Dr. Rafael Miguel Bustamante, MD

Dr. Bustamante practices at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Bustamante's NPI, 1164743837, was assigned on June 17, 2010. Dr. Bustamante graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2010. Dr. Bustamante holds Florida license ME137233.

Dr. Bustamante's primary practice is HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, at 13001 Southern Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL 33470 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 798-3300.

Dr. Bustamante's primary practice is HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Bustamante is also affiliated with HCA Florida Westside Hospital. The medical group on file is Palm Beach General Surgery LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bustamante to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bustamante practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Bustamante's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Bustamante is board certified in vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bustamante's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists amputation, blood vessel access for dialysis, carotid revascularization, leg revascularization, peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins among the conditions Dr. Bustamante treats.

CMS data shows 286 Medicare services from Dr. Bustamante across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 157 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,582 for them.

CMS counts 157 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bustamante in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.10, 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. Bustamante's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bustamante wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 57% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 66 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $24,410 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 29 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Bustamante for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bustamante accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Bustamante, 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)

CMS Open Payments shows 220 general payments to Dr. Bustamante from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $3,839.

Dr. Bustamante graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2010.

Dr. Bustamante is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.