Dr. Charles Ernest Fuenzalida, MD

Dr. Fuenzalida practices at HCA HealthONE Aurora Breast Care Center in Aurora, Colorado.

Dr. Fuenzalida's NPI, 1730175688, was assigned on September 26, 2005. Dr. Fuenzalida graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1981. Dr. Fuenzalida holds Colorado license 25164.

Dr. Fuenzalida's primary practice is HCA HealthONE Aurora Breast Care Center, at 1444 S Potomac St, Ste 160, Aurora, CO 80012. The practice phone is (303) 338-7292.

Dr. Fuenzalida's primary practice is HCA HealthONE Aurora Breast Care Center in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Fuenzalida is also affiliated with UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. The medical group on file is Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fuenzalida to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Fuenzalida's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fuenzalida practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Fuenzalida's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Fuenzalida is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Fuenzalida's licenses on file in 3 states: Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, heart blockage, intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT), pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement, sick sinus syndrome and ventricular tachycardia among the conditions Dr. Fuenzalida treats.

CMS data shows 4,437 Medicare services from Dr. Fuenzalida across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,814 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $159,370 for them.

CMS counts 1,814 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fuenzalida in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 696 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Fuenzalida's median patient age at 75, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fuenzalida wrote 4,272 Medicare Part D claims for 613 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,037 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,379,626 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,956 claims across 59 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Fuenzalida for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Fuenzalida accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Fuenzalida as offering telehealth. CMS counts 36 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Fuenzalida, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Fuenzalida, published from 2015 to 2016. The most frequent topics are Atrial Fibrillation, Catheter Ablation and Heart Rate. Dr. Fuenzalida has published most often in Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. Dr. Fuenzalida's most frequent co-authors are Stuart Welsh Adler, MD, Arash Aryana, MD and Mark R. Bowers, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 586 general payments to Dr. Fuenzalida from 56 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $20,498.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Fuenzalida, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014. Dr. Fuenzalida serves on Quality assurance TMCA.

Dr. Fuenzalida graduated from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1981. Dr. Fuenzalida is a member of AOA and ACC.

Dr. Fuenzalida is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.