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Dr. Achala Vagal, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology

Grant Medical College (1993)

Professional interests include: diagnostic imaging, diagnostic evaluation

3188 Bellevue Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219

(513) 584-1000

Dr. Achala Vagal, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH specializing in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. She graduated from Grant Medical College in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Achala Vagal, MD is affiliated with UC Health and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Office Locations

234 Goodman Street Department of Radiology
Cincinnati, OH 45267

(513) 584-2146

(513) 584-0431

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UC Health

3188 Bellevue Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219

(513) 584-1000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cervical spine CT scan

thoracic spine CT scan

In 2023, Dr. Achala Vagal, MD had a list price for cervical (neck) spine CT scan, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, lumbar spine (low-back) CT scan, neck CT scan, spine CT scan, and thoracic spine (mid-back) CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

brain MRI

In 2023, Dr. Achala Vagal, MD had a list price for brain MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

maxillofacial CT scan

MRI

spine MRI

In 2012, Dr. Achala Vagal, MD had a list price for maxillofacial (jaw/face) CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and spine MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2012 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	403
CT scan	383
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	215
neck imaging	29
spinal procedures	172
vascular procedures	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2013 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	359
CT scan	331
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	159
neck imaging	29
spinal procedures	109
vascular procedures	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	113
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	33
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2014 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	502
CT scan	481
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	256
neck imaging	41
spinal procedures	226
vascular procedures	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	171
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	64
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2015 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	403
CT scan	338
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	246
spinal procedures	185
vascular procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	496
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	754
Black	210
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	110
Less than 65	320

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2016 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	654
CT scan	612
eye procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	365
neck imaging	56
spinal procedures	345
vascular procedures	72
X-rays	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	157
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	103
Less than 65	234

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2017 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	573
CT scan	542
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	330
neck imaging	30
spinal procedures	299
vascular procedures	46

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	101
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2018 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	388
CT scan	399
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	187
neck imaging	16
spinal procedures	211
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	100
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2019 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	412
CT scan	434
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	186
neck imaging	15
spinal procedures	262
vascular procedures	21
X-rays	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	79
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2020 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	439
CT scan	439
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	226
spinal procedures	264
X-rays	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	80
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2021 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	495
CT scan	502
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	218
spinal procedures	298
vascular procedures	12
X-rays	79

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	102
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2022 were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, spinal procedures and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	428
CT scan	407
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	264
neck imaging	12
spinal procedures	266
X-rays	50

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	93
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Cincinnati, OH were brain imaging (neuroimaging), CT scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and spinal procedures.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	459
CT scan	442
eye procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	241
neck imaging	28
spinal procedures	239
vascular procedures	34
X-rays	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	109
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	462
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	148
85 and over	78
Less than 65	154
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Achala Vagal, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Achala Vagal, MD graduated from Grant Medical College in 1993. She completed residency at University of Mumbai (Diagnostic Radiology). She is certified by the American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology) 007 and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Grant Medical College (1993)

Residency: University of Mumbai (Diagnostic Radiology)

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology) 007 (2006)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Achala Vagal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC Health

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Achala Vagal, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Viz.ai, Inc.	$386 VIZ.AI LVO $386
Genentech, Inc.	$211 Activase $86	$125
Genentech USA, Inc.	$104 Activase $104
GE Healthcare	$46 $46

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$747

Research Payments

Dr. Achala Vagal, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $100,000.

Biography

Dr. Achala Vagal is a medical specialist in neuroradiology and diagnostic radiology. Clinical interests for Dr. Vagal include diagnostic imaging, neuroradiology, and diagnostic evaluation. She is affiliated with UC Health and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She studied medicine at Grant Medical College.