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Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD

Accepting New Patients

(50 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Harvard Medical School

Professional interests include: mesothelioma

15 Francis Street 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02115

1-844-294-5864

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in thoracic surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Milford Regional Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

15 Francis Street 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02115

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450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in gratitude to Brigham and Women's Hospital to support Dr. Raphael Bueno's mesothelioma research.”—"William Barton Rogers Hobbs", Mercury News, January 2020

“The doctor they chose from Hesdorffer's list was Dr. Raphael Bueno, chief of the thoracic surgery division at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, a facility with a world-class reputation for...”—"Clinical trial helping Hope mail carrier fight lung cancer", The Republic, October 2016

“Added Dr. Raphael Bueno, associate chief of thoracic surgery: "She can...”—"Courage fuels teen's miracle in beating cancer odds", Boston Herald, April 2010

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

pleural surgery

pleurectomy/decortication

By Affordability:

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

therapeutic EGD

therapeutic upper endoscopy

upper endoscopy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD performed more pleural surgery, and pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), therapeutic EGD, therapeutic upper endoscopy, and upper endoscopy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

therapeutic endoscopy

In 2023, Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD performed more therapeutic endoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

minimally invasive thoracic surgery

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

In 2012, Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD had a list price for minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	45
dissection	30
doctor visit	593
esophageal dilation	24
excision	30
gastrointestinal procedures	39
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	44
dissection	31
doctor visit	634
esophageal dilation	20
excision	43
gastrointestinal procedures	20
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	96
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	82

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	27
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2014 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	37
anastomosis	13
aspiration	12
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	19
bronchoscopy	71
cardiac procedures	22
catheterization	13
chemotherapy	19
dissection	52
doctor visit	835
esophageal dilation	31
excision	70
gastrointestinal procedures	44
lymph node procedures	52
minimally invasive procedures	146
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	173
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	499
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	37
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2015 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
bronchoscopy	24
cardiac procedures	17
dissection	39
doctor visit	826
esophageal dilation	37
excision	66
gastrointestinal procedures	37
lymph node procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	88
plastic surgery procedures	20
reconstructive surgery	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	134
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	922
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	508
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	66
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	21
cardiac procedures	11
dissection	42
doctor visit	860
esophageal dilation	32
excision	73
gastrointestinal procedures	32
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	106
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	102

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	33
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and esophageal dilation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
bronchoscopy	31
dissection	34
doctor visit	841
esophageal dilation	42
excision	49
gastrointestinal procedures	42
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	92
minor procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	78
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	39
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	12
dissection	41
doctor visit	803
esophageal dilation	22
excision	53
gastrointestinal procedures	22
lymph node procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	69
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	34
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2019 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	11
chemotherapy	11
dissection	45
doctor visit	812
esophageal dilation	26
excision	71
gastrointestinal procedures	26
lymph node procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	58
plastic surgery procedures	11
reconstructive surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	99
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	40
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	12
dissection	41
doctor visit	641
esophageal dilation	22
excision	57
gastrointestinal procedures	22
lymph node procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	67
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	71

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	34
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and esophageal dilation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	19
doctor visit	706
esophageal dilation	25
excision	39
gastrointestinal procedures	25
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	64
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	46
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, esophageal dilation, gastrointestinal procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	21
doctor visit	661
esophageal dilation	40
excision	21
gastrointestinal procedures	40
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	48
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Boston, MA were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

abdominal surgery	20
anastomosis	13
aspiration	12
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	15
bronchoscopy	32
cardiac procedures	16
catheterization	13
chemotherapy	15
dissection	35
doctor visit	746
esophageal dilation	29
excision	52
gastrointestinal procedures	31
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	84
minor procedures	12
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	83
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	452
Hispanic	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	36
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	245

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	45
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Milford Regional Medical Center

Massachusetts General Hospital

BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Blue California, Tufts Health Plan and Medicare ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Blue California

Tufts Health Plan

Medicare ACO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 50 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$14,214 AX - Angiography Fluoroscopy/Radiology $1,033	AX Angiography Fluoroscopy Radiology Systems $279	Artis Q floor $81	$12,820
AstraZeneca UK Limited	$8,921 $8,921
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics Group - Latin America, L.L.C.	$6,973 HARMONIC Product Family $6,973
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,708 LigaSure $2,652	Signia $56
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,355 DUPIXENT $2,355
Other	$5,600 Non-Covered Product $2,071	Da Vinci Surgical System $1,752	STRATAFIX $730	Monarch $160	iDrive Ultra $146	Other $741

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$18,374
Consulting Fee	$10,263
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,429
Food and Beverage	$2,705

Research Payments

Dr. Raphael Bueno, MD has received 26 research payments totaling $1,784,730.

Biography

Dr. Raphael Bueno is a specialist in surgical oncology (cancer surgery) and thoracic surgery in Boston, MA. Dr. Bueno's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include mesothelioma. He is an in-network provider for Blue California, Tufts Health Plan, and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care insurance. Dr. Bueno graduated from Harvard Medical School and then he performed his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Bueno (or staff) speaks the following languages: Hebrew and Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital, Milford Regional Medical Center, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Bueno has an open panel in according to Massachusetts General Hospital.