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Dr. Mark Boulware, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), aneurysm, cardiac catheterization, and more.

1400 E Boulder Street Suite 700
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

(719) 635-7172

Dr. Mark Boulware, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 2003 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Mark Boulware, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, UCHealth Heart Clinic - Memorial Hospital Central and POUDRE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1400 E Boulder Street Suite 700
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Some issues Dr. Mark Boulware, MD can help you with:

Angioplasty

Angioplasty is a common, minimally invasive procedure performed to restore blood flow in arteries and veins that have become narrowed or blocked. Age or illness can cause plaque to build up at certain spots within the veins and arteries, and if enough collects, it can restrict the flow of blood. Angioplasty uses a tiny balloon at the end of a small, flexible tube to inflate within the narrowed section and open it up again.

Angioplasty may be performed in several different areas of the body and for a variety of reasons, most often:

Peripheral arterial disease, which reduces blood flow in the arms or legs
Atherosclerosis, or general hardening of the arteries
Carotid artery stenosis, or narrowing of the arteries in the neck that supply the brain
Coronary artery disease, or narrowing of the arteries near the heart
Renal vascular hypertension, or narrowing of the arteries in the kidney, leading to increased blood pressure

During angioplasty, a patient is given a sedative while lying on a table under an x-ray machine. A catheter (a thin, flexible, and hollow tube) is inserted into the patient's skin in the arm or groin and guided into the blocked artery. Dye is injected via the catheter, and x-rays are used to position the tip of the catheter exactly at the blockage. The tiny balloon is guided through the catheter and inflated with saline. It pushes the plaque out of the way, squishing it against the walls of the artery. The balloon may be inflated and deflated several times to let blood pass by. A stent, a tiny tube of metal mesh like a spring, may be inserted to help keep the artery open. Then the x-ray is used again to check that blood is flowing properly, the catheter is removed, and the tiny incision is bandaged.

There are no nerves within veins and arteries, so an angioplasty is generally not painful. However, there may be some discomfort at the site of the incision and when the balloon is inflated. Overall, angioplasty is a very effective and low-risk procedure, useful for helping patients avoid more difficult bypass surgery.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	128
cardiac procedures	944
catheterization	358
diagnostic procedures	167
doctor visit	966
hospital care	748
inpatient care	749
minimally invasive procedures	375
nuclear scan	132
stent placement (stenting)	128
stress testing	252
ultrasound (sonogram)	322
vascular procedures	177

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	16
Hispanic	193
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	154
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

ambulatory monitoring	12
angioplasty	168
cardiac procedures	871
cardioversion	11
catheterization	431
diagnostic procedures	180
doctor visit	976
hospital care	532
inpatient care	533
minimally invasive procedures	463
nuclear scan	93
stent placement (stenting)	168
stress testing	175
ultrasound (sonogram)	295
vascular procedures	216

**Gender**
Male	588
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	15
Hispanic	234
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	427
85 and over	159
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

angioplasty	46
cardiac procedures	686
catheterization	115
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	435
hospital care	235
inpatient care	236
minimally invasive procedures	133
nuclear scan	80
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	297
ultrasound (sonogram)	277
vascular procedures	43

**Gender**
Male	988
Female	924

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1552
Black	124
Hispanic	170
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	778
From 75 to 84	622
85 and over	214
Less than 65	298

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

angioplasty	80
cardiac procedures	980
catheterization	194
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	802
emergency care	10
hospital care	332
inpatient care	333
lab tests	79
minimally invasive procedures	299
nuclear scan	116
stent placement (stenting)	80
stress testing	315
ultrasound (sonogram)	474
vascular procedures	60

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	601

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	976
Black	94
Hispanic	96
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	160
Less than 65	185

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	1021
cardioversion	14
catheterization	168
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	878
hospital care	330
inpatient care	319
lab tests	90
minimally invasive procedures	321
nuclear scan	89
outpatient care	11
stent placement (stenting)	76
stress testing	328
ultrasound (sonogram)	509
vascular procedures	70

**Gender**
Male	709
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1086
Black	97
Hispanic	97
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	493
From 75 to 84	473
85 and over	182
Less than 65	180

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

angioplasty	80
cardiac procedures	973
cardioversion	13
catheterization	166
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	746
hospital care	258
inpatient care	259
lab tests	214
minimally invasive procedures	335
nuclear scan	74
stent placement (stenting)	80
stress testing	277
ultrasound (sonogram)	518
vascular procedures	58

**Gender**
Male	687
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1052
Black	83
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	463
85 and over	169
Less than 65	171

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

angioplasty	54
cardiac procedures	807
catheterization	110
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	567
hospital care	147
inpatient care	148
lab tests	276
minimally invasive procedures	184
nuclear scan	83
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	255
ultrasound (sonogram)	387
vascular procedures	65

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	535

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	943
Black	70
Hispanic	92
Asian	19
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	451
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	172
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	695
catheterization	70
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	603
hospital care	150
inpatient care	151
lab tests	216
minimally invasive procedures	121
nuclear scan	77
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	209
ultrasound (sonogram)	391
vascular procedures	39

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	854
Black	62
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	163
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

angioplasty	102
cardiac procedures	1779
catheterization	273
diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	1087
emergency care	24
hospital care	289
inpatient care	290
lab tests	335
minimally invasive procedures	436
nuclear scan	172
stent placement (stenting)	102
stress testing	453
ultrasound (sonogram)	946
vascular procedures	154

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Boulware, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Boulware, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Colorado Springs, CO were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	13
angioplasty	84
cardiac procedures	978
cardioversion	12
catheterization	211
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	788
emergency care	17
hospital care	336
inpatient care	335
lab tests	201
minimally invasive procedures	299
nuclear scan	101
outpatient care	11
stent placement (stenting)	84
stress testing	285
ultrasound (sonogram)	459
vascular procedures	101

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Boulware, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	56
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	808
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	106
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	354
85 and over	137
Less than 65	126
65 to 74	385

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Boulware, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark Boulware, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Boulware, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals (2004)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Boulware, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

UCHealth Heart Clinic - Memorial Hospital Central

POUDRE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$2,063 Xience V coronary stent system $1,044	Vascular $503	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System $199	Xience Alpine cornary stent system $178	Absorb GT1 $44	Other $95
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,421 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,268	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $27	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $19	$107
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$608 STENTS $368	CoreValve Evolut $71	Resolute $26	Pacemakers $10	$134
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$206 CRM $192	Vascular $14
Boston Scientific Corporation	$187 ATHERECTOMY $62	STENTS $26	Watchman Device $25	INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND $19	WATCHMAN $13	Other $43
Other	$674 Jetstream $142	XARELTO $127	Diamondback Coronary $126	Impella $116	Effient $36	Other $126

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,497
Travel and Lodging	$1,566
Education	$96

Biography

Dr. Mark Boulware is a Colorado Springs, CO physician who specializes in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Boulware trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC). These areas are among his clinical interests: heart valve disease, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and angina. He is affiliated with UCHealth.

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