Dr. Rafael Cabrera, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cabrera
Dr. Rafael Cabrera is a plastic surgery in Boca Raton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cabrera performed 2,056 Medicare services across 1,656 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cabrera received a total of $353 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 13 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in plastic surgery. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cabrera is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 518 | $72 | $187 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 242 | $93 | $231 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 139 | $335 | $1,123 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 93 | $99 | $265 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 90 | $109 | $279 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, each additional 30.0 sq cm | 87 | $189 | $500 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 77 | $134 | $339 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 74 | $882 | $3,300 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 64 | $40 | $100 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 59 | $222 | $951 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 59 | $327 | $1,878 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm | 56 | $301 | $780 |
| Full thickness skin graft to scalp, arms, or legs, each additional 20.0 sq cm | 53 | $110 | $255 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 48 | $220 | $816 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 46 | $782 | $2,624 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 45 | $143 | $549 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 35 | $787 | $2,333 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 4.0 cm | 31 | $141 | $573 |
| Full thickness skin graft to scalp, arms, or legs, 20.0 sq cm or less | 30 | $434 | $1,569 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 25 | $83 | $216 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 25 | $106 | $192 |
| Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | 20 | $123 | $474 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 20 | $54 | $168 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, more than 4.0 cm | 16 | $297 | $1,167 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 16 | $41 | $90 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 14 | $533 | $1,900 |
| Incision biopsy, first skin growth | 13 | $114 | $460 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 13 | $362 | $1,338 |
| Full thickness skin graft to forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 20.0 sq cm or less | 13 | $538 | $1,824 |
| Creation of flap graft to midface | 13 | $1,153 | $3,000 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 11 | $743 | $2,250 |
| Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | 11 | $322 | $1,191 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cabrera is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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