Metro Ponce Inc

Ponce, PR

115

Beds

3,584

Inpatient discharges a year

$37.8M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Metro Ponce Inc is a 115-bed hospital in Ponce, PR. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 7 in-network payers and 41 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital

CCN: 400003
NPI: 1720306343
Teaching: No Medicare-funded residents
County: Ponce Municipio
Metro area: Ponce, PR MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction N, First Coast Service Options (09001)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2026

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Anesthesia Range: 00100 - 01999	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Radiology Procedures Range: 70010 - 79999	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Outpatient	CPT Surgery Range: 10004 - 69990	Negotiated	Very Low
BCBS	Facility	RC Cardiology Range: 0480 - 0489	Per Diem	Low
BCBS	Facility	RC Clinic Range: 0510 - 0519	Per Diem	Very High

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Insurance Accepted

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Avera Health PlansHarvard Pilgrim Health Care (Point32Health)Mass General Brigham (formerly AllWays Health Partners)MedicaTriple-S Salud

More about this hospital

Doctors and services
No Medicare-funded residents
- 37 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$37.8M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -5.4%
- $1.2M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- -$1.4M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Artau Holdings II LLC
- Private (for profit)
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Location

Ponce, PR

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Accreditation and services

Not accredited
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
183
Medicare-certified beds
95
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Metro Ponce Inc reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

3,584
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 6%, Medicaid 33%
18,131
Inpatient days
43% of available bed days used
252
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 835925). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Metro Ponce Inc reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	1,506	4,361	12,264	18,131
Discharges	217	1,187	2,180	3,584
Average length of stay	6.9 days	3.7 days	5.6 days	5.1 days
Average daily census	4.1	11.9	33.6	49.7

6,423
Medicare Advantage days
1,163 discharges

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	107	16,456	1,306	42%
Intensive care unit	8	1,675	200	57%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Metro Ponce Inc in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 949 in 2020 to 1,183 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
00728	200	17%	1,251	$1.4M	15%	15%
00730	179	15%	989	$1.2M	15%	18%
00716	174	15%	1,023	$1.2M	15%	14%
00717	127	11%	778	$801,096	27%	27%
00624	68	6%	435	$469,264	9%	7%
00698	67	6%	381	$400,083	4%	3%
00731	64	5%	365	$418,955	11%	11%
00795	55	5%	323	$369,757	4%	3%
00601	35	3%	265	$242,685	6%	7%
00656	32	3%	184	$223,796	5%	5%
00769	29	2%	137	$185,906	2%	2%
00733	24	2%	186	$163,864	18%	26%
00780	23	2%	110	$126,071	5%	5%
00664	22	2%	143	$136,079	5%	7%
00766	20	2%	83	$174,847	2%	2%
00732	19	2%	120	$139,684	10%	16%
00653	17	1%	91	$107,242	4%
00757	16	1%	70	$84,216	3%	3%
00715	12	1%	81	$75,437	9%	19%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 1,183 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Metro Ponce Inc reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2026). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

4
Operating rooms
2
Endoscopy rooms
1
Cardiac catheterization rooms
20
Rehabilitation unit beds

95
Registered nurses
9
Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
3
Pharmacists
11
Respiratory therapists
1
Physical therapists
1
Speech pathologists and audiologists
16
Radiology technicians
1
Nuclear medicine technicians
15
Medical technologists
2
Dietitians
2
Social workers

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

37 clinicians who bill Medicare list Metro Ponce Inc as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician 5
General Practice Physician 4
Internal Medicine Physician 4
Family Medicine Physician 3
Nephrology Physician 3
Specialist 3
Infectious Disease Physician 2
Pulmonary Disease Physician 2
Surgery Physician 2
Urology Physician 2

Adalberto Mendoza, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1457475881
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Cesar Cruz-Garcia, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician
NPI 1427057033
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Pedro Santiago Rodriguez, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1083007264
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Alberto Corica Guinle, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1336280429
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Adrian Perez-Cochran, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1215912308
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Sergio Alvarez Torres, M.D
Nephrology Physician
NPI 1205286077
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Santiago Baez-Torres, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1235115825
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Hector Puig-Ramirez, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician
NPI 1467414276
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Ana Beauchamp-Irizarry, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1104018175
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Ruben Hernandez-Santiago, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI 1275727802
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Even Cedeno Cedeno, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1063673697
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Bryan Vera Nieves, MD
Infectious Disease Physician
NPI 1619409752
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Manuel Morell Cataquet, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician
NPI 1437124120
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Federico Corica, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1215259627
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Adrian Alvarez De La Campa, MD
In Vivo & In Vitro Nuclear Medicine Physician
NPI 1871530048
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Edwin Molina, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1588014161
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Luis Barranco, MD
Anesthesiology Physician
NPI 1063411148
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Blanca Fernandez, M.D.
Specialist
NPI 1083893515
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Emanuel Iglesias Torres, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1114215597
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Hector Martinez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1164476982
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Rolando Diaz, MD
General Practice Physician
NPI 1184686289
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Jorge Martinez, M.D.
Specialist
NPI 1225132772
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Nelson Bassatt, MD
General Practice Physician
NPI 1366125916
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Reinaldo Rodriguez, M.D.
Surgery Physician
NPI 1376508754
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Metro Ponce Inc reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$64.9M	171.7%
Inpatient	$28.5M	75.4%
Outpatient	$36.4M	96.3%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$27.1M	-71.7%
Net patient revenue	$37.8M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$39.8M	-105.4%
Operating income from patient care	-$2M	-5.4%
Other income	$633,712	1.7%
Investment income	$104,878	0.3%
Other	$528,834	1.4%
Net income	-$1.4M	-3.7%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$1.5M	2.6%
Other payers and self-pay	$55.5M	97.4%
Total charges	$57M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Metro Ponce Inc's latest cost report.

