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Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS

Accepting New Patients

(Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD)

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Women's Health, General Surgery, General Practice and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: breast cancer surgery

8900 N KENDALL DRIVE
Miami, FL 33176

(786) 596-2000

Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS is a women's health provider in Miami, FL specializing in women's health, general surgery, general practice and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1991 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS is affiliated with Baptist Health, Baptist Health Breast Center and BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

8900 N KENDALL DRIVE
Miami, FL 33176

In The News

“He referred her to Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, a Board-certified breast surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute.”—"Yvonne Meyers' Survival Story: Merry Christmas! You Have Breast Cancer!", Orlando Sentinel, October 2016

breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	10
doctor visit	206
excision	8
ultrasound (sonogram)	8
women's imaging	8

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	18
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	63

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	11
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	214
excision	26
image guided procedures	11
lymph node procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11
open surgery	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	12

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	103
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	16
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	63

breast procedures	43
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	187
excision	29
lymph node procedures	30
open surgery	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
women's imaging	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	176
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	75

breast procedures	9
cancer surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	189
excision	27
lymph node procedures	30
open surgery	13

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

breast procedures	10
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	8
doctor visit	157
excision	24
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	9

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

breast procedures	10
cancer surgery	15
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	165
excision	28
lymph node procedures	29
open surgery	13

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	25
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	195
excision	42
image guided procedures	12
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
open surgery	17

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

breast procedures	8
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	145
excision	27
lymph node procedures	33
open surgery	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

breast procedures	86
cancer surgery	38
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	355
excision	77
image guided procedures	15
lymph node procedures	59
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15
open surgery	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
women's imaging	21

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS treated as a women's health provider in Miami, FL were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and diagnostic procedures.

breast procedures	31
cancer surgery	17
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	203
excision	33
image guided procedures	12
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
open surgery	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
women's imaging	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	79
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	6
75 to 84	37
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	23
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	7
Cancer	57

Education & Training

Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1991. She completed residency at University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Surgery American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals (1996)

Board Certification: Surgery American Board of Surgery (1997)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

Baptist Health Breast Center

BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PHYSICIANS LLC

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. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: POS, Medicare HMO, Avmed: HMO, United HlthCare:HMO, Molina Healthcare: Medicaid, HAA Preferred Partners, Medicaid, Medicaid UK Only, First Health Network, Medicare, Select, FL Blue: MyBlue, Devoted Health, Florida Community Care, Global Medical Mgmt/Europ Assist, Preferred Care Network fka Medica, Molina Healthcare: Marketplace Exch, Options, Global Excel, Miami Childrens Health Plan, Multiplan/Beechstreet, FL Blue: PPO, NHP, FL Blue: BlueCare, Humana: All LOB, Dimension International, Entrust, PPO, Aetna Better Health/Healthy Kids, CarePlus Health Plans, Great West, Aetna: HMO, Doctors HealthCare Plans, Cigna: HMO, Dimension Health, Quality Health Management, MultiPlan, Aetna, Quality Health Management, AvMed, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, TRICARE, Care Plus Medicare, First Health, United HlthCare, Note:, Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network. and FL Blue.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

POS

Medicare HMO

Avmed: HMO

United HlthCare:HMO

Molina Healthcare: Medicaid

HAA Preferred Partners

Medicaid

Medicaid UK Only

First Health Network

Medicare

Select

FL Blue: MyBlue

Devoted Health

Florida Community Care

Global Medical Mgmt/Europ Assist

Preferred Care Network fka Medica

Molina Healthcare: Marketplace Exch

Options

Global Excel

Miami Childrens Health Plan

Multiplan/Beechstreet

FL Blue: PPO

NHP

FL Blue: BlueCare

Humana: All LOB

Dimension International

Entrust

PPO

Aetna Better Health/Healthy Kids

CarePlus Health Plans

Great West

Aetna: HMO

Doctors HealthCare Plans

Cigna: HMO

Dimension Health

Quality Health Management

MultiPlan

Aetna

Quality Health Management

AvMed

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

TRICARE

Care Plus Medicare

First Health

United HlthCare

Note:

Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.

FL Blue

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Miami, FL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$985 Exparel $985
Genentech USA, Inc.	$850 Perjeta $273	Kadcyla $228	TECENTRIQ $120	$229
AirXpanders, Inc.	$382 AEROFORM TISSUE EXPANDER SYSTEM $382
Vector Surgical, LLC	$300 MarginMarker $300
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$223 BioZorb $223
Other	$1,234 tomosynthesis $207	Vascular $164	Surg - Neptune $149	Axxent Controller $125	Halaven $107	Other $483

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,487
Consulting Fee	$300
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$125
Education	$62

Research Payments

Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS has received 11 research payments totaling $94,430.

Biography

Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver's areas of specialization are general practice, general surgery, and surgical oncology (cancer surgery); she sees patients in Miami, FL. Dr. Lopez-Penalver is a graduate of the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Her residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Miami. Her areas of expertise include breast cancer surgery. Dr. Lopez-Penalver seems to honor several insurance carriers, including AvMed, Coventry, and Aetna. She speaks Spanish. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include South Miami Hospital, Baptist Hospital of Miami, and Doctors Hospital. Her practice in Miami, FL is open to new patients as reported by Yext.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS in 2020

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cristina Lopez-Penalver, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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