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Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

43932 N. 15th Street West Suite 101
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 945-2299

Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD is a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center.

Office Locations

Antelope Valley Medical Center

43932 N. 15th Street West Suite 101
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 945-2299

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

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hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
dialysis	78
doctor visit	1262
hospital care	1528
inpatient care	1528
preventive care	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vaccines	49
vascular procedures	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	43
dialysis	108
doctor visit	1039
hospital care	2771
inpatient care	2771
preventive care	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	74
vaccines	46
vascular procedures	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	158
Hispanic	145
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	79
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	67
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
dialysis	24
doctor visit	885
hospital care	2473
inpatient care	2473
preventive care	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	143
Hispanic	134
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	69
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	67
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	28
doctor visit	833
hospital care	1929
inpatient care	1929
preventive care	35
vaccines	35

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	560
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	270
Hispanic	246
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	118
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	70
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1047
hospital care	1900
inpatient care	1900
preventive care	26
vaccines	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	133
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	52
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	72
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	735
hospital care	1973
inpatient care	1973
preventive care	19
vaccines	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	118
Hispanic	122
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	61
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	70
Dementia	26
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	708
hospital care	1558
inpatient care	1558
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	111
Hispanic	118
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	38
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	74
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	715
hospital care	1252
inpatient care	1252

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	105
Hispanic	118
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	54
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	72
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	690
hospital care	1433
inpatient care	1433

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	100
Hispanic	129
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	48
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	72
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	550
hospital care	1637
inpatient care	1637

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	94
Hispanic	95
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	59
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	67
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	507
hospital care	1577
inpatient care	1577

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	90
Hispanic	94
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	62
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	69
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lancaster, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	26
dialysis	59
doctor visit	815
hospital care	1821
inpatient care	1821
preventive care	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vaccines	34
vascular procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	120
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	207
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	119
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	142
85 and over	58
Less than 65	119
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Antelope Valley Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$192 Sensipar $21	$171
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$182 ZEPATIER $182
Baxter Healthcare	$146 Renal - Non Product Related $131	Renal - PD $15
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$132 FARXIGA $132
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$91 Kerendia $91
Other	$123 ACTHAR $24	Auryxia $23	NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE $22	TARPEYO $21	Velphoro $16	Other $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$695
Education	$171

Research Payments

Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $3,626.

Biography

Dr. Vinay Sunku's medical specialty is adult nephrology. He is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vinay A. Sunku, MD From 2012 - 2022

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Biography

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