Dr. Ivan Puente, MD

Dr. Puente practices at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of North Broward Hospital District.

Dr. Puente's NPI, 1003902214, was assigned on October 5, 2006. Dr. Puente graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Puente holds Florida license ME55971.

Dr. Puente's primary practice is Broward Health Medical Center, at 1600 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 355-4400.

Dr. Puente's primary practice is Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of North Broward Hospital District. The medical group on file is Delray Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Puente to 3 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Puente practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Puente's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Puente is board certified in added qualifications surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Puente is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists groin hernia surgery and non-surgical back problems among the conditions Dr. Puente treats.

CMS data shows 79 Medicare services from Dr. Puente across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 53 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,188 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Puente in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 21 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.14, 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. Puente's median patient age at 67, with 42% women.

In 2017, Dr. Puente wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $162 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 24 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Puente accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 48 papers to Dr. Puente, published from 2009 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Injury Severity Score, Laparoscopy and Length of Stay. Dr. Puente has published most often in Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. Dr. Puente's most frequent co-authors are Danny Sleeman, MD, Enrique Ginzburg, MD and Russell Darren Weisz, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Puente from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Innovation Technologies Inc paid the most, $317. It also lists 13 research payments totaling $1,818 in 2025.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Puente.

Dr. Puente graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Puente is a member of ACS and SLS.

Dr. Puente is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.