Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Sorin Buga, MD

Individual provider Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · NPI 1225250236

Sorin Buga, MD is registered under Hospice/Palliative Care in Duarte, California. Qualified in 1990, 36 years ago. Practices with City of Hope Medical Foundation, a 959-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California and Florida.

Years since qualifying
36
Licensed in
CA, FL
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1500 Duarte Rd
Duarte, CA 91010-3012
Phone: (626) 359-8111
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Specialties & licences

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RH0002X · Licence C55230 (CA)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Taxonomy 207RH0002X · Licence ME96668 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1225250236
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 2, 2007
Last updated in NPPESNovember 16, 2020
Certification dateNovember 16, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyHOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1990 (36 years in practice)
Group practice City Of Hope Medical Foundation — 959 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients141
Services billed 532 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age70

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $32 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Quiet Embrace Hospice Care Hospice · Van Nuys, CA

Also affiliated with 1 hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at City of Hope Medical Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 959 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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