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Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

Medical College of Georgia (1990)

20950 Ne 27 Court Suite 200
Aventura, FL 33180

(305) 466-0663

Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD is a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD is affiliated with Memorial Health System.

Office Locations

Memorial Health System

20950 Ne 27 Court Suite 200
Aventura, FL 33180

(305) 466-0663

(305) 466-9537

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Memorial Health System

3700 Washington Street Suite 500
Hollywood, FL 33021

(954) 894-3003

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

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blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, blood draw and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
airway management	48
blood draw	549
bronchoscopy	17
cardiac procedures	12
doctor visit	2337
hospital care	7097
inpatient care	7097
minimally invasive procedures	17
preventive care	90
pulmonary testing	544
sleep study	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	453
ultrasound (sonogram)	80
vaccines	90
vascular procedures	50
X-rays	453

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
airway management	33
blood draw	321
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	2095
hospital care	6269
inpatient care	6085
minimally invasive procedures	17
nursing home care	18
outpatient care	184
preventive care	103
pulmonary testing	426
sleep study	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	415
ultrasound (sonogram)	59
vaccines	103
vascular procedures	42
X-rays	415

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	748

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	193
Hispanic	170
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	324
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	30
airway management	15
blood draw	219
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	1816
hospital care	5475
inpatient care	5194
minimally invasive procedures	12
outpatient care	281
preventive care	107
pulmonary testing	425
sleep study	46
thoracic (chest) imaging	335
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
vaccines	107
vascular procedures	26
X-rays	335

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	140
Hispanic	138
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	246
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	46
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
blood draw	501
chronic care	724
doctor visit	1870
hospital care	4468
inpatient care	4245
outpatient care	223
preventive care	126
pulmonary testing	420
thoracic (chest) imaging	379
ultrasound (sonogram)	28
vaccines	126
X-rays	379

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	834
Female	1102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1374
Black	268
Hispanic	226
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	608
From 75 to 84	554
85 and over	448
Less than 65	326

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	47
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	408
chronic care	344
doctor visit	1874
hospital care	5884
inpatient care	5684
outpatient care	200
preventive care	77
pulmonary testing	346
thoracic (chest) imaging	439
vaccines	77
X-rays	439

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	574

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	718
Black	140
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	237
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	67
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	50
Dementia	34
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	407
doctor visit	1409
hospital care	4584
inpatient care	4469
outpatient care	115
pulmonary testing	386
thoracic (chest) imaging	227
X-rays	227

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	599
Black	149
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	287
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	200
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	50
Dementia	33
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	521
chronic care	387
doctor visit	1504
hospital care	2657
inpatient care	2584
outpatient care	73
preventive care	18
pulmonary testing	339
vaccines	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	116
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	163
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	52
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2019 were pulmonary testing, blood draw, chronic care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	476
chronic care	211
doctor visit	1746
preventive care	16
pulmonary testing	523
vaccines	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	90
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	99
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2020 were blood draw, pulmonary testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	535
chronic care	56
doctor visit	1906
pulmonary testing	330

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	65
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	82
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2021 were blood draw, pulmonary testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	474
chronic care	68
doctor visit	1393
pulmonary testing	384

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	50
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	76
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2022 were pulmonary testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	270
doctor visit	1083
pulmonary testing	289

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	39
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	70
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL during 2023 were blood draw and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	299
doctor visit	1043
pulmonary testing	296

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	33
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	61
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aventura, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and pulmonary testing.

abdominal imaging	23
airway management	32
blood draw	415
bronchoscopy	15
cardiac procedures	12
chronic care	298
doctor visit	1673
hospital care	5204
inpatient care	5051
minimally invasive procedures	15
nursing home care	18
outpatient care	179
preventive care	76
pulmonary testing	392
sleep study	68
thoracic (chest) imaging	374
ultrasound (sonogram)	55
vaccines	76
vascular procedures	39
X-rays	374

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	106
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	556
Hispanic	89
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	233
85 and over	167
Less than 65	116
65 to 74	266

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	15
Dementia	20

Education & Training

Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1990. He completed residency at Shands HealthCare. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1990)

Residency: Shands HealthCare (1993)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard Michael Braver, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$2,963 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,246	ANORO $529	BREO $397	INCRUSE $245	NUCALA $202	Other $344
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,889 SYMBICORT $1,360	BREZTRI $301	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $260	AIRSUPRA $250	TEZSPIRE $188	Other $530
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,887 OFEV $1,417	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $665	Spiriva $429	Pradaxa $116	STIOLTO $103	Other $157
Mallinckrodt LLC	$1,344 ACTHAR $1,344
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,129 CRM $637	Unify Assura $334	Electrophysiology $157
Other	$14,274 ACTHAR $1,201	ELIQUIS $618	Perforomist $509	DUPIXENT $408	PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL $397	Other $11,139

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$25,088
Education	$398

Biography

Dr. Howard Braver's medical specialty is adult pulmonology. After attending Medical College of Georgia for medical school, he completed his residency training at Shands HealthCare. Dr. Braver is affiliated with Memorial Hospital Pembroke and Memorial Regional Hospital.

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