesus Gutierrez Call
- Rose M Diaz Call
- Selenia Guzman Call
- Sofia Beatriz Marrero-Medina Call
- Sonia Noemi Sanchez Toledo Call
- Teresa Soto-Colon Call
- Vicky Marie Carrion Garcia Call
- Vilma Rios Barbosa Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 1
🏃 Physical Therapist 5
💬 Professional Counselor 5
🧠 Psychologist 1
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 13
- Alexis B Rivera Call
- Carmen Maria Conde Almontes Call
- Diana Bunker Call
- Genesis Mayleen Felix Cabrera Call
- Gerardo Rivera Call
- Isabel Acuna Osorno Call
- Jeanette Marie Lind Alicea Call
- Johaly Fajardo Tolentino Call
- Josee Cotto Arriaga Call
- Karla Torres Caceres Call
- Marilyn M Adame-Santiago Call
- Priscila Reyes Ortiz Call
- Tanyanette Ortiz Call
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Juncos:
- ✗🧠 Psychiatrist: none verified here; the Centro region has 8 →
- ✗🤰 OB-GYN: none verified here; the Centro region has 3 →
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; none in the Centro region either: the largest group is in the metro area (73) →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; none in the Centro region either: the largest group is in the metro area (85) →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Centro region has 1 →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; the Centro region has 1 →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; the Centro region has 1 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Centro region has 3 →
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 Juncos
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Juncos has 11 verified medical specialists for 38,155 residents: 2.9 per 10,000. Rank 21 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/juncos
Juncos has not a single verified psychiatrist. It is one of 36 Puerto Rico municipalities with none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/juncos
Juncos has no verified practice of: Psychiatrist, OB-GYN, Geriatrician, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Oncologist / Hematologist, Neurologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/juncos
Juncos has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 22/25, 8,863 low-income residents per provider), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/juncos
Juncos'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/juncos
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Juncos
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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