Healthcare Providers & Facilities in Lares, PR
Public healthcare directory of 204 individual practitioners and 94 healthcare facilities located in Lares, Puerto Rico.
Medical Specialties in Lares
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All Specialties in Lares
Specialties with enough public records for a comparison with U.S. figures, besides those named above, plus 42 more with at least one listed practitioner. Number of practitioners in brackets.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
Chiropractic Providers
- Chiropractor (2)
Dental Providers
- Dentist (3)
- Dentist - General Practice (3)
Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers
- Dietitian, Registered (2)
- Nutritionist (1)
Emergency Medical Service Providers
Eye and Vision Services Providers
Nursing Service Providers
Nursing Service Related Providers
Other Service Providers
- Community Health Worker (1)
- Interpreter (1)
Pharmacy Service Providers
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
Student, Health Care
Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
Featured Healthcare Providers in Lares
Practitioner profiles in Lares, PR with recent CMS Medicare or Open Payments data.
Dr. Kristal Negroni Gonzalez , PharmD
Pharmacist
Dr. Yadira Rodriguez Cruz , MD
Family Medicine
Dr. Jose Ramos , MD
General Practice
Rosa Wilma Ramirez Acevedo , RPH
Pharmacist
Dr. Jorge Ballester Echegaray , MD
General Practice
Dr. Ubaldo Planell Pabon , MD
General Practice
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How Lares compares with the U.S.
Compared with the U.S. as a whole, Lares has more clinicians in General Practice (34.4x) per 100,000 residents.
Lares has 732 active clinicians per 100,000 residents, compared with 2,198 for the U.S.
What these numbers mean
Clinicians per 100,000 residents compares places of different sizes. We count active clinicians who list a practice address in the area in the federal NPI registry (NPPES) and divide by the number of people who live there, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. rate is the same calculation for the whole country.
A higher number does not mean it is easier to get an appointment, that wait times are shorter, or that care is better. It also does not show how many clinicians are accepting new patients or which insurance plans they take. A lower number does not by itself mean there is a shortage.
City counts use the city name in each clinician's practice address. That postal city can cover a larger or smaller area than the city limits the Census Bureau uses for population, and many clinicians list only one address even if they work in several places. Cities with hospitals or large medical centers often list more specialists than the number of residents alone would suggest, because patients also come from nearby areas.
91% of clinicians in Lares listed in the CMS Medicare file (21 of 23) accept Medicare assignment. That is similar to the Puerto Rico share of 90%.
Only 23 of 204 active clinicians in Lares appear in the CMS Medicare file, so this share describes that smaller group.
What is Medicare assignment?
A clinician who accepts Medicare assignment agrees to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for services that Original Medicare covers. You usually still pay your deductible and coinsurance. This comes from the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file and applies to Original Medicare only. Medicare Advantage plans have their own provider networks. It does not show whether a clinician is taking new patients.
Some clinicians are listed as "may accept assignment," which means they can decide case by case. Clinicians without an assignment flag, or who are not in the CMS file, are not counted as accepting assignment. That does not mean they refuse Medicare. Ask the office before your visit.
9% of clinicians in Lares listed in the CMS Medicare file (2 of 23) have a CMS telehealth indicator, meaning their recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. That is similar to the Puerto Rico share of 4%.
About the telehealth indicator
The telehealth indicator comes from CMS. It marks clinicians whose recent paid Medicare claims include services delivered by telehealth. It means a clinician has provided some services by telehealth, not that every visit can be done online. A clinician without the indicator may still offer telehealth, for example to patients who are not on Medicare. Ask the office which visits can be done by video or phone.
These figures summarize public federal data. They do not measure quality of care, appointment availability, or whether a clinician accepts your insurance or new patients. Registry addresses can be out of date. Please confirm details directly with the office and your plan. This information is not medical advice.
Prepared by T-MedInfo from NPPES, CMS and U.S. Census Bureau data. Questions or corrections: support@true-medinfo.com · Methodology
Sources: Clinician counts and practice addresses: NPPES NPI Registry, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data as of August 2026. Medicare assignment and telehealth indicators: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003 (Total Population).
Lares CMS Healthcare & Financial Disclosures
CMS Part D Prescribers (2024), Open Payments (program year 2025), Medicare (PECOS) enrollment and Part B (2024) data for Lares, PR
Healthcare operations in Lares, PR encompass 204 active individual practitioners and 94 registered medical facilities across 44 clinical specialties.
According to CMS Medicare Part D analytics for 2024, prescription drug volume in Lares accounts for $8.8 Million across 203,310 prescription claims. 74 local practitioners have a Medicare (PECOS) enrollment record. Open Payments data for program year 2025 list $0.0 Million in payments reported by companies to 18 local practitioners; a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.