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Dr. John W. Uribe, MD

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(Dr. John William Uribe, MD)

(188 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

1228 South Pine Island Road Suite 310
Plantation, FL 33324

(954) 392-1725

Dr. John W. Uribe, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL specializing in sports medicine, general surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. John W. Uribe, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health, FIU Health and BHMG Orthopedics Davie.

Office Locations

Baptist Health

1150 Campo Sano Avenue Floor 3
Coral Gables, FL 33146

(786) 268-6200

(786) 533-9978

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Baptist Health

19955 Northwest 27th Avenue Suite 200
Miami Gardens, FL 33056

(786) 595-1310

(786) 591-6999

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Baptist Health

1228 South Pine Island Road Suite 310
Plantation, FL 33324

(954) 392-1725

(954) 837-1113

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“He underwent successful surgery, performed by Dr. John Uribe at Baptist Health Doctors Hospital, and the expected recovery is seven to nine months, the Panthers said in a statement on Friday evening.”—"Panthers star Aleksander Barkov suffered ACL, MCL injuries, will likely miss season", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, September 2025

“"Today, he underwent successful surgery by Dr. John Uribe at Baptist Health Doctors Hospital," the Panthers announced in a statement.”—"Aleksander Barkov undergoes surgery for ACL and MCL injuries, expected to miss 7-9 months", New York Times, September 2025

“The NFLPA also isn't as willing as the NFL to clear Dolphins head physician John Uribe, an orthopedist.”—"The NFL's concussion protocols have changed and the Tua Tagovailoa case is resolved, but no one seems happy with it", Boston Globe, October 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2012 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	262
injections	34
joint surgery	27
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	25
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	231
injections	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	95

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2014 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	196
injections	34
joint surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	90

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2015 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	194
injections	43
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	116
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	204
injections	37
joint surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	144
injections	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	64

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
doctor visit	157
injections	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	206
injections	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2020 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
doctor visit	177
injections	40
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
doctor visit	204
injections	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
doctor visit	186
injections	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL during 2023 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	188
injections	34

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	76

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John W. Uribe, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Coral Gables, FL were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	195
injections	33
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	101
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	11
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. John W. Uribe, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Jackson Memorial Medical Center (1981)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (1982)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John W. Uribe, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

FIU Health

BHMG Orthopedics Davie

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John W. Uribe, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicare HMO, Quality Health Management, Cigna Great West Healthcare: PPO, Medicare, Medicaid UK Only, Humana: All LOB, Cigna: HMO, Tricare: Prime, CarePlus Health Plans, First Health Network, Multiplan/Beechstreet, POS, Avmed: HMO, United HlthCare:HMO, Blue Options: PPO, HAA Preferred Partners, Select, FL Blue: MyBlue, Devoted Health, Blue Cross: PPC/PPO, Global Medical Mgmt/Europ Assist, Preferred Care Network fka Medica, Options, Global Excel, Leon Medical Center, FL Blue: PPO, NHP, FL Blue: BlueCare, Dimension International, Entrust, Avmed: Select Plus PPO/POS, PPO, Aetna: HMO, Doctors HealthCare Plans, Dimension Health, MultiPlan, Aetna, AvMed, United Healthcare, Neighborhood Health Plan, Blue California, United HlthCare, Oscar Health Plan, FL Blue Medicare PPO, Prominence Health and FL Blue.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John W. Uribe, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicare HMO

Quality Health Management

Cigna Great West Healthcare: PPO

Medicare

Medicaid UK Only

Humana: All LOB

Cigna: HMO

Tricare: Prime

CarePlus Health Plans

First Health Network

Multiplan/Beechstreet

POS

Avmed: HMO

United HlthCare:HMO

Blue Options: PPO

HAA Preferred Partners

Select

FL Blue: MyBlue

Devoted Health

Blue Cross: PPC/PPO

Global Medical Mgmt/Europ Assist

Preferred Care Network fka Medica

Options

Global Excel

Leon Medical Center

FL Blue: PPO

NHP

FL Blue: BlueCare

Dimension International

Entrust

Avmed: Select Plus PPO/POS

PPO

Aetna: HMO

Doctors HealthCare Plans

Dimension Health

MultiPlan

Aetna

AvMed

United Healthcare

Neighborhood Health Plan

Blue California

United HlthCare

Oscar Health Plan

FL Blue Medicare PPO

Prominence Health

FL Blue

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John W. Uribe, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 188 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John W. Uribe, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Coral Gables, FL.

4.98

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2017-06-21

Non starter, only available appointments are for 7 weeks out???? So if you are in pain and need help, go elsewhere! I want a down to earth doctor not a primadonna.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$389,938 Pulse $98	$389,840
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$199,850 AccuFill $38,841	Trauma $31,190	ROI A $19,486	DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs $15,794	Extremities $14,244	Other $80,295
Linvatec Corporation	$63,760 Exoshape $52,216	Knee Biologics $11,207	Linvatec Burs & Blades $308	Linvatec Knee Preservation System $29
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.	$62,363 OVOMotion $4,500	TACTOSET $177	$57,686
Arthrosurface Incorporated	$32,917 HemiCAP Shoulder $27,136	HemiCAP Knee $5,530	HemiCAP Wrist $148	NanoFactor $102
Other	$39,582 Trauma $13,864	SET - TRAUMA $12,301	Foot and Ankle $3,382	Sports Med Shoulder $1,653	Sports Med Coblation & Fixation $1,531	Other $6,852

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$460,158
Education	$214,277
Current or prospective ownership or investment interest	$57,686
Honoraria	$18,400
Travel and Lodging	$17,056
Other	$20,832

Research Payments

Dr. John W. Uribe, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,348.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. John W. Uribe, MD.

Arthrosurface Incorporated	2014	$73,800.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2015	$73,800.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2016	$73,800.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2017	$73,800.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2018	$73,800.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2013	$60,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Arthrosurface Incorporated	2019	$50,400.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock Ownership
Cayenne Medical, Inc.	2015	$3,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock options
Cayenne Medical, Inc.	2013	$1,521.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Stock options
Cayenne Medical, Inc.	2014	$1,521.00	Physician Covered Recipient	14Stock options

Biography

Dr. John Uribe specializes in general practice, general surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Coral Gables, FL, Plantation, FL, and Miami Gardens, FL. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He seems to be an in-network provider for AvMed, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Uribe graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with Doctors Hospital, FIU Health, and Baptist Health. Dr. Uribe's practice in Miami Gardens, FL is open to new patients as reported by Yext.