National Provider Identifier
Vijay Sankar Iyer, MD, PHD
Vijay Sankar Iyer, MD, PHD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Amherst, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 882-6544.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated January 20, 2016. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1114947272
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Enumeration Date
- July 20, 2006
- Last Updated
- January 20, 2016
Practice Location
- 3980 Sheridan Dr
- Amherst, NY 14226-1727
Phone: (716) 882-6544
Specialties
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
- Interventional Cardiology Physician (207RI0011X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 686 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 74th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Around the middle of the peer group.
Performs 89% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 492 of 665 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 74.0%
- Rank by Services
- 173 of 665
- Total Services
- 686
- Est. Allowed Value
- $198,882.45
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 0.0%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Internal Medicine classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Buffalo, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 91,321 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99152: Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
180 services | $2,152.80
- 33361: Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery
95 services | $67,130.86
- 93458: Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist
73 services | $18,323.49
- 93460: Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist
57 services | $19,949.67
- 92928: Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch
52 services | $23,368.12
Biography
Vijay S. Iyer, MD, PhD is an interventional cardiologist in the Buffalo area whose work centers on structural heart and complex valve care. He serves as chief of cardiovascular medicine and an associate professor at the University at Buffalo, and he directs the complex valve clinic and structural heart interventions at Buffalo General Medical Center and the Gates Vascular Institute. Dr. Iyer earned his MD from Grant Medical College and a PhD in pharmacology from Drexel University, with cardiology training at the University at Buffalo and the University of Minnesota.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1114947272
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Iyer
- First Name
- Vijay
- Middle Name
- Sankar
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Mailing Street Address
- 3980 Sheridan Dr
- Mailing City
- Amherst
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14226-1727
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 882-6544
- Practice Street Address
- 3980 Sheridan Dr
- Practice City
- Amherst
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14226-1727
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 882-6544
- Enumeration Date
- July 20, 2006
- Last Updated
- January 20, 2016
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X), Interventional Cardiology Physician (207RI0011X)
- Other Identifiers
- 0412443 (NY, Independent Health), 000527603004 (NY, BCBS Of Wny)