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Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: chronic kidney disease (CKD), hypertension (high blood pressure), dialysis, and more.

11301 Wilshire Boulevard Greater Los Angeles Vahcs (691)
Los Angeles, CA 90073

1-800-926-8273

Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD is a neurologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and nephrology (kidney disease). She graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

Address:

11301 Wilshire Boulevard Greater Los Angeles Vahcs (691)
Los Angeles, CA 90073

Address:

200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

Address:

4168 Front Street
San Diego, CA 92103

Address:

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

Some issues Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD can help you with:

Dialysis

Dialysis is a procedure that replicates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient. Patients who briefly lose renal function may slowly reduce the frequency of dialysis sessions until their kidneys recover. However, most patients who start on dialysis remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives or until they receive a kidney transplant.

A number of conditions can worsen renal function and lead to end-stage or acute kidney failure. When kidneys fail (i.e. nearly 90 percent of their function is lost), dialysis is typically prescribed. Conditions that cause chronic kidney failure (eventually requiring dialysis) include:

Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Pyelonephritis, recurring kidney infection
Glomerulonephritis, inflammation of the kidney's filtering parts
Polycystic kidney disease
Interstitial nephritis, inflammation of the kidney's tubules
High blood pressure
Vesicoureteral reflux, improper bladder emptying

For hemodialysis (the more common form of dialysis), a patient will visit a hospital or clinic and be connected to a dialysis machine by a needle attached to a tube that draws blood from the arm. The drawn blood is transferred to the dialysis machine, where it is filtered and separated until clean. Waste products from the blood pass into a fluid called dialysate, which is pumped out of the machine into a waste receptacle. The machine also measures and helps ensure the blood has the appropriate level of fluid, electrolytes, and pH. A tube delivers the cleaned blood back into the patient's body. A dialysis session like this will typically last for three to four hours, with a patient undergoing dialysis around three times per week.

A second method of dialysis is known as peritoneal dialysis. Unlike hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and dialysis treatments are vital for those with renal dysfunction. For many, dialysis is not so much a medical procedure but a part of their normal life.

dialysis	22
doctor visit	108
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	23
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	60
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

dialysis	16
doctor visit	78
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	59
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	60
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

doctor visit	74
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	34
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

dialysis	16
doctor visit	60
hospital care	250
inpatient care	250

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	74
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	12
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	62
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

dialysis	29
doctor visit	11
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	14
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

dialysis	40
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

apheresis	64
dialysis	28
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	18
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

apheresis	183
dialysis	14
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	16
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

apheresis	513
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
phototherapy (light therapy)	101

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD treated as a neurologist in Los Angeles, CA were apheresis, hospital care, inpatient care and phototherapy (light therapy).

apheresis	254
dialysis	23
doctor visit	67
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
phototherapy (light therapy)	101

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD.

**Gender**
Female	50
Male	72

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	46
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	2
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	5
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. She completed residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She is certified by the Nephrology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Board Certification: Nephrology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cynthia Marie Miracle, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$145 Parsabiv $125	$20
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.	$48 TARPEYO $48
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$47 JYNARQUE $47
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$14 $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$240
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Cynthia Miracle specializes in nephrology (kidney disease) and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and practices in San Diego, CA and Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Miracle's areas of expertise include hypertension (high blood pressure), hemodialysis, and apheresis. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. According to UC San Diego Health, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in San Diego, CA. She attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine and New York Medical College. Her training includes a residency program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.