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Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Dartmouth Medical School

500 University Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825

(916) 830-2000

Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD is a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Sutter Health, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz and DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMN - Ventura.

Office Locations

1595 Soquel Drive Suite 220
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

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500 University Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825

(916) 830-2000

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In The News

“A heartfelt thank you also to Dr. Martina Rodriquez, Dr. Binal Shafi, Dr. Victor Ochoa and ALL staff associated with Dominican Hospital's Cardiac and Critical Care Units.”—"Claudia McLoughlin Wallace-Place", Mercury News, June 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

In 2023, Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD performed more cardiac procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

Holter monitoring

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

ultrasound

By Affordability:

cardiac pacing procedures

pacemaker implantation

pacemaker replacement

pacemaker system replacement

permanent pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), Holter monitoring, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac pacing procedures, pacemaker implantation, pacemaker replacement, pacemaker system replacement, permanent pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, and permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement 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. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	513
catheterization	128
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	552
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	169
nuclear scan	43
stent placement (stenting)	29
stress testing	145
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	222
vascular procedures	99
X-rays	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	405
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	768
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	13
nuclear scan	44
stress testing	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	274
vascular procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	0
Hispanic	79
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	151
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	50
cardiac procedures	1033
cardioversion	14
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1773
hospital care	420
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	420
minimally invasive procedures	61
nuclear scan	146
stress testing	366
ultrasound (sonogram)	688
vascular procedures	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	0
Hispanic	168
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	279
85 and over	196
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	56
angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	1326
cardioversion	18
catheterization	104
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	2071
emergency care	12
hospital care	503
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	467
minimally invasive procedures	119
nuclear scan	220
outpatient care	36
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	484
ultrasound (sonogram)	772
vascular procedures	137

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1096
Female	1000

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1604
Black	22
Hispanic	386
Asian	46
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	850
From 75 to 84	630
85 and over	428
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	44
angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	1068
cardioversion	26
catheterization	80
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	2169
hospital care	470
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	446
minimally invasive procedures	116
nuclear scan	138
outpatient care	24
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	324
ultrasound (sonogram)	682
vascular procedures	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	567
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	769
Black	0
Hispanic	216
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	204
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	33
cardiac procedures	1058
cardioversion	20
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	2044
hospital care	470
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	443
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	150
outpatient care	27
stress testing	363
ultrasound (sonogram)	702
vascular procedures	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	15
Hispanic	240
Asian	27
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	201
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	66
angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	1236
cardioversion	38
catheterization	106
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	2281
emergency care	20
hospital care	409
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	394
minimally invasive procedures	122
nuclear scan	161
outpatient care	15
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	375
ultrasound (sonogram)	728
vascular procedures	86

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	867
Black	13
Hispanic	245
Asian	27
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	504
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	202
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	53
angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	1129
cardioversion	27
catheterization	122
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	2231
emergency care	11
hospital care	404
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	365
minimally invasive procedures	135
nuclear scan	149
outpatient care	39
stent placement (stenting)	42
stress testing	348
ultrasound (sonogram)	670
vascular procedures	75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	807
Black	0
Hispanic	248
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	491
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	197
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	62
angioplasty	56
cardiac procedures	974
cardioversion	21
catheterization	120
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	1918
hospital care	282
inpatient care	265
minimally invasive procedures	120
nuclear scan	118
outpatient care	17
stent placement (stenting)	56
stress testing	281
ultrasound (sonogram)	577
vascular procedures	56

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	577
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	0
Hispanic	245
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	190
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	80
angioplasty	56
cardiac procedures	1263
cardioversion	39
catheterization	127
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	2126
hospital care	356
implant surgery	23
inpatient care	336
minimally invasive procedures	150
nuclear scan	166
outpatient care	20
stent placement (stenting)	56
stress testing	375
ultrasound (sonogram)	726
vascular procedures	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	637
Female	511

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	765
Black	14
Hispanic	311
Asian	25
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	202
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	91
angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	1160
cardioversion	26
catheterization	107
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	2157
emergency care	13
hospital care	334
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	334
minimally invasive procedures	126
nuclear scan	113
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	260
ultrasound (sonogram)	749
vascular procedures	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	655
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	0
Hispanic	273
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	206
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD treated as a cardiologist in Santa Cruz, CA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	51
angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	1015
cardioversion	25
catheterization	88
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	1826
emergency care	14
hospital care	343
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	327
minimally invasive procedures	107
nuclear scan	131
outpatient care	25
stent placement (stenting)	37
stress testing	312
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	617
vascular procedures	80
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	559
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	763
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	219
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	332
85 and over	197
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	428

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Victor Manuel Ochoa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sutter Health

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMN - Ventura

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$8,402 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $1,792	Micra $1,741	Attain $1,069	Performa $1,067	Azure $916	Other $1,817
Medtronic, Inc.	$2,877 Micra $1,249	SelectSecure $349	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $267	Azure $231	Cobalt $126	Other $655
Abbott Laboratories	$1,243 Merlin Connectivity and Remote $190	Pacemakers $161	Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD $140	Assurity Pacemaker $137	AVEIR $114	Other $501
Amgen Inc.	$897 Repatha $855	Corlanor $19	$23
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$675 BRILINTA $534	FARXIGA $16	$125
Other	$4,355 XARELTO $666	ELIQUIS $581	ENTRESTO $477	Vascular $328	PRALUENT $237	Other $2,066

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,431
Travel and Lodging	$4,566
Education	$452

Biography

Dr. Victor Ochoa practices adult cardiology in Santa Cruz, CA and Sacramento, CA. He studied medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Ochoa's medical residency was performed at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with Dignity Health and Sutter Health. Dr. Ochoa has an open panel in Santa Cruz, CA according to Sutter Health.