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Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Professional interests include: heart failure, vascular disease, heart valve disease, and more.

571 Union Avenue
Framingham, MA 01702

(508) 665-4547

Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD is a cardiologist in Framingham, MA specializing in adult cardiology. She graduated from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center, Newton-Wellesley Hospital and UMass Memorial Health.

Office Locations

UMass Memorial Health

571 Union Avenue
Framingham, MA 01702

(508) 665-4547

(508) 665-4549

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

stress EKG

ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), stress EKG, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	761
doctor visit	658
hospital care	355
inpatient care	355
nuclear scan	50
stress testing	113
ultrasound (sonogram)	634

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	21
cardiac procedures	806
doctor visit	767
hospital care	436
inpatient care	436
nuclear scan	64
stress testing	148
ultrasound (sonogram)	637

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	469
Female	609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	986
Black	19
Hispanic	40
Asian	17
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	321
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	809
doctor visit	776
hospital care	355
inpatient care	355
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	47
stress testing	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	657

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	740
Female	907

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1482
Black	39
Hispanic	69
Asian	25
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	443
From 75 to 84	534
85 and over	462
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	690
doctor visit	768
hospital care	330
inpatient care	330
nuclear scan	42
stress testing	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	536

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1478
Female	1790

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2974
Black	72
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	64
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	892
From 75 to 84	1076
85 and over	934
Less than 65	366

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	46
cardiac procedures	772
doctor visit	790
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
nuclear scan	78
stress testing	176
ultrasound (sonogram)	550

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	735
Female	887

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1472
Black	35
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	518
85 and over	444
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	522
doctor visit	764
hospital care	310
inpatient care	310
nuclear scan	61
stress testing	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	352

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	597
Female	703

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	22
Hispanic	47
Asian	20
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	408
85 and over	397
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	33
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	37
cardiac procedures	594
doctor visit	872
hospital care	322
inpatient care	322
nuclear scan	63
stress testing	147
ultrasound (sonogram)	410

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	709

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1178
Black	27
Hispanic	48
Asian	16
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	379
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	637
doctor visit	938
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
nuclear scan	61
stress testing	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	458

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	698
Female	758

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1307
Black	28
Hispanic	56
Asian	25
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	463
85 and over	412
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	411
doctor visit	702
hospital care	291
inpatient care	291
nuclear scan	50
stress testing	124
ultrasound (sonogram)	287

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	609
Female	645

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1128
Black	24
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	406
85 and over	353
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	591
cardioversion	13
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	830
hospital care	292
inpatient care	292
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	70
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	416
vascular procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	713

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1215
Black	29
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	349
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	519
doctor visit	889
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
nuclear scan	57
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	377

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	661

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1068
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	26
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	443
85 and over	281
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Framingham, MA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	29
cardiac procedures	646
cardioversion	13
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	795
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	58
stress testing	141
ultrasound (sonogram)	483
vascular procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	762
Male	645

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	1271
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	50
Other	35

**Age**
85 and over	393
75 to 84	462
Less than 65	143
65 to 74	407

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD graduated from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. She completed residency at University of Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

Residency: University of Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Veena R. Shankar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

UMass Memorial Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$713 XARELTO $713
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.	$368 Definity $368
Amgen Inc.	$337 Repatha $317	Corlanor $20
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$230 ELIQUIS $230
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$174 ENTRESTO $174
Other	$714 BRILINTA $113	PRALUENT $92	ZONTIVITY $63	ELIQUIS $42	Arctic Front $34	Other $371

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,487
Education	$50

Biography

Dr. Veena Shankar's specialty is adult cardiology. Before completing her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut, Dr. Shankar attended medical school at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and Bangalore University. Dr. Shankar has a special interest in heart valve disease, heart failure, and vascular disease. In addition to English, she speaks Kannada. Dr. Shankar's hospital/clinic affiliations include UMass Memorial Medical Center and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She welcomes new patients at her office in as reported by Newton-Wellesley Hospital.