Dr. Philip Laurence Bucur, MD

Dr. Bucur practices at UCI Department of Urology in Huntington Beach, California.

Dr. Bucur's NPI, 1457770752, was assigned on April 15, 2014. Dr. Bucur graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Bucur holds California license A139381.

Dr. Bucur's primary practice is UCI Department of Urology, at 19582 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-8500.

Dr. Bucur's primary practice is UCI Department of Urology in Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Bucur is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is UCI Health Center for Urological Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bucur to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bucur practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Bucur's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Bucur is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bucur's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, erectile dysfunction, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, prostate inflammation or infection, urinary endoscopy and urinary tract infection among the conditions Dr. Bucur treats.

CMS data shows 330 Medicare services from Dr. Bucur across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,349 for them.

CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bucur in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 89 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 80% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bucur's median patient age at 63, with 30% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bucur wrote 659 Medicare Part D claims for 238 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 575 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $67,385 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 458 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Bucur for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Bucur accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bucur as offering telehealth.

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Bucur, published from 2013 to 2016. 2013 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Clinical Competence, Kidney and Kidney Neoplasms. Dr. Bucur has published most often in J Endourol. Dr. Bucur's most frequent co-authors are Jaime Landman, MD, Elspeth M. Mcdougall, MD and Garen Abedi.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Bucur from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $236.

Dr. Bucur graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2014.

Dr. Bucur is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.