Buba Marong, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Buba Marong, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1124523147, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (California A187408, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buba Marong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A187408 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 824-5333
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240725001366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Buba Marong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A187408Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis34 claims
- Clopidogrel30 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Ezetimibe21 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,418.85
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Buba Marong among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Buba Marong, MD is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 96% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
All 115 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
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- Rola Khedraki, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371326466707
- Rajeev Mohan, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371841453081
- Phillip Tacon, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371518586171
- Christopher Vanichsarn, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291851658173
- Adrian Lai, MDEncinitas, CA 920241215390620
Common questions
What is Buba Marong, MD's NPI number?
Buba Marong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124523147, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buba Marong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 824-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buba Marong, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A187408, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Buba Marong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buba Marong, MD had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.