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Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD

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(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Maulana Azad Medical College (1980)

Professional interests include: heart problems

11119 Rockville Pike Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 816-9000

Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD is affiliated with Holy Cross Health.

Office Locations

11119 Rockville Pike Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 816-9000

(301) 816-0295

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Holy Cross Health

818 West Diamond Suite 240
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 569-7135

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Some issues Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“In 2009, Engage Medical contracted with Advanced Cardiology Center and its three physician owners: Pankaj Lal, M.D., Mubashar Choudry, M.D. and Moshin Ijaz, M.D. Advanced Cardiology hired Engage...”—"Three Medical Groups And A Medical Billing Company Agree To Pay $3,340,979 To Resolve Investigation Into Medicare Overbilling Scheme", U.S. Department of Justice, January 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

carotid duplex ultrasound

chronic care

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

lower extremity arterial duplex

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2023, Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, carotid duplex ultrasound, chronic care, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), lower extremity arterial duplex, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, stress EKG, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 25%

By Volume:

ankle brachial index

lower extremity venous duplex

By Affordability:

arterial duplex ultrasound

arterial ultrasound

carotid ultrasound

lower extremity arterial duplex

lower extremity arterial ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), and lower extremity venous duplex procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, lower extremity arterial duplex, and lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound 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. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
ambulatory monitoring	16
cardiac procedures	926
doctor visit	803
hospital care	602
inpatient care	602
nuclear scan	192
pelvic imaging	11
stress testing	426
ultrasound (sonogram)	914
vascular procedures	391

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1413
doctor visit	1057
hospital care	335
inpatient care	335
nuclear scan	365
stress testing	730
ultrasound (sonogram)	1255
vascular procedures	572

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	588
Female	871

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	796
Black	259
Hispanic	115
Asian	255
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	503
From 75 to 84	462
85 and over	321
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	1306
doctor visit	982
hospital care	223
inpatient care	223
nuclear scan	331
stress testing	665
ultrasound (sonogram)	938
vascular procedures	325

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	536
Female	703

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	196
Hispanic	117
Asian	228
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	263
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	31
cardiac procedures	1501
doctor visit	1052
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
nuclear scan	385
stress testing	771
ultrasound (sonogram)	1213
vascular procedures	542

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	892
Female	1338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	428
Hispanic	208
Asian	502
Other	90
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	862
From 75 to 84	710
85 and over	406
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	32
cardiac procedures	1608
doctor visit	1249
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
nuclear scan	447
stress testing	892
ultrasound (sonogram)	1276
vascular procedures	687

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	521
Female	687

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	235
Hispanic	122
Asian	258
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	477
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	206
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	1469
doctor visit	1031
nuclear scan	415
stress testing	833
ultrasound (sonogram)	1034
vascular procedures	412

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	157
Hispanic	81
Asian	228
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	77
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), chronic care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	1656
chronic care	1181
doctor visit	1133
nuclear scan	475
stress testing	953
ultrasound (sonogram)	1295
vascular procedures	615

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	171
Hispanic	92
Asian	214
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	95
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	40
cardiac procedures	1917
chronic care	941
doctor visit	1181
nuclear scan	508
stress testing	1016
ultrasound (sonogram)	1374
vascular procedures	513

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	423
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	173
Hispanic	146
Asian	260
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	105
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	48
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	1565
chronic care	497
doctor visit	1013
nuclear scan	420
stress testing	841
ultrasound (sonogram)	1160
vascular procedures	466

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	136
Hispanic	92
Asian	185
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	79
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	55
cardiac procedures	2095
chronic care	298
doctor visit	1291
nuclear scan	559
stress testing	1119
ultrasound (sonogram)	1383
vascular procedures	462

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	158
Hispanic	106
Asian	258
Other	59
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	116
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	2109
chronic care	145
doctor visit	1332
nuclear scan	569
stress testing	1140
ultrasound (sonogram)	1564
vascular procedures	712

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	143
Hispanic	110
Asian	202
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	90
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Rockville, MD were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and chronic care.

abdominal imaging	11
ambulatory monitoring	29
cardiac procedures	1596
chronic care	612
doctor visit	1102
hospital care	252
inpatient care	252
nuclear scan	424
pelvic imaging	11
stress testing	853
ultrasound (sonogram)	1218
vascular procedures	517

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	186
Asian / Pacific Islander	235
Non-Hispanic White	430
Hispanic	108
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	37

**Age**
75 to 84	330
85 and over	159
Less than 65	100
65 to 74	418

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College in 1980. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College (1980)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1987)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Holy Cross Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Pankaj Lal, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rockville, MD.

2.6

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOTRONIK INC.	$1,224 Bradycardia products $499	Setrox $150	BioMonitor 2 $87	Eluna $22	Etrinsa $11	Other $455
Gilead Sciences Inc	$1,181 Vemlidy $122	Letairis $19	$1,040
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$600 Effient $288	Benicar $101	Azor $97	SAVAYSA $93	Welchol $21
Amgen Inc.	$577 Repatha $457	Corlanor $99	$20
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$504 BRILINTA $221	CRESTOR $166	FARXIGA $86	$31
Other	$4,092 BYSTOLIC $785	VERQUVO $360	JARDIANCE $342	XARELTO $337	ENTRESTO $290	Other $1,978

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,128
Education	$50

Biography

Dr. Pankaj Lal is an adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) specialist. Dr. Lal's clinical interests encompass heart problems and internal medicine. He is affiliated with Holy Cross Health. He is a graduate of Maulana Azad Medical College. His average rating from his patients is 2.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Lal welcomes new patients at his office inGaithersburg, MD as reported by Holy Cross Health.