Dr. Tara Vijayan, MD

Dr. Vijayan practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Vijayan's NPI, 1598909574, was assigned on April 22, 2009. Dr. Vijayan graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Vijayan holds California license A107177.

Dr. Vijayan's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.

Dr. Vijayan's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Vijayan is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vijayan to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vijayan practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Vijayan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Vijayan is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Vijayan is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, hiv/aids, immune deficiency disease, joint or bone infection, pneumonia and UTI among the conditions Dr. Vijayan treats.

CMS data shows 399 Medicare services from Dr. Vijayan across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 177 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,378 for them.

CMS counts 177 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vijayan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 73 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vijayan's median patient age at 55, with 33% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vijayan wrote 1,061 Medicare Part D claims for 89 patients. 58% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 796 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,330,562 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 363 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Vijayan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Vijayan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vijayan as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Vijayan, published from 2013 to 2025. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Vijayan's most frequent co-authors are Carolyn Dahlen Alonso, MD, Jonathan D. Baghdadi, MD and Judith Silverstein Currier, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Vijayan from 2 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2023. Education make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Insmed, Inc. paid the most, $32.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Vijayan, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Vijayan graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Vijayan is a member of IDSA.

Dr. Vijayan is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.