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Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD

(Dr. Sandeep A. Joshi, MD)

(469 Ratings)

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

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

17525 River Road
Noblesville, IN 46062

(317) 773-7711

Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD is affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Carmel, Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center, Riverview Health System, Parkview Health, Ascension, Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis, ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP INC and Ascension St. Vincent - Seton.

Office Locations

17525 River Road
Noblesville, IN 46062

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8333 Naab Road Suite 400
Indianapolis, IN 46260

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

In 2023, Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD performed more permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, and permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	118
cardioversion	12
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	616
hospital care	187
implant surgery	46
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	26
inpatient care	187
lab tests	55
minimally invasive procedures	46
nuclear scan	27
stress testing	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	96
cardioversion	15
doctor visit	612
hospital care	181
implant surgery	26
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	181
lab tests	69
minimally invasive procedures	38
nuclear scan	29
stress testing	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	827
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	191
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	86
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	646
hospital care	456
implant surgery	40
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	21
inpatient care	456
minimally invasive procedures	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	571
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	921
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	365
85 and over	206
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	49
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	707
hospital care	327
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	327
minimally invasive procedures	20
nuclear scan	14
stress testing	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1042
Female	798

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1670
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	606
From 75 to 84	668
85 and over	384
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	72
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	717
hospital care	182
implant surgery	42
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	182
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	15
stress testing	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	821
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	190
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
cardiac procedures	60
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	636
hospital care	189
implant surgery	47
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	189
minimally invasive procedures	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	174
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	34
cardiac procedures	40
cardioversion	24
doctor visit	626
hospital care	161
implant surgery	26
inpatient care	161
minimally invasive procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	190
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
blood draw	52
cardiac procedures	55
cardioversion	17
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	688
hospital care	139
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	139
minimally invasive procedures	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	849
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	176
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
blood draw	35
cardiac procedures	32
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	479
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
minimally invasive procedures	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	176
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
blood draw	19
cardiac procedures	45
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	452
hospital care	62
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	62
minimally invasive procedures	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	733
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	165
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
blood draw	12
cardiac procedures	40
cardioversion	12
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	361
hospital care	45
implant surgery	27
inpatient care	45
minimally invasive procedures	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	162
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	69
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Noblesville, IN were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

ablation	13
ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	26
cardiac procedures	63
cardioversion	16
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	594
hospital care	187
implant surgery	30
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	187
lab tests	62
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	21
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	809
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	333
85 and over	183
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	290

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	47
Cancer	11
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Cincinnati Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of of Internal Medicine - CVD and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

Residency: University of Cincinnati Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of of Internal Medicine - CVD

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension St. Vincent Carmel

Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center

Riverview Health System

Parkview Health

Ascension

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis

ST VINCENT MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ascension St. Vincent - Seton

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 469 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Noblesville, IN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$6,297 Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $2,161	Micra $1,140	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $955	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $562	Arctic Front $350	Other $1,130
Abbott Laboratories	$2,261 ENSITE PRECISION $571	EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System $569	Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $388	ALLURE QUADRA $124	Optisure Defibrillation ICD Lead $115	Other $495
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,255 Tachy System $475	SQ-RX PULSE GENERATOR $190	ESSENTIO $162	TACHY HF $160	GENERAL - TACHY GENERATORS $155	Other $1,113
Biosense Webster, Inc.	$1,883 Carto 3 System $700	Carto 3 $332	OtherNA $231	Ablation CathetersAccessories $202	Ultrasound Catheters Accessories $124	Other $295
Medtronic, Inc.	$919 Micra $371	Reveal LINQ $146	Cobalt $140	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $129	SelectSecure $115	Other $17
Other	$3,205 Carto 3 System $741	Cardiac $413	XARELTO $399	HeartMate II $203	Ensite $148	Other $1,302

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,746
Travel and Lodging	$4,059
Education	$12
Entertainment	$5

Biography

Dr. Sandeep Joshi is a specialist in adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He works in Indianapolis, IN and Noblesville, IN. The average patient rating for Dr. Joshi is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Joshi attended Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. His professional affiliations include Parkview Health, Ascension St. Vincent Carmel, and Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandeep Anilkumar Joshi, MD From 2012 - 2022

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