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Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

National University of Colombia Faculty of Medicine (1989)

9380 Southwest 150th Street Suite 295
Miami, FL 33176

(305) 585-4564

Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD is a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL specializing in vascular surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from National University of Colombia Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience.

Office Locations

9380 Southwest 150th Street Suite 295
Miami, FL 33176

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In The News

“The buyer was surgeon Efren Buitrago.”—"Baseball player Alex Cora sells Pinecrest home", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
doctor visit	116
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vascular procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
hospital care	266
inpatient care	266

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	250
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	60
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	66
Dementia	40
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, endarterectomy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	67
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	368
inpatient care	368
neck surgery	11
vascular procedures	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	235
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	48
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	70
Dementia	45
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69
hospital care	352
inpatient care	337
outpatient care	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	472
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	90
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	71
Dementia	34
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	30
doctor visit	103
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	219
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	47
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	74
Dementia	41
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	111
hospital care	123
inpatient care	106
open surgery	34
outpatient care	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	15
Black	0
Hispanic	186
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	47
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	69
Dementia	48
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	123
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
neck surgery	11
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
vascular procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	0
Hispanic	210
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	38
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	69
Dementia	41
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	31
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	22
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	11
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	68
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	22
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	65
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	41
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	16
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	167
inpatient care	167

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	11
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	61
Dementia	23
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Miami, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	27
doctor visit	92
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	215
inpatient care	212
neck surgery	11
open surgery	27
outpatient care	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vascular procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	167
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	67
85 and over	33
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	70

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	62
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD graduated from National University of Colombia Faculty of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: National University of Colombia Faculty of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endologix, Inc.	$22,234 AFX $21,571	OVATION $476	$187
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$6,577 Electrophysiology $4,636	CRM $1,492	Unify Assura $191	Electrophysiology (EP) $165	QuickFlex Micro $93
BIOTRONIK INC.	$4,061 BioMonitor $758	Bradycardia products $356	Rivacor $246	Passeo $239	Rivacor 7 DR-T $236	Other $2,225
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$3,114 Minimal Incision Valve Surgery $357	Pericardial Heart Valves $306	Transcatheter Heart Valves $303	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $194	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $161	Other $1,792
Abbott Laboratories	$1,191 CRT Leads $382	MRI Ready Leads $379	Connectivity and Remote care $173	NAVITOR $137	Mitra Clip system $75	Other $46
Other	$8,690 Jetstream $689	Cook Medical AAA $674	ECM Patch $662	Vessel Sealing $525	GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $505	Other $5,636

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$23,491
Consulting Fee	$19,300
Travel and Lodging	$2,030
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$600
Education	$424
Other	$23

Research Payments

Dr. Efren Buitrago, MD has received 9 research payments totaling $23,772.

Biography

Dr. Efren Buitrago is a vascular surgery and thoracic surgery specialist in Doral, FL and Miami, FL. Dr. Buitrago graduated from National University of Colombia Faculty of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He has an open panel in Miami, FL according to Doctor.com.