-5.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
-3.6%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
1.0%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
32% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$17.64
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
-3.3%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
-4.9%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1.71
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
0.78
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
21 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
51 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
92 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.91
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
17.1 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Metro Ponce Inc owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $42.4M in total assets and a $28.4M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$2.2M	5.2%
Patient receivables, net	$5.3M	12.5%
Inventory	$786,293	1.9%
Total current assets	$16.5M	38.9%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$19M	44.8%
Investments and other assets	$6.9M	16.3%
Total assets	$42.4M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$9.6M	22.7%
Total liabilities	$14M	32.9%
Fund balance (net assets)	$28.4M	67.1%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Metro Ponce Inc provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$618,888
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$871,131
State and local indigent care shortfall
Cost of indigent care program patients minus program payments
$1.2M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
3.0% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Metro Ponce Inc's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$35.3M	$43.8M	$43.3M	$45.1M	$41.1M	$37.8M
Operating expenses	$39.9M	$44.8M	$45.8M	$48.9M	$44.8M	$39.8M
Operating margin	-13.2%	-2.2%	-5.7%	-8.4%	-9.1%	-5.4%
Net income	$2.1M	$3.1M	$350,565	-$1.9M	-$3.2M	-$1.4M
Total assets	$49.3M	$52.8M	$49.9M	$48.7M	$45.2M	$42.4M
Discharges	2,880	3,402	3,481	3,898	3,767	3,584
Inpatient days	14,778	18,023	19,068	20,617	19,576	18,131
Medicare Advantage days	4,872	6,768	6,420	7,402	7,322	6,423
Beds	107	107	115	115	115	115
Employees (FTE)	377	344	325	343	317	252

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Metro Ponce Inc reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Medical supplies charged to patient		$4.6M	$2.8M	1.65
Emergency	$1.6M	$3.8M	$6.4M	0.60	11,484
Operating room	$697,784	$2.7M	$3M	0.89	18,716
Drugs charged to patients		$2.5M	$3.4M	0.74	4,140
Laboratory	$721,401	$2M	$10.9M	0.18	5,178
Home health agency	$827,052	$1.8M	$1.2M	1.53
Radiology-diagnostic	$416,838	$1.8M	$5.8M	0.31	6,190
Respiratory therapy	$322,823	$1.1M	$1.7M	0.65	521
Electrocardiology	$407,623	$991,056	$3.7M	0.27	4,657
Ct scan	$210,328	$465,309	$7.5M	0.06	393
Blood storing processing & trans.		$442,177	$644,125	0.69	180
Wound care	$80,336	$377,608	$270,084	1.40	3,244
Radioisotope	$133,756	$289,490	$1.4M	0.20	345
Physical therapy	$69,353	$85,408	$49,176	1.74
Mri		$64,456	$5.4M	0.01	533
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$61,720	$87,196	0.71

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$1.7M	$8.3M	$2.1M	4.00	54,322
Intensive care unit	$449,446	$1.2M	$811,755	1.51	6,654

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$1.2M	$9.5M	77,353	$15.03	12,131
Operation of plant	$249,994	$2.8M	18,725	$13.35	9,241
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$942,105
Medical records & library	$530,909	$852,608	31,387	$16.91	4,111
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$825,618			153,177
Dietary	$164,801	$746,381	5,778	$28.52	6,446
Housekeeping		$598,891			140
Nursing administration	$243,914	$364,044	10,958	$22.26	221
Laundry & linen service		$115,337			204
Social service	$69,513	$82,657	3,901	$17.82	284

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 835925, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Metro Ponce Inc for an inpatient stay.

1.36
Case mix index
Higher than 14% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
No Medicare-funded residents
Teaching status
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
18.4%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
198
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.39	1.39	1.47	1.39	1.28	1.30	1.36
Wage index	0.609	0.604	0.601	0.601	0.571	0.543	0.515
Medicare inpatient stays	324	324	222	202	189	219	198

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

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Is Metro Ponce Inc a teaching hospital?

CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Metro Ponce Inc for fiscal year 2027.

What is Metro Ponce Inc's case mix index?

Metro Ponce Inc's Medicare case mix index is 1.36 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 14% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.

How many patients does Metro Ponce Inc admit?

Metro Ponce Inc reported 3,584 inpatient discharges and 18,131 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Metro Ponce Inc have?

Metro Ponce Inc reported 252 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Metro Ponce Inc make?

Metro Ponce Inc reported $37.8M in net patient revenue on $64.9M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of -5.4%, and net income of -$1.4M.

How much charity and uncompensated care does Metro Ponce Inc provide?

Metro Ponce Inc reported $1.2M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many doctors are affiliated with Metro Ponce Inc?

37 clinicians who bill Medicare list Metro Ponce Inc as a hospital affiliation in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians data. The largest groups are cardiovascular disease physician (5), general practice physician (4), internal medicine physician (4).

Is Metro Ponce Inc accredited?

CMS's Provider of Services file lists no accrediting organization for Metro Ponce Inc; it is certified for Medicare through state survey.

Who owns Metro Ponce Inc?

In its Medicare enrollment, Metro Ponce Inc reports Artau Holdings II LLC as 5% or greater direct ownership interest (100%).

Where do Metro Ponce Inc's patients come from?

In CMS's 2025 Hospital Service Area file, the most Medicare inpatient stays at Metro Ponce Inc came from ZIP codes 00728 (200), 00730 (179), 00716 (174).

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