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Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

780 North Mt Juliet Road
Mount Juliet, TN 37122

(615) 758-9273

Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD is a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN specializing in adult pulmonology and sleep medicine. Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1310 24th Avenue Tenn Valley Hs (626)
South Nashville, TN 37212

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780 North Mt Juliet Road
Mount Juliet, TN 37122

(615) 758-9273

(615) 758-4821

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	27
aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	416
hospital care	989
inpatient care	989
pulmonary testing	60
sleep study	60
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	47
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	476
hospital care	944
inpatient care	944
pulmonary testing	51
sleep study	71

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	39
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	30
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	434
hospital care	896
inpatient care	896
pulmonary testing	46
sleep study	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	40
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	42
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	32
bronchoscopy	23
doctor visit	471
hospital care	810
inpatient care	810
pulmonary testing	83
sleep study	47

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	80
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	24
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	533
hospital care	640
inpatient care	640
pulmonary testing	67
sleep study	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	38
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	61
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	46
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	17
doctor visit	443
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
pulmonary testing	55
sleep study	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	19
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2018 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	362
pulmonary testing	84

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2019 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	358
pulmonary testing	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2020 were nursing home care, pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	319
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
nursing home care	47
pulmonary testing	30

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2021 were pulmonary testing, nursing home care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	360
nursing home care	59
pulmonary testing	64
sleep study	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN during 2022 were pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	330
pulmonary testing	58

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in South Nashville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

airway management	29
aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	409
hospital care	649
inpatient care	649
nursing home care	53
pulmonary testing	59
sleep study	43
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	280
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	69
85 and over	19
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vijay Pethkar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$841 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $841
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$202 BREO $30	ANORO $22	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $12	$138
CSL Behring	$191 Zemaira $51	$140
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$118 OFEV $90	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $15	STIOLTO $13
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$85 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $85
Other	$289 Sleep and Respiratory Care $34	Arikayce $32	Esbriet $26	The Vest System Model 105 Home Care $23	AirwayClearanceDevice $21	Other $152