In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD performed more blood draw, EKG rhythm strip, electroencephalography (EEG), phlebotomy for lab tests, and visual evoked potential test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for EKG rhythm strip, evoked potential test, and trigger point injection 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 25%

By Volume:

trigger point injection

In 2012, Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD performed more trigger point injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2012 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209
lab tests	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
doctor visit	264
lab tests	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
X-rays	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	12
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2015 were X-rays, lab tests, thoracic (chest) imaging and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
doctor visit	376
lab tests	32
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
X-rays	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	268
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	32
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2016 were pain management, injections, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	63
doctor visit	867
injections	95
lab tests	29
pain management	95
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	190
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	26
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2017 were pain management, injections, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	95
doctor visit	2265
injections	123
lab tests	14
pain management	123

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2018 were blood draw, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	319
doctor visit	3338
injections	27
pain management	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2019 were blood draw, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	331
doctor visit	3246
injections	23
pain management	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	12
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	175
doctor visit	2363

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	151

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2021 were blood draw, cardiac procedures, evoked potential test and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	243
cardiac procedures	127
doctor visit	2098
electroencephalography (EEG)	126
evoked potential test	126
injections	36
pain management	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA during 2022 were blood draw, evoked potential test, electroencephalography (EEG) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	475
cardiac procedures	143
doctor visit	1878
electroencephalography (EEG)	144
evoked potential test	144
injections	42
pain management	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Lake Charles, LA were blood draw, evoked potential test, cardiac procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

blood draw	192
cardiac procedures	135
doctor visit	1690
electroencephalography (EEG)	135
evoked potential test	135
injections	57
lab tests	22
pain management	57
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
X-rays	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	56
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	118
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	8
Less than 65	118
65 to 74	97

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	8
Cancer	4

Education & Training

She has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.	$113 ORBACTIV $113
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$77 ADCIRCA $77
Boston Scientific Corporation	$69 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $69
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$64 RELISTOR ORAL $36	XIFAXAN $17	Relistor $11
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$42 Lorzone $30	ConZip $13
Other	$178 MOVANTIK $37	XTAMPZA $37	RELISTOR ORAL $27	BUTRANS $19	BELBUCA $16	Other $42

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$543

Biography

Dr. Vanchi Vu is a Lake Charles, LA physician who specializes in pain medicine and family medicine. Dr. Vu obtained a license to practice in Louisiana.