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Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

720 Eskenazi Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 880-4222

Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD is a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN specializing in vascular surgery and thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

1801 N Senate Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 962-3256

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2000 6th Avenue S Tht 712
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 934-9999

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720 Eskenazi Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 880-4222

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In The News

“Dr. Sara Pereira has worked as a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon for St. Mary's Hospital since June 2007.”—"Mending a broken heart: One couple's recuperation from a heart attack and surgery", Summit Daily, May 2008

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

fully percutaneous transfemoral TAVR

heart valve procedures

minimally invasive aortic valve replacement

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD performed more fully percutaneous (incisionless) transfemoral TAVR, heart valve procedures, minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	285
endarterectomy	13
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
neck surgery	13
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	124
vascular procedures	246

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	60
doctor visit	371
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
open surgery	38
pelvic imaging	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	165
vascular procedures	292

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	35
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	20
ablation	11
bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	54
doctor visit	361
hospital care	58
injections	11
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	32
pelvic imaging	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vascular procedures	299

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	37
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
ablation	41
bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	100
doctor visit	349
hospital care	76
injections	13
inpatient care	76
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	41
open surgery	52
pelvic imaging	31
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	270
vascular procedures	511

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	676
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1038
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	414
85 and over	132
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
ablation	48
bypass surgery	30
cardiac procedures	98
doctor visit	271
hospital care	41
injections	16
inpatient care	41
laser treatment	16
minimally invasive procedures	48
open surgery	60
pelvic imaging	37
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	312
vascular procedures	566

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	62
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	62
cardiac procedures	238
doctor visit	162
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
minimally invasive procedures	34
open surgery	124
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	124
vascular procedures	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	43
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	160
doctor visit	189
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	47
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	43
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	186
doctor visit	177
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
minimally invasive procedures	46
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	43
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	76
doctor visit	34
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36
vascular procedures	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	12
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	126
doctor visit	19
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
minimally invasive procedures	46
open surgery	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34
vascular procedures	46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	18
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	110
doctor visit	78
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
vascular procedures	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN during 2023 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	82
doctor visit	82
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
minimally invasive procedures	41
vascular procedures	41

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	17
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Indianapolis, IN were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	22
ablation	33
bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	109
doctor visit	198
endarterectomy	13
hospital care	63
injections	13
inpatient care	63
laser treatment	15
minimally invasive procedures	37
neck surgery	13
open surgery	50
pelvic imaging	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	208
vascular procedures	182
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD.

**Gender**
Female	126
Male	183

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	276
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	112
85 and over	38
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	125

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Jane Pereira, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Education & Training

She has a state license in Indiana.

Licensed In: Indiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$29,095 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $3,980	PASCAL $1,966	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $1,359	Intraclude Device $1,255	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $812	Other $19,722
Medtronic, Inc.	$12,644 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $1,312	Avalus $169	$11,163
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$3,030 EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $2,208	C3 Delivery System $431	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $347	GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis $28	TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $18
Endologix, Inc.	$1,745 AFX $252	OVATION $116	$1,376
Abbott Laboratories	$1,682 MitraClip $1,245	Mitra Clip system $253	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $164	EPIC $20
Other	$2,944 Structural Heart $1,445	TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM $319	SynerGraft $204	PhotoFix $199	Valiant Captivia $196	Other $581

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,488
Travel and Lodging	$14,079
Grant	$11,163
Food and Beverage	$8,392
Education	$18

Biography

Dr. Sara Pereira's areas of specialization are vascular surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Pereira is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine.