Dr. Vijay Sankar Iyer, MD, PhD

Dr. Iyer practices at Kaleida Health - Unit in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Iyer's NPI, 1114947272, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Iyer graduated from Grant Medical College in 1995. Dr. Iyer holds New York license 226145.

Dr. Iyer's primary practice is Kaleida Health - Unit, at 100 High St., Buffalo, NY 14203 in Erie County. The practice phone is (716) 859-2556.

Dr. Iyer's primary practice is Kaleida Health - Unit in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Iyer is also affiliated with Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute. The medical group on file is General Physician. Dmand AI also links Dr. Iyer to 3 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Iyer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Iyer is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 520 Medicare services from Dr. Iyer across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 316 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $131,248 for them.

CMS counts 316 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Iyer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, 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. Iyer's median patient age at 74, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Iyer wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $80 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Iyer for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Iyer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 71 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Iyer, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 47 papers to Dr. Iyer, published from 2011 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Aortic Valve. Dr. Iyer has published most often in JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Iyer's most frequent co-authors are Ron Waksman, MD, Gregory J. Mishkel, MD and Dominic J. Allocco, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Iyer to 10 clinical trials. 9 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Heart Valve Diseases, Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency. Abbott Medical Devices sponsors the most, 3.

CMS Open Payments shows 3,138 general payments to Dr. Iyer from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $557,312. It also lists 9 research payments totaling $1,018 from 2018 to 2024.

Dr. Iyer graduated from Grant Medical College in 1995.