Medical access in Río Grande
Río Grande has 19 verified specialists in the federal registry for 50,550 residents: 3.8 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 Río Grande: 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
Río Grande 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.
Río Grande has 8 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: 34,526 people per available dentist for that group. There are dentists. What is missing is an appointment for those on the government plan.
23 pharmacists to fill your prescription.
2 cardiologists, 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 Río Grande'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 Río Grande HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Río Grande
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
❤️ Cardiologist 2
🦷 Dentist 8
🫘 Dialysis Center 1
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 2
🚑 Emergency Medicine 1
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 1
🩺 Gastroenterologist 1
👵 Geriatrician 1
🏠 Home Health Agency 1
🕊️ Hospice 1
🩺 Internal Medicine 4
💉 Nurse Practitioner (NP) 1
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 7
👓 Optometrist 3
💊 Pharmacist 23
- Abner Joel Garcia Perez Call
- Angelica Yari Pichardo De La Cruz Call
- Arcelia Rodriguez Call
- Carmen Lizzette Serrano Call
- Carolyn Aleman-Gonzalez Call
- Dalia M Graxirena Santana Call
- Deborah L Torres Call
- Efrain O. Delvalle Ortiz Call
- Evelyn Rosario-Ortiz Call
- Hiba Aboukheir Call
- Isaias Jose Serrano Alicea Call
- Isaias Serrano Call
- Izette M. Del Moral Call
- Jennifer Acevedo Rodriguez Call
- Jose Pastor Rodriguez-Perez Call
- Luz Oddette Rivera Call
- Maribel Fernandez Call
- Marisol Cortes Hernandez Call
- Ruth A. Molina Badillo Call
- Ruth Daliana Fred Call
- Sandra M Deliz Call
- Steven Rodriguez Diaz Call
- Virgen Rivera Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 1
🏃 Physical Therapist 7
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 2
💬 Professional Counselor 8
🧠 Psychiatrist 2
🧠 Psychologist 5
🩻 Radiologist 1
🦴 Rheumatologist (Arthritis) 2
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 13
- Anaymi Marquez Call
- Carmen Haydee Resto Call
- Carmen Z De Leon Call
- Celimar Rodriguez Call
- Denisse Fontanez Call
- Elismarie Calero Call
- Giselle Marie Martinez Call
- Glorimar Flores Call
- Jahgen de Jesus-Calcano Call
- Leyda Anqueira Delgado Call
- Samary Carrasquillo Call
- Valerie Quinones Figueroa Call
- Yadymariz Medina Call
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Río Grande:
- ✗🧒 Pediatrician: none verified here; the Este region has 20 →
- ✗🤰 OB-GYN: none verified here; the Este region has 13 →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; the Este region has 20 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Este region has 21 →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; the Este region has 23 →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; the Este region has 28 →
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 Río Grande
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Río Grande has 19 verified medical specialists for 50,550 residents: 3.8 per 10,000. Rank 29 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/rio-grande
Río Grande has 2 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/rio-grande
Río Grande has no verified practice of: Pediatrician, OB-GYN, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Oncologist / Hematologist, Neurologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/rio-grande
Río Grande has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 22/25, 34,526 low-income residents per provider), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/rio-grande
Río Grande'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/rio-grande
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Río Grande
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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