In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD performed more blood tests, and prothrombin time (PT) test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for ankle brachial index (ABI), arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, blood tests, carotid duplex ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, duplex ultrasound, electrocardiogram (EKG), lab tests, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, stress EKG, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), vascular physiologic studies, vascular studies, vascular ultrasound, venous duplex ultrasound, and venous ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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:

cardiac imaging

coagulation tests

liver function tests

prothrombin time test

In 2023, Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, coagulation (blood clotting) tests, liver function tests (LFTs), and prothrombin time (PT) test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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 Volume:

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

duplex ultrasound

echocardiogram

ultrasound

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

echocardiogram

stress testing

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD performed more cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, duplex ultrasound, echocardiogram (echo), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, echocardiogram (echo), and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	169
cardiac procedures	224
doctor visit	664
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lab tests	176
nuclear scan	38
stress testing	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	148

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	137
cardiac procedures	257
doctor visit	621
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
lab tests	131
minimally invasive procedures	30
stress testing	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	233

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	131
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	275
doctor visit	200
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
lab tests	127
nuclear scan	40
stress testing	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	176

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	57
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	90
cardiac procedures	939
doctor visit	959
hospital care	181
inpatient care	181
lab tests	469
nuclear scan	176
stress testing	410
ultrasound (sonogram)	488

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	884
Female	1060

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1762
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	738
From 75 to 84	706
85 and over	330
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	121
cardiac procedures	993
doctor visit	933
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
lab tests	630
nuclear scan	170
stress testing	389
ultrasound (sonogram)	671
vascular procedures	170

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	536
Female	639

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1046
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	467
From 75 to 84	423
85 and over	177
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	121
cardiac procedures	940
doctor visit	1010
hospital care	170
inpatient care	170
lab tests	761
nuclear scan	126
stress testing	313
ultrasound (sonogram)	765
vascular procedures	259

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	531
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1077
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	428
85 and over	203
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	52
cardiac procedures	694
doctor visit	726
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
lab tests	596
nuclear scan	80
stress testing	205
ultrasound (sonogram)	628
vascular procedures	176

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	885
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	181
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	68
cardiac procedures	940
doctor visit	987
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
lab tests	749
nuclear scan	97
stress testing	273
ultrasound (sonogram)	909
vascular procedures	293

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	615
Female	721

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1187
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	237
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests, cardiac procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	33
cardiac procedures	613
doctor visit	866
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
lab tests	706
stress testing	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	758
vascular procedures	193

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1020
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	407
85 and over	207
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	579
doctor visit	704
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lab tests	561
nuclear scan	16
stress testing	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	760
vascular procedures	238

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	549

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1003
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	419
85 and over	184
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	746
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	719
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144
lab tests	438
nuclear scan	103
stress testing	251
ultrasound (sonogram)	720
vascular procedures	195

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	555
Female	627

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1082
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	467
85 and over	211
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA during 2023 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, lab tests and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	695
doctor visit	807
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
lab tests	336
nuclear scan	83
stress testing	220
ultrasound (sonogram)	771
vascular procedures	265

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	542
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1074
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	481
85 and over	211
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Bedford, VA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and vascular procedures.

ambulatory monitoring	71
blood draw	153
cardiac procedures	657
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	766
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
lab tests	473
minimally invasive procedures	30
nuclear scan	92
stress testing	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	585
vascular procedures	223

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD.

**Gender**
Female	552
Male	473

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	69
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	920
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	177
75 to 84	379
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	398

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jessica Maritza Jara, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Education & Training

She is certified by the Internal Medicine - cardiovascular disease and has a state license in Virginia.

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - cardiovascular disease

Licensed In: Virginia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,467 AVIVO $21	$1,447
Abbott Laboratories	$244 Vascular $244
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$105 Atherectomy Device $105
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.	$45 ZIO Patch $45
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$28 FARXIGA $28
Other	$97 Omniscan $22	Minimally Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring $17	PAXLOVID $15	ENTRESTO $13	Effient $13	Other $17

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,267
Food and Beverage	$678
Education	$40

Biography

Dr. Jessica Jara specializes in adult cardiology and practices in Lynchburg, VA and Bedford, VA. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Bedford, VA.