Dr. Ivo Alexander Pestana, MD

Dr. Pestana practices at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Boca Raton, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida.

Dr. Pestana's NPI, 1881861730, was assigned on May 9, 2008. Dr. Pestana graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Pestana holds Florida license ME164339.

Dr. Pestana's primary practice is Boca Raton Regional Hospital, at 800 Meadows Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33486 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 955-4200.

Dr. Pestana's primary practice is Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Boca Raton, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group North. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pestana to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pestana practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Pestana's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Pestana is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Pestana's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and breast surgery among the conditions Dr. Pestana treats.

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Pestana across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 22 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $996 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pestana in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 11 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pestana's median patient age at 60, with 87% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pestana wrote 47 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $120 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Pestana accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Pestana, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 32 papers to Dr. Pestana, published from 2009 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Mammaplasty and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Pestana has published most often in Ann Plast Surg. Dr. Pestana's most frequent co-authors are Detlev Erdmann, MD, PhD, Matthew West Blanton, MD and John Clayton Crantford, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Pestana to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms and Breast Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Pestana from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sientra, Inc. paid the most, $452.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Pestana, most recently Fellow in 2018.

Dr. Pestana graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2000.

Dr. Pestana is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.