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Outpatient surgery centers in Puerto Rico

29 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.

An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.

By kind of surgery

Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).

  • Eye surgery (ophthalmology)16
  • Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)3
  • Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)5
  • Pain management procedures3
  • Plastic surgery7
  • Foot surgery (podiatry)6
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery6
  • Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)4
  • Dental and oral surgery1
  • Other surgery13

By city

All outpatient surgery centers in Puerto Rico

Aguadilla

Alt de Juncos

Arecibo

Arroyo

Cabo Rojo

Caguas

Carolina

Cayey

Fernandez Juncos

Guaynabo

Hato Rey

Juana Diaz

Mayaguez

Ponce

San Juan

Vega Alta

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Common questions

How many outpatient surgery centers are in Puerto Rico?

Medicare (CMS) lists 29 outpatient surgery centers in Puerto Rico.

Which surgery centers in Puerto Rico do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?

16 of the 29 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Aguadilla Medical Services Inc, Ambulatory Surgical Center, Caguas Ambulatory Surgical Center Inc, Caribbean Surgery Center, Ccalma, Inc, Centro de Cirugia Ambulatoria Las America, Centro de Cirugia Plastica y Oftalmica Dres Colber, Centro Oftalmologico de Arecibo, Centro Quirurgico de la Montana, Clinica de Cirugia Ambulatoria Dr Luis a Vazquez, De Diego Ambulatory Clinic Corp and Eye Surgery Specialist PR LLC, and 4 more listed below. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Puerto Rico do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?

3 of the 29 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Advanced Endoscopy Center LLC, Ambulatory Surgical Center and Instituto de Gastroenterologia de Puerto Rico. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Puerto Rico do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?

5 of the 29 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Ambulatory Surgical Center, Caguas Ambulatory Surgical Center Inc, Centro de Cirugia Ambulatoria Las America, De Diego Ambulatory Clinic Corp and Northeast Corporation. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?

No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-11. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures