Maria Gabriela Tupayachi Ortiz, MD
Critical Care MedicinePulmonology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Young Adults (ages 19-26)
- Adults
- Geriatrics (ages 70+)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- German
- French
About Maria Gabriela Tupayachi Ortiz
Roles
Director of Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center
Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic and Development Center Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Clinical Centers & Programs
Cystic Fibrosis Center
Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Clinic
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: UM-JMH Div of Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, Pulmonary/Crit Care, 2014
- Residency: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2011
- Internship: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2009
- Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina, 2005
Insurance
- Aetna - WC
- Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
- Aetna Behavioral Health
- Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
- Aetna-HMO
- Aetna-Medicaid HMO
- Aetna-Medicare HMO
- Aetna-Medicare PPO
- Aetna-POS
- Aetna-PPO
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
- Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
- Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
- Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
- Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
- Argus Vision
- AvMed Choice
- AvMed-HMO/POS
- AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
- AvMed-Medicare HMO
- AXIS
- BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
- BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
- BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
- BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
- BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
- BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
- BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
- Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
- Beech Street-PPO
- Broward Health Medical Center
- CarePlus-Medicare HMO
- Catholic Hospice
- CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
- Charlotte County Sheriff's Office-PPO
- Cigna Affiliates
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
- Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
- Cigna Shared Administration
- Cigna-EPO
- Cigna-HMO
- Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
- Cigna-POS
- Cigna-PPO
- Clear Health Alliance-SNP Medicaid HMO
- CompCare (Comprehensive Behavioral Care)
- Concordia Behavioral Health
- CorVel - WC
- Coventry First Health - WC
- Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-HMO/POS
- Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-PPO
- Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-HMO
- Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-POS
- Coventry National-PPO
- Coventry Summit-Medicare HMO
- Coventry Vista-Medicare HMO
- Coventry-First Health-PPO
- Delta Dental-PPO
- DentaQuest (ADI)
- DIKLA
- Dimension - WC
- Dimension Plus-PPO
- EHN - PPO
- EQUIAN (fka Health Systems International)
- Europe Assistance/Global Corporate Solutions
- eyeQuest
- FCCI - WC
- Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
- Florida PACE (FPC)
- Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
- Freedom Health-Medicare HMO
- Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
- Global Excel Mgt PPO
- Global Health Claims Services
- Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
- Guardian Life PPO
- HAA Preferred Partners
- Health First Health-HMO/POS
- Health First Health-Medicare HMO
- Health First Health-PPO
- Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
- Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
- Humana - HUMx
- Humana Behavioral Health (fka LifeSynch)
- Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
- Humana National Transplant
- Humana-EPO
- Humana-HMO
- Humana-Medicaid HMO
- Humana-Medicare HMO
- Humana-PPO
- Humana-Premier
- iCare Health Solutions
- Interlink Health Services
- International Kids Fund (IKF)
- League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
- Life Trac
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
- MDAbroad
- Medica-Medicare HMO
- Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
- Medicus
- Metlife Dental-PPO
- MHNet Behavioral Network
- Molina
- Molina - Market Place
- Molina-Medicaid HMO
- Molina-Medicare HMO
- Morgan White International
- MultiPlan-PPO
- Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
- National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
- North Broward Hospital District-PPO
- Olympus Managed Healthcare
- Optum
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicare HMO
- Prestige Health Choice-Medicaid HMO
- Prime Health Services - WC
- Quality Health Management
- Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses-PPO
- Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
- Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
- Sanus Health Corporation
- Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
- Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
- Start Healthcare Network
- Sunshine
- Sunshine - AMBETTER
- Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
- Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
- Sunshine-Medicare HMO
- Tricare South Prime-HMO
- Tricare South Standard-PPO
- United Behavioral Health (UBH)
- UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
- UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicaid HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
- UnitedHealthcare-PPO
- University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
- VUMI
- Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
- Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
- Wexford Health-State Inmates
- Worldwide Managed Care
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
119 ratings, 15 reviewsUHealth is committed to being transparent with our patients and community. To achieve this, we include positive and negative comments from the care provider section of the medical practice survey. All ratings and comments are submitted by patients who have experienced outpatient care with our providers. Comments are carefully reviewed to ensure that each one accurately reflects the patient's perception of the care they received.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/30/2025
Visit was not rushed; provider is thorough and has an excellent rapport with the patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/21/2025
Dr Tapayachi is an excellent doctor that explains with great detail.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/9/2025
Excellent care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/27/2025
Dr. Tupayachi has been my doctor for several years. She is the best doctor I have ever had. She is extremely professional and compassionate. I own my good health to her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/11/2025
Need pulmonologists at the Lennar facility in Coral Gables. Appointments at the West Building are a nightmare. Terribly crowded, slow and difficult to navigate. Everyone who works in the building is nice, professional and courteous — and they try their best — but its just a bad facility to visit.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/27/2025
Dr Tupayachi is a gem!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/24/2025
I always have use this facility for my care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/13/2025
As I stated, Dr. Tupayachi is wonderful and one of my favorite doctors of all times.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/21/2025
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/7/2025
Dr was patient answered my questions
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/23/2025
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/7/2024
Excellent
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/30/2024
Bueno
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/20/2024
Dr. Tupayachi-Ortiz is an excellent doctor. She was very thorough and looking forward to be under her care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/1/2024
Dr Tupayachi is a wonderful Physician. She helps me with my condition. I am so lucky to have her as my doctor.