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Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD

(Dr. Ruben Penaranda, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Professional interests include: pulmonary hypertension, asthma

1768 Business Center Drive Suite 100
Reston, VA 20190

1-800-762-9244

Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD is a pulmonologist in Reston, VA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health, Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida and PULMONARY PHYSICIANS OF SOUTH FLORIDA LLC.

Office Locations

1768 Business Center Drive Suite 100
Reston, VA 20190

1-800-762-9244

(786) 672-6006

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Baptist Health

5000 University Drive Suite 2200
Coral Gables, FL 33146

(305) 779-7381

(305) 779-7382

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Some issues Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

In The News

“Pulmonologist Ruben D. Penaranda has been named chief of staff for Doctors Hospital, part of Baptist Health South Florida.”—"People on the Move: Two appointed to regional transportation board", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	83
doctor visit	457
hospital care	3372
inpatient care	3372
nursing home care	1426
preventive care	31
pulmonary testing	271
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
vaccines	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	67
doctor visit	565
hospital care	2663
inpatient care	2663
nursing home care	2375
pulmonary testing	383
thoracic (chest) imaging	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	596

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	29
Hispanic	688
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	364
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	56
Dementia	48
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2014 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	80
doctor visit	534
hospital care	2310
inpatient care	2310
nursing home care	2660
pulmonary testing	333
thoracic (chest) imaging	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	684
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	367
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	56
Dementia	50
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	60
doctor visit	515
hospital care	2708
inpatient care	2708
nursing home care	1946
pulmonary testing	358
thoracic (chest) imaging	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	1298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	0
Hispanic	1424
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	576
85 and over	804
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	58
Dementia	49
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	76
doctor visit	481
hospital care	2473
inpatient care	2473
nursing home care	1213
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	331
thoracic (chest) imaging	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	541

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	618
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	366
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	66
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	56
Dementia	50
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	63
doctor visit	495
hospital care	2424
inpatient care	2424
nursing home care	1079
pulmonary testing	301
thoracic (chest) imaging	63

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	572
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	350
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	51
Dementia	55
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	45
doctor visit	456
hospital care	1997
inpatient care	1997
nursing home care	1160
pulmonary testing	220
thoracic (chest) imaging	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	556
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	337
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	52
Dementia	53
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	37
doctor visit	480
hospital care	2412
inpatient care	2412
nursing home care	1074
pulmonary testing	222
thoracic (chest) imaging	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	520
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	342
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	53
Dementia	54
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	28
doctor visit	311
hospital care	2534
inpatient care	2534
nursing home care	141
pulmonary testing	92
thoracic (chest) imaging	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	23
Hispanic	442
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	268
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	54
Dementia	53
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	229
hospital care	977
inpatient care	977
pulmonary testing	118

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	16
Hispanic	301
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	161
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	52
Dementia	44
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	371
hospital care	1291
inpatient care	1291
pulmonary testing	237

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	16
Hispanic	305
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	184
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	49
Dementia	33
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Reston, VA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

CT scan	59
doctor visit	444
hospital care	2287
inpatient care	2287
nursing home care	1452
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	260
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
vaccines	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	223
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	555
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	246
85 and over	322
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	179

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	44
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency: Jackson Memorial Medical Center (1986)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (1989)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ruben D. Penaranda, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida

PULMONARY PHYSICIANS OF SOUTH FLORIDA LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$27,368 BREO ELLIPTA $7,325	BREO $7,221	ANORO ELLIPTA $6,048	ANORO $4,548	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $872	Other $1,354
Allergan Inc.	$4,774 DALVANCE $861	AVYCAZ $431	TEFLARO $131	$3,350
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$3,985 DALIRESP $3,711	TEFLARO $225	TUDORZA $48
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,103 SYMBICORT $1,445	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $594	BREZTRI $533	FASENRA $389	FARXIGA $87	Other $55
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,417 Spiriva $1,376	OFEV $457	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $149	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $140	STIOLTO $49	Other $246
Other	$8,724 Esbriet $1,847	Xenleta $1,785	DALVANCE $410	GLASSIA $369	Arikayce $271	Other $4,041

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$26,600
Food and Beverage	$14,676
Consulting Fee	$8,420
Education	$657
Travel and Lodging	$17

Biography

Dr. Ruben Penaranda's specialties are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Penaranda's areas of clinical interest consist of asthma and pulmonary hypertension. His hospital/clinic affiliations include South Miami Hospital, Doctors Hospital, and Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. His training includes residency programs at Jackson Memorial Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical Center. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish.