Medical access in Moca
Moca has 30 verified specialists in the federal registry for 36,894 residents: 8.1 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🧠 Moca 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 Moca: 3 official shortage designations (dental health, 26 of 25 points; mental health, 21 of 25 points; primary care, 12 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
Moca has 3 active federal provider-shortage designations (HPSA): dental health (score 26/25) · mental health (score 21/25) · primary care (score 12/25). 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.
Moca has 7 dentists in the federal registry.
And it is still a federal dental shortage area: 26 of 25 points, among the highest scores there are.
How can both be true? The designation measures access for the low-income population: 12,916 people per available dentist for that group. There are dentists. What is missing is an appointment for those on the government plan.
0 psychiatrists and 11 psychologists in the registry.
For the low-income population, the federal count comes to 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.
30 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 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 Moca's 26/25 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 Moca HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Moca
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
💉 Anesthesiologist 3
❤️ Cardiologist 1
🏘️ Community Health Center (FQHC) 3
🦷 Dentist 7
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 1
🚑 Emergency Medicine 2
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 4
🔪 General Surgeon 1
🏠 Home Health Agency 1
🏥 Hospital (CMS-certified) 2
🦠 Infectious Disease 1
🩺 Internal Medicine 10
🫘 Nephrologist (Kidney) 2
🤰 OB-GYN 1
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 10
👁️ Ophthalmologist (Eye MD) 1
👓 Optometrist 4
🦴 Orthopedic Surgeon 1
💊 Pharmacist 30
- Aiza Y Perez Call
- Anzary Ayala Call
- Coralis Ramos Jimenez Call
- Eileen Rebecca Gonzalez Cruz Call
- Elsem G Medina Nunez Call
- Emily A Garcia Rodriguez Call
- Gladys Velez Call
- Glendaliz Mendez Hernandez Call
- Izlia I Marquez Call
- Jaime Babilonia Call
- Josue Gonzalez Call
- Karlamari Ramos Mendez Call
- Katty B. Barroso Call
- Leticia Cardona Call
- Lillian Cajigas-Mendoza Call
- Lorena Rosa-Velez Call
- Luis Gerardo Colon Call
- Luis Marrero Soto Call
- Maribel Beltran Call
- Marieli Ruiz Cortes Call
- Marlene Machado Call
- Mayte Calero-Recio Call
- Melanie Mendez-Vargas Call
- Michelle Figueroa Soto Call
- Noemi Cortes Call
- Sonia Pellot Velilla Call
- Stephanie Nieves Ferrer Call
- Xochitl P Rivera Call
- Yamille Gisela Varela Call
- Yelitza Hernandez Soto Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 2
🏃 Physical Therapist 7
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 2
💬 Professional Counselor 4
🧠 Psychologist 11
- Cindy Kristina Gonzalez Agront Call
- Jesus Jonathan Gonzalez Cordero Call
- Jesus M Feliciano Rosado Call
- Jose Manuel Caban-Deynes Call
- Juan M Caballero Call
- Kabhir Josue Gonzalez Maisonave Call
- Mailynet Gonzalez Call
- Miguel A De Jesus Call
- Paola Andrea Cortes Gonzalez Call
- Sonia Yanina Estrella Salas Call
- Zaida L Garcia Call
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 17
- Alondra Isabel Cruz Rivera Call
- Angie Marie Velez Call
- Arelys Badillo Call
- Arlene Santiago Colon Call
- Carolina Torres Call
- Coralys Perez Mendez Call
- Damaris Enid Cardona Call
- Glorivette Gonzalez Call
- Grace Arocho Call
- Irmarilys Morales Call
- Lourdes Lizette Rosario Martinez Call
- Maria Isabel Matias Vega Call
- Marielys Morales Perez Call
- Sharelys Morales Perez Call
- Tiffany Ann Diaz Call
- Wanda I Delgado Call
- Yaniris Lopez Gonzalez Call
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Moca:
- ✗🧠 Psychiatrist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 49 →
- ✗🧒 Pediatrician: none verified here; the Oeste region has 13 →
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; the Oeste region has 5 →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; the Oeste region has 15 →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 12 →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 17 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 20 →
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 Moca
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Moca has 30 verified medical specialists for 36,894 residents: 8.1 per 10,000. Rank 59 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/moca
Moca has not a single verified psychiatrist. It is one of 36 Puerto Rico municipalities with none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/moca
Moca has no verified practice of: Psychiatrist, Pediatrician, Geriatrician, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Oncologist / Hematologist, Neurologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/moca
Moca has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 26/25, 12,916 low-income residents per provider) and mental health (score 21/25) and primary care (score 12/25, 3,171 low-income residents per provider), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/moca
Moca's HPSA designation unlocks federal NHSC loan repayment: up to $50,000 per 2 years for dental health and mental health and primary care providers serving the designated area (HRSA, FY2026 cycle).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/moca
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Moca
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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