Medical access in Yauco
Yauco has 24 verified specialists in the federal registry for 36,396 residents: 6.6 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🧠 Yauco 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 Yauco: 2 official shortage designations (dental health, 24 of 25 points; mental health, 21 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
Yauco has 2 active federal provider-shortage designations (HPSA): dental health (score 24/25) · mental health (score 21/25). 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.
Yauco has 11 dentists in the federal registry.
And it is still a federal dental shortage area: 24 of 25 points, among the highest scores there are.
How can both be true? The designation measures access for the low-income population: 13,239 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 3 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.
43 pharmacists to fill your prescription.
0 cardiologists, 2 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 Yauco's 24/25 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 Yauco HAS
Tap any to see the full list with names and phone numbers.
Full directory of Yauco
Every name by category, alphabetical. Tap one for their profile, phone, and the link to verify their NPI in the federal registry.
🏘️ Community Health Center (FQHC) 1
🦷 Dentist 11
🫘 Dialysis Center 2
🥗 Dietitian / Nutritionist 3
🚑 Emergency Medicine 1
👨👩👧 Family Medicine 11
🔪 General Surgeon 1
👵 Geriatrician 1
🩺 Internal Medicine 10
🫘 Nephrologist (Kidney) 1
💉 Nurse Practitioner (NP) 1
🤰 OB-GYN 1
🖐️ Occupational Therapist 3
🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist 2
👁️ Ophthalmologist (Eye MD) 1
👓 Optometrist 7
🧒 Pediatrician 3
💊 Pharmacist 43
- Alberto J Torres Call
- Alex Daniel Feliciano Call
- Alexis Caraballo Call
- Angiemar Torres Santana Call
- Astrid E Acevedo Call
- Brunilda Giuliani Call
- Celia M Efrece Call
- Cesar Hernandez Baez Call
- Daymi Loreny Muniz Call
- Denisse J Rodriguez Call
- Elsie G Acosta Alicea Call
- Francisco Javier Mattei Rodriguez Call
- Gabiana P Centeno Cruz Call
- Genoves Rosario-Soto Call
- Harold Garcia Menendez Call
- Ingrid Mariel Almodovar Call
- Ivonne Ponce de Leon Call
- Jailyn Gonzalez Ramirez Call
- Janice Morales Bosques Call
- Janice Muniz Battle Call
- Jessibel Avila Call
- Jessica Correa Santiago Call
- Joanis Ivette Camacho Quinones Call
- Jorge Andres Baez Roig Call
- Juan F Legarreta Call
- Lidda Inette Rodriguez Call
- Linnette Toledo Vega Call
- Lorainne Roman Call
- Lourdes Santiago Call
- Marangely Mercado Call
- Maria Cecilia Delvalle-Santiago Call
- Melissa Esteva Call
- Odalys I Rivera Call
- Patricia Lluch Call
- Patricia Vargas Call
- Rafael Vargas Call
- Roberto Gonzalez-Rosa Call
- Sandra M Perez Call
- Shuk Ling Ng Wong Call
- Vixma Ivelda Rodriguez Call
- Wanda M Torres Call
- Wanda Y Caraballo-Guzman Call
- Yarlyn Luisette Camacho-Jusino Call
🩺 Physiatrist (Rehab) 2
🏃 Physical Therapist 5
🩺 Physician Assistant (PA) 2
💬 Professional Counselor 12
🧠 Psychologist 3
🩻 Radiologist 1
🗣️ Speech-Language Pathologist 13
- Barbie Ann Tollinchi Call
- Carmen Ramirez Call
- Clara Ivette Correa Perez Call
- Isamar Vazquez Call
- Maricarmen Rodriguez Caraballo Call
- Michelle Catitswe Vargas Call
- Migdoel Pacheco Call
- Miosotis Echevarria Roman Call
- Neysa Sujelly Fabre-Pacheco Call
- Nicole Torres Gierbolini Call
- Olga M Arroyo Call
- Samaris Lopez Call
- Sara Luzines Gonzalez Call
What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Yauco:
- ✗🧠 Psychiatrist: none verified here; the Sur region has 43 →
- ✗❤️ Cardiologist: none verified here; the Sur region has 40 →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; the Sur region has 20 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Sur region has 14 →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; the Sur region has 7 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Sur region has 16 →
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 Yauco
For press, mayors, school papers, or Facebook arguments: copy the fact with the source attached.
Yauco has 24 verified medical specialists for 36,396 residents: 6.6 per 10,000. Rank 53 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/yauco
Yauco has not a single verified psychiatrist. It is one of 36 Puerto Rico municipalities with none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/yauco
Yauco has no verified practice of: Psychiatrist, Cardiologist, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Neurologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/yauco
Yauco has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for dental health (score 24/25, 13,239 low-income residents per provider) and mental health (score 21/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/yauco
Yauco'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/yauco
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Yauco
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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