Dr. Ajay Pachika, MD

Dr. Pachika practices at UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of Ardent Health.

Dr. Pachika's NPI, 1477566248, was assigned on August 14, 2006. Dr. Pachika graduated from Kakatiya Medical College NTR in 1998. Dr. Pachika holds Texas license Q9872.

Dr. Pachika's primary practice is UT Health Tyler, at 1000 South Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 597-0351.

Dr. Pachika's primary practice is UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of Ardent Health. Dr. Pachika is also affiliated with UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Center. The medical group on file is UT Health East Texas Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pachika to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pachika practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Pachika's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Pachika is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Pachika's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems and leg revascularization among the conditions Dr. Pachika treats.

CMS data shows 5,050 Medicare services from Dr. Pachika across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,211 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $212,921 for them.

CMS counts 1,211 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pachika in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 541 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Pachika's median patient age at 74, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pachika wrote 7,303 Medicare Part D claims for 932 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,116 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,101,266 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,966 claims across 56 drugs.

Dr. Pachika accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 44 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Pachika, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Pachika, published from 2011 to 2014. The most frequent topics are Double-Blind Method, Echocardiography and Ergocalciferols. Dr. Pachika's most frequent co-authors are Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Evan Appelbaum, MD and Rajiv Agarwal.

CMS Open Payments shows 608 general payments to Dr. Pachika from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $2,424.

Dr. Pachika graduated from Kakatiya Medical College NTR in 1998. Dr. Pachika is a member of ACC.

Dr. Pachika is in network with 24 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.