In 2012, Dr. Ajay Chander, MD had a list price for myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska. 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. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	40
ambulatory monitoring	41
blood draw	43
cardiac procedures	668
doctor visit	1301
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	98
pelvic imaging	40
stress testing	236
ultrasound (sonogram)	596
vascular procedures	195

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	29
ambulatory monitoring	17
blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	727
doctor visit	1676
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lab tests	12
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	104
pelvic imaging	29
stress testing	242
ultrasound (sonogram)	644
vascular procedures	173

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	501

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	964
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	389
85 and over	206
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	41
ambulatory monitoring	52
cardiac procedures	850
doctor visit	1643
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	128
pelvic imaging	41
stress testing	285
ultrasound (sonogram)	706
vascular procedures	198

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	613

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1113
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	428
85 and over	265
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	34
ambulatory monitoring	72
cardiac procedures	1033
doctor visit	1983
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	20
nuclear scan	169
pelvic imaging	34
stress testing	331
ultrasound (sonogram)	855
vascular procedures	239

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1392
Female	1586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2890
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	970
From 75 to 84	1124
85 and over	672
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	109
cardiac procedures	1192
doctor visit	2178
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	207
stress testing	314
ultrasound (sonogram)	928
vascular procedures	191

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	689
Female	774

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1404
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	562
85 and over	333
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	124
cardiac procedures	1318
doctor visit	2228
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lab tests	50
nuclear scan	270
stress testing	370
ultrasound (sonogram)	956
vascular procedures	132

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	692
Female	737

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1377
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	482
From 75 to 84	531
85 and over	332
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
ambulatory monitoring	152
blood draw	58
cardiac procedures	1572
doctor visit	2356
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
lab tests	89
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	302
pelvic imaging	31
stress testing	452
ultrasound (sonogram)	1149
vascular procedures	231

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	952
Female	902

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1782
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	686
From 75 to 84	695
85 and over	384
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	23
ambulatory monitoring	81
blood draw	167
cardiac procedures	1864
doctor visit	2214
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
lab tests	122
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	435
pelvic imaging	23
stress testing	678
ultrasound (sonogram)	1250
vascular procedures	193

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1165
Female	1121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2195
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	875
From 75 to 84	841
85 and over	483
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	22
blood draw	60
cardiac procedures	353
doctor visit	489
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
nuclear scan	81
stress testing	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	221
vascular procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	123
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	41
cardiac procedures	376
doctor visit	776
nuclear scan	86
stress testing	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	201
vascular procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	69
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	54
blood draw	105
cardiac procedures	444
doctor visit	876
nuclear scan	97
stress testing	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	227
vascular procedures	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	231

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	65
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ajay Chander, MD treated as a cardiologist in Columbus, NE were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

abdominal imaging	33
ambulatory monitoring	69
blood draw	75
cardiac procedures	945
doctor visit	1610
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
lab tests	68
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	179
pelvic imaging	33
stress testing	305
ultrasound (sonogram)	703
vascular procedures	145

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ajay Chander, MD.

**Gender**
Female	631
Male	592

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1144
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
85 and over	266
75 to 84	454
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	430

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at New York Downtown Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Nebraska.

Residency: New York Downtown Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Nebraska

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ajay Chander, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ajay Chander, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Columbus, NE.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-01

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very pleased with Dr. Chander's care. Very professional and knowledgeable. I also trust him with my health & have referred him to my family and my friends! Best cardiologist I've ever been to!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-26

Patient verified via Press Ganey

It was an excellent experience. They gave me plenty of time to ask questions. Their responses were helpful and interesting.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,813 CVI $1,813
Covidien Sales LLC	$464 Vascular $464
Amgen Inc.	$338 Repatha $329	$8
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$335 ENTRESTO $323	NON BRAND $12
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$286 PRALUENT $164	MULTAQ $123
Other	$1,478 XARELTO $249	ELIQUIS $232	CARDENE $108	VYNDAQEL $82	BRILINTA $78	Other $729

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,734
Travel and Lodging	$1,709
Education	$259
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11

Biography

Dr. Ajay Chander specializes in adult cardiology and practices in Lincoln, NE and Columbus, NE. He completed his residency training at New York Downtown Hospital. He has an open panel in Lincoln, NE according to Doctor.com.