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Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (1987)

2800 E Commercial Boulevard Suite 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

(954) 491-0900

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD is a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD is affiliated with Holy Cross Hospital.

Office Locations

2800 E Commercial Boulevard Suite 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

(954) 491-0900

(954) 491-1306

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6405 N Federal Highway Suite 401
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"All cancer is genetic, but not all cancer is hereditary; so choose your parents and your family members wisely," Dr. Nicholas Tranakas said jokingly during a recent lecture about the risks of...”—"Breast Center director speaks about genetics and risks", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 2014

“In the years that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas has served as Medical Director of Cancer Services for Broward Health and the Comprehensive Breast Center, he's watched the mortality rate for women diagnosed...”—"A Broward cancer expert on navigating the treatment maze", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 2014

“I was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2009 by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas at Broward Health Medical Center.”—"Kim Haley's Survival Story", Orlando Sentinel, October 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2012 were breast procedures, cancer surgery, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	32
cancer surgery	32
dissection	18
doctor visit	431
excision	32
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
lymph node procedures	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2013 were breast procedures, excision, dissection and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	13
dissection	20
doctor visit	457
excision	33
lymph node procedures	20
open surgery	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	36
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2014 were breast procedures, cancer surgery, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	25
cancer surgery	25
dissection	14
doctor visit	431
excision	25
lymph node procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	30
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	32
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2015 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	12
doctor visit	440
excision	35
lymph node procedures	24
open surgery	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	58
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	86
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2016 were lymph node procedures, excision, dissection and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	14
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	14
doctor visit	429
excision	25
lymph node procedures	25
open surgery	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	31
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	34
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2017 were lymph node procedures, excision, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	11
doctor visit	435
excision	23
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	32
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	29
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2018 were dissection, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	18
dissection	18
doctor visit	462
excision	18
lymph node procedures	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	27
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	32
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2019 were dissection, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
dissection	17
doctor visit	476
excision	17
lymph node procedures	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	41
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	39
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2020 were breast procedures, cancer surgery, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
dissection	11
doctor visit	452
excision	22
lymph node procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	32
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	29
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL during 2021 were breast procedures, cancer surgery, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	23
cancer surgery	23
dissection	11
doctor visit	441
excision	23
lymph node procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	24
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	441

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	24
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	28
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

breast procedures	21
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	14
doctor visit	445
excision	25
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lymph node procedures	18
open surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	295
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	120
85 and over	31
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	186

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

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	53

Education & Training

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the Surgery, General, Surgery, American Board and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Jackson Memorial Medical Center (1992)

Board Certification: Surgery, General, Surgery, American Board (1993)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Holy Cross Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-06-05

I have been seeing Dr. Tranakas for several years.  He is an excellent doctor, especially for anyone needing help with a potential breast cancer diagnosis.  Dr. Tranakas takes the time to answer all of my questions and gives me the confidence to know that I will be okay.  I appreciate his compassionate nature and how he specifically gives you 100% of his attention during the exam.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$476 Iovera $251	Exparel $225
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$456 $456
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$392 BRIDION $249	INVANZ $101	NON-PRODUCT $31	ENTEREG $11
Genentech USA, Inc.	$276 Perjeta $195	$82
Allergan Inc.	$246 AVYCAZ $90	AlloDerm $47	NATRELLE 410 IMPLANTS $27	NATRELLE IMPLANTS $22	$60
Other	$1,923 OFIRMEV $243	SPINEJACK $167	SIR-Spheres microspheres $146	Caldolor $133	Zynrelef $125	Other $1,110

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,175
Travel and Lodging	$594

Biography

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas is a general surgery specialist. He is professionally affiliated with Holy Cross Hospital. Holy Cross Hospital reports that Dr. Tranakas is not accepting new patients. He studied medicine at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Tranakas completed a residency program at Jackson Memorial Medical Center.