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Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Rheumatology and Adult Rheumatology

3200 Southwest 60th Court Suite 105
Miami, FL 33155

(305) 663-8505

Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD is a pediatric rheumatologist in Miami, FL specializing in pediatric rheumatology and adult rheumatology. Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health.

Office Locations

Address:

3200 Southwest 60th Court Suite 105
Miami, FL 33155

aspiration	94
doctor visit	560
injections	114
pain management	10

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	154
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	21
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	49
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

aspiration	29
doctor visit	525
injections	49
minimally invasive procedures	10
pain management	21

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	137
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	12
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	46
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

aspiration	34
doctor visit	437
injections	51
minimally invasive procedures	12
pain management	18

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	294
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	28
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	49
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

aspiration	22
doctor visit	387
injections	20
minimally invasive procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	121
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	47
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

aspiration	52
doctor visit	301
injections	50

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	93

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	43
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

aspiration	40
doctor visit	322
injections	38

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	13
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

aspiration	25
doctor visit	306
injections	23

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	17
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

aspiration	26
doctor visit	248
injections	24

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	86

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

aspiration	60
doctor visit	570
injections	58

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD treated as a pediatric rheumatologist in Miami, FL were injections, aspiration, pain management and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	406
injections	49
minimally invasive procedures	11
pain management	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD.

**Gender**
Female	107
Male	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	108
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	47
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	53

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	34
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	5
Dementia	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at Mount Carmel Health System. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Florida.

Residency: Mount Carmel Health System (1986)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology American Board of Internal Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,868 TALTZ $940	FORTEO $331	OLUMIANT $322	$275
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,450 Humira $1,109	Rinvoq $120	Lupron $106	$116
Pfizer Inc.	$1,324 XELJANZ $1,186	INFLECTRA $71	LYRICA $34	CELEBREX $18	EMBEDA $15
Amgen Inc.	$1,113 Enbrel $546	Prolia $177	EVENITY $125	Tavneos $93	Otezla $65	Other $107
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$1,020 Tremfya $631	STELARA $201	SIMPONI ARIA $163	REMICADE $23	SIMPONI $3
Other	$8,063 LUPKYNIS $892	BENLYSTA $737	COSENTYX $654	Tymlos $611	Actemra $548	Other $4,620

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,320
Travel and Lodging	$789
Education	$489
Grant	$240

Research Payments

Dr. Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD has received 44 research payments totaling $116,357.

Biography

Dr. Rafael Rivas-Chacon specializes in pediatric rheumatology and adult rheumatology and practices in Miami, FL. He is affiliated with South Miami Hospital and Baptist Hospital of Miami. He trained at Mount Carmel Health System for residency. Dr. Rivas-Chacon is conversant in Spanish.