Leonard M. Hochstein M.D.
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 78.9/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #2 of 11 ranked clinics · last checked 29 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Single-physician plastic surgery and medical spa practice in Miami. Responsible surgeon named with role and tied to this address; specialist certification and medical licence matched by name in the official Florida registers; a legal entity for the practice was not found in the state company register after a name-based search.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. ABMS Certification Matters: Leonard Mark Hochstein, Miami FL, Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, specialty Plastic Surgery, first certified 2001. [cm] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Florida MQA licence ME69623, HOCHSTEIN, LEONARD MARK, Medical Doctor, Miami, License Status Clear/Active; matched by name search. [mqa] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-08-29 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-29 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. One soft superlative on the home page: physician described as recognized as the top plastic surgeon in the country. [site] recognized as the top plastic surgeon in the country |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
| M9 | Patient documents One. |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Leonard M. Hochstein [site] [cm] [mqa] | Board-certified plastic surgeon, practice owner | ME69623 |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified yes →
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified yes →
- Sanctions / discipline register (HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) — federal Medicare/Medicaid exclusion register, both an open interactive search and a full monthly CSV; plus Florida MQA 'Discipline on File' / 'Public Complaint' flags on the same open MQA licence record): no entry found [leie]
What we could not verify
- M4 · Facility registration
- M5 · Legal-entity traceability
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.lhochsteinmd.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | (305) 931-3338 |
| Address | 585 NW 161st Street, Miami, FL 33169 |
| City | Miami |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.lhochsteinmd.com/ | clinic's own site | physician name/role, address, phone, menu, post-operative instructions page, marketing text | 2026-08-29 |
| cm | https://www.certificationmatters.org/practitioner/?crtmat_pid=65867… | official register | GET https://www.certificationmatters.org/find-my-doctor/?dsearch=1&lname=Hochstein&fname=Leonard&state=FL -> View Profile: Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, first certified 2001 | 2026-08-29 |
| mqa | https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCarePr… | official register | GET Florida MQA CSV export by FirstName=Leonard&LastName=Hochstein -> ME69623, Medical Doctor, Miami, Clear/Active; BusinessName searches for Hochstein and Leonard Hochstein returned no facility/company rows | 2026-08-29 |
| leie | https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/downloadables/UPDATED.csv | official register | Full OIG LEIE exclusion CSV downloaded and text-searched for HOCHSTEIN; no matching record | 2026-08-29 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.