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Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 721-3226

Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD is affiliated with Wellstar and CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

Wellstar

1003 Chafee Avenue
Augusta, GA 30904

(706) 721-2426

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1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 721-3226

(706) 721-7508

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CHRISTUS Health

2604 St. Michael Drive Suite 425
Texarkana, TX 75503

(903) 614-5600

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	88
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	93
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	32
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
doctor visit	107
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	11
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	59
doctor visit	48
hospital care	195
inpatient care	195
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	24
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
bypass surgery	31
cardiac procedures	88
doctor visit	90
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	39
open surgery	62
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	15
bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	78
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	17
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	130
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	25
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	31
cardiac procedures	62
doctor visit	123
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
open surgery	62
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	62

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	18
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	31
cardiac procedures	62
doctor visit	69
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
open surgery	62
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	62

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	30
doctor visit	72
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	24
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Augusta, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and cardiac procedures.

bronchoscopy	16
bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	46
doctor visit	83
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	98
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	30
85 and over	8
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	66

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Education & Training

Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed residency at Montefiore Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

CHRISTUS Health

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. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, MultiPlan, Molina Healthcare, Superior Health Plan, Railroad Medicare, Humana ChoiceCare Network, United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), HealthSpring, Medicare, Medicaid, CHRISTUS Health Plan and Healthcare Highways, Inc..

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

MultiPlan

Molina Healthcare

Superior Health Plan

Railroad Medicare

Humana ChoiceCare Network

United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice)

HealthSpring

Medicare

Medicaid

CHRISTUS Health Plan

Healthcare Highways, Inc.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$11,601 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $2,725	Cardiovascular $2,160	LARIAT RS $759	OLL2, OSL2, ASU2, ASB3 $463	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $443	Other $5,051
KCI USA, Inc	$6,500 VAC ULTA $4,800	VAC VERAFLO $1,700
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$6,339 VenaCure EVLT System $1,180	$5,159
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$4,533 CoreValve Evolut $2,030	Tri-Ad $1,772	Mosaic $311	Octopus $144	HMS Plus $124	Other $153
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$3,710 Structural Heart $2,628	Regent Mechanical Heart Valve $950	HeartMate PHP $103	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $30
Other	$20,847 Impella $3,425	Da Vinci Surgical System $2,850	TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $1,535	Endoscopy Endocutters $1,299	Respiratory Products $1,272	Other $10,466

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$33,701
Food and Beverage	$12,611
Consulting Fee	$4,800
Education	$1,396
Honoraria	$1,000
Other	$23

Biography

Dr. Vijay Patel's medical specialty is cardiac surgery. He usually is in-network for Humana ChoiceCare Network, Aetna, and Railroad Medicare, as well as other insurance carriers. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and residency at Montefiore Medical Center, a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and a hospital affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Patel speaks Gujarati. His hospital/clinic affiliations include CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic and Wellstar.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijaykumar Surendrakant Patel, MD From 2012 - 2022

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