Efren Buitrago, M.D.
NPI 1134320880ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Doral, FL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) with Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County Florida, practicing in Doral, Florida. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $33,635 for 67 patients in 2024, with only 19 Part D claims. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,082 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Jackson Health System as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1134320880 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 30, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 25, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | ME92356 | FL |
| Surgery | 208600000X | ME 92356 | FL |
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery | 2086S0129X | ME92356 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 67 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 154 across 39 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $33,635 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 19 · 21 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $164.27 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Public Health Trust of Miami Dade County FloridaHialeah, FL · 457 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,082 · 20 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$1,033 · 11 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $535.51 | 8 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $302.43 | 2 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $166.13 | 7 |
| Humacyte Global, Inc. | $29.67 | 1 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | $27.11 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$712.05 · 17 payments
- Travel and Lodging$370.10 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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