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Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Pontifical Xavierian University Faculty of Medicine (1992)

18503 Pines Boulevard Suite 303
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029

(954) 499-7878

Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD is a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD is affiliated with Memorial Health System.

Office Locations

Memorial Health System

18503 Pines Boulevard Suite 303
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029

(954) 499-7878

(954) 499-7877

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	249
doctor visit	757
hospital care	694
inpatient care	632
nuclear scan	49
outpatient care	62
stress testing	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	119

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	324
doctor visit	793
emergency care	33
hospital care	619
inpatient care	587
nuclear scan	67
outpatient care	32
stress testing	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	179

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	90
Hispanic	398
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	198
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	53
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	240
doctor visit	644
hospital care	638
inpatient care	535
nuclear scan	53
outpatient care	103
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	120

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	102
Hispanic	338
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	165
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	55
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	238
doctor visit	551
hospital care	374
inpatient care	336
nuclear scan	56
outpatient care	38
stress testing	112
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	542
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	180
Hispanic	632
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	306
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	55
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	334
doctor visit	587
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
nuclear scan	68
stress testing	141
ultrasound (sonogram)	179

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	107
Hispanic	321
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	160
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	55
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	22
cardiac procedures	385
doctor visit	572
hospital care	192
inpatient care	175
nuclear scan	45
outpatient care	17
stress testing	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	269

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	129
Hispanic	369
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	202
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	53
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	39
cardiac procedures	461
doctor visit	554
hospital care	215
inpatient care	182
nuclear scan	65
outpatient care	33
stress testing	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	290

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	541

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	135
Hispanic	385
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	208
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	52
Dementia	30
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	440
doctor visit	547
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
nuclear scan	49
stress testing	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	291

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	575

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	150
Hispanic	384
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	211
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	51
Dementia	31
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	40
cardiac procedures	343
doctor visit	414
nuclear scan	51
stress testing	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	204

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	120
Hispanic	264
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	146
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2021 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	226
doctor visit	385
nuclear scan	47
stress testing	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	83

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	83
Hispanic	239
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	108
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	51
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2022 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	193
doctor visit	374
nuclear scan	43
stress testing	86
ultrasound (sonogram)	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	85
Hispanic	230
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	122
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2023 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	177
doctor visit	346
nuclear scan	41
stress testing	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	70

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	86
Hispanic	211
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	112
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL during 2024 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	32
cardiac procedures	189
doctor visit	336
nuclear scan	44
stress testing	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	67
Hispanic	189
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	88
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	48
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Pembroke Pines, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	292
doctor visit	527
emergency care	33
hospital care	359
inpatient care	324
nuclear scan	52
outpatient care	47
stress testing	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	159

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	102
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	255
Hispanic	304
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	218
85 and over	155
Less than 65	93
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	13
Dementia	25

Education & Training

Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Pontifical Xavierian University Faculty of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (2000)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD has an average of 1.25 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Pembroke Pines, FL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$2,905 NonCovered Product $1,322	VIAGRA $1,153	ELIQUIS $302	VYNDAQEL $84	CHANTIX $44
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,783 BRILINTA $2,632	FARXIGA $136	$14
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,150 XARELTO $1,069	INVOKANA $81
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$859 RESLIZUMAB $859
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$578 CRM $550	Merlin $29
Other	$2,496 Repatha $440	PRALUENT $434	JARDIANCE $243	Pradaxa $201	ENTRESTO $139	Other $1,038

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,704
Travel and Lodging	$3,788
Education	$280

Research Payments

Dr. Alvaro M. Murcia, MD has received 512 research payments totaling $4,368,102.

Biography

Dr. Alvaro Murcia's area of specialization is adult cardiology. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Memorial Hospital Miramar, and Memorial Hospital West. Before performing his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Murcia attended Pontifical Xavierian University Faculty of Medicine for medical school. The average patient rating for Dr. Murcia is 1.0 stars (out of 5).