Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D.
Neurocritical Care Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D. is a neurocritical care physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1033386537, issued on May 13, 2008. Check the license (California A122210, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco
- Credential
- M.D, PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurocritical Care Physician 2084A2900X
- License number
- A122210 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 757 Westwood Plz, Ucla Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 267-9448
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120829000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A122210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $51.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was MicroVention, Inc. The 251 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,054.78 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 2 group practices
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurocritical Care Physician providers in California
There are 74 neurocritical care physician records in California.
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- Faisal Ahmed, MDRoseville, CA1588004287
- Yama Akbari, MDSylmar, CA1275794034
- Dylan AlegriaCarmichael, CA1437576501
- Maranatha Ayodele, M.D.West Hollywood, CA1043442197
- Shawn Banash, MDSacramento, CA1629533690
- Hannah Breit, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1669827606
- Marion Buckwalter, MDStanford, CA1356394589
- Sebina Bulic, MDLos Angeles, CA1831326750
- Patrick Chen, M.D.Irvine, CA1295198000
Common questions
What is Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D.'s NPI number?
Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033386537, issued on May 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 757 Westwood Plz, Ucla Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 267-9448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A122210, 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.
What is Manuel M. Buitrago Blanco, M.D, PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.