Sorin Buga, M.D.

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RH0002X

License

C55230 Issued in CA

Practice address

1500 Duarte Rd
Duarte, CA 91010-3012

Phone

(626) 359-8111

NPI assigned

May 2, 2007

Last updated

Nov 16, 2020By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Hospice/Palliative Care

Education

Other, 1990

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

City of Hope Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 3779751656, 964 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Quiet Embrace Hospice Care Hospice, Van Nuys, CA, CCN B31793
• City of Hope Helford Clinical Research Hospital Hospital, Duarte, CA, CCN 050146

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.8 of 100Reported as group

Quality

78.51

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.37

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: direct@cityofhope.direct-ci.com
• Direct secure messaging: sbuga8306@cityofhope.direct-ci.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• City of Hope Medical Foundation

  dba City of Hope Duarte

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Duarte, CA
  • NPI 1871886366
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Usc Arcadia Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Arcadia, CA
  • NPI 1164410593
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• City of Hope National Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Duarte, CA
  • NPI 1750358297
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mission Hospice & Palliative Care Inc

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Van Nuys, CA
  • NPI 1457965451
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 512185",
            "city": "LOS ANGELES",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "900510185",
            "telephone_number": "626-775-3514",
            "fax_number": "626-218-5310"
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        "credential": "M.D.",
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-05-02",
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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            "address_1": "1500 Duarte Rd",
            "city": "Duarte",
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}

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• Lihua Elizabeth Budde, MD, PHD
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• Lilly Areli Bueno Ventura
• Paola Bueno, NP
• Alejandra Bugajski
• Roberto Bugarin Jr.
• Aileen Bui, MD
• Kathleen Burns
• BVCV Operating Company, LLC (Monte Vista Healthcare Center)

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Duarte, CA
• Providers in Duarte, CA by specialty
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 16, 2020; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.