NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Miami, FL

Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1346539129, issued on Apr 1, 2011. Check the license (Florida ME164958, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346539129
Name
Daniel H. Buitrago
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
ME164958 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 NW 9TH Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Phone
(305) 355-5000
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 21, 2023
Fax
(305) 355-2300
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230929000633); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1801 NW 9TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sama Al Bayati, MDInternal Medicine Physician1801384151
  2. Caroline Almy, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1427464635
  3. Sonya Beringhaus, APRNAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1689338741
  4. Nicolas Brozzi, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1831366483
  5. Hoda Butrous, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1093005514
  6. Sreedhar Chamala, M.DTransplant Surgery Physician1477858819

Verify Daniel H. Buitrago in five checks

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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $6,577.68

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Buitrago$6,577.68
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. University OF MiamiMiami, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Daniel H. Buitrago among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida

Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D. is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida

There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diego Avella Patino, MDMiami, FL 331361336374669
  2. Nicolas Brozzi, M.D.Miami, FL 331361831366483
  3. Julius Carillo, M.D.Miami, FL 331361881835650
  4. Didier De Canniere, MDMiami, FL 331361235455213
  5. Joseph Lamelas, MDMiami, FL 331361184613713
  6. Hari Mallidi, M.D.Miami, FL 331361306954995
  7. Muhammad Mumtaz, MDMiami, FL 331361275625840
  8. Daniel Nento, M.D.Miami, FL 331361447426176

Common questions

What is Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D.'s NPI number?

Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346539129, issued on Apr 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 NW 9TH Ave, Miami, FL, 33136. Phone: (305) 355-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME164958, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Daniel H. Buitrago, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.