Dr. Vinod K. Sawhney, MD

Dr. Sawhney practices at Bay Area Endoscopy Center LLC in Castro Valley, California.

Dr. Sawhney's NPI, 1447283874, was assigned on July 9, 2006. Dr. Sawhney graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1972. Dr. Sawhney holds California license 00A305280.

Dr. Sawhney's primary practice is Bay Area Endoscopy Center LLC, at 20400 Lake Chabot Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94546 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 538-9900.

Dr. Sawhney's primary practice is Bay Area Endoscopy Center LLC in Castro Valley, California. Dr. Sawhney is also affiliated with Sutter Eden Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sawhney to 1 more hospital, 2 home health agencies, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sawhney practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Sawhney's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Sawhney is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sawhney is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis, gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatitis c among the conditions Dr. Sawhney treats.

CMS data shows 1,091 Medicare services from Dr. Sawhney across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 402 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $92,808 for them.

CMS counts 402 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sawhney in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 150 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sawhney's median patient age at 65, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sawhney wrote 5,251 Medicare Part D claims for 547 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,699 of them, across 90 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $280,062 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,011 claims across 97 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 29 out of 100 for Dr. Sawhney for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sawhney accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sawhney as offering telehealth. CMS counts 62 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Sawhney, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Sawhney. The most frequent topics are Ascites, DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase and Furosemide. Dr. Sawhney has published most often in Hepatology. Dr. Sawhney's most frequent co-authors are Peter B. Gregory, MD, Terrence Francis Blaschke, MD and Michael R. Fogel, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 119 general payments to Dr. Sawhney from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $359.

Dr. Sawhney graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1972.

Dr. Sawhney is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.