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Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

1340 Broad Avenue Suite 320
Gulfport, MS 39501

(228) 575-1581

Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD is a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD is affiliated with Santa Rosa Medical Center.

Office Locations

1340 Broad Avenue Suite 320
Gulfport, MS 39501

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

spectral Doppler echocardiography

In 2023, Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD had a list price for color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, and spectral Doppler echocardiography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi. 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 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

stress echo

In 2023, Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and stress echo procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Mississippi.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2012 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	81
angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	1329
catheterization	211
diagnostic procedures	143
doctor visit	1370
hospital care	533
implant surgery	41
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	451
lab tests	976
minimally invasive procedures	252
nuclear scan	79
outpatient care	82
preventive care	163
stent placement (stenting)	42
stress testing	409
ultrasound (sonogram)	877
vascular procedures	332

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	85
angioplasty	32
cardiac procedures	1159
catheterization	163
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	1144
hospital care	429
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	384
lab tests	580
minimally invasive procedures	178
nuclear scan	163
outpatient care	45
preventive care	90
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	314
ultrasound (sonogram)	819
vascular procedures	320

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	589
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	976
Black	192
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	166
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	24
angioplasty	40
cardiac procedures	920
catheterization	157
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	1107
hospital care	434
inpatient care	350
lab tests	264
minimally invasive procedures	157
nuclear scan	86
outpatient care	84
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	255
tilt table test	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	676
vascular procedures	204

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	650

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	944
Black	224
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	377
85 and over	189
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	947
cardioversion	11
catheterization	158
diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	1223
hospital care	792
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	711
minimally invasive procedures	174
outpatient care	81
stent placement (stenting)	42
stress testing	193
tilt table test	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	991
vascular procedures	334

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1338
Female	1570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2250
Black	564
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1032
From 75 to 84	836
85 and over	442
Less than 65	598

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2016 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	94
cardiac procedures	1000
catheterization	299
diagnostic procedures	158
doctor visit	1231
hospital care	1102
inpatient care	992
minimally invasive procedures	299
outpatient care	110
stent placement (stenting)	94
stress testing	160
tilt table test	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	921
vascular procedures	407

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	918
Female	1148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1586
Black	419
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	707
From 75 to 84	595
85 and over	307
Less than 65	457

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	68
cardiac procedures	1068
catheterization	236
diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	1273
emergency care	15
hospital care	881
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	753
minimally invasive procedures	253
outpatient care	128
stent placement (stenting)	68
stress testing	234
ultrasound (sonogram)	1027
vascular procedures	350

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	898
Female	1143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1586
Black	394
Hispanic	32
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	704
From 75 to 84	587
85 and over	298
Less than 65	452

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2018 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	88
cardiac procedures	973
cardioversion	16
catheterization	286
diagnostic procedures	141
doctor visit	1106
emergency care	13
hospital care	1136
inpatient care	945
minimally invasive procedures	286
outpatient care	191
stent placement (stenting)	88
stress testing	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	901
vascular procedures	386

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	784
Female	947

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1340
Black	328
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	628
From 75 to 84	515
85 and over	263
Less than 65	325

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	98
cardiac procedures	1166
cardioversion	12
catheterization	316
diagnostic procedures	169
doctor visit	1360
hospital care	1421
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	1225
minimally invasive procedures	336
outpatient care	196
stent placement (stenting)	98
stress testing	203
tilt table test	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	1072
vascular procedures	462

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	777
Female	887

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1311
Black	282
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	601
From 75 to 84	543
85 and over	263
Less than 65	257

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	100
cardiac procedures	867
catheterization	282
diagnostic procedures	132
doctor visit	907
hospital care	1150
inpatient care	1053
minimally invasive procedures	282
outpatient care	97
stent placement (stenting)	100
stress testing	132
tilt table test	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	755
vascular procedures	314

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	749
Female	851

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1301
Black	241
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	509
85 and over	266
Less than 65	243

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	68
cardiac procedures	734
cardioversion	13
catheterization	201
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	1196
hospital care	976
inpatient care	884
minimally invasive procedures	201
outpatient care	92
stent placement (stenting)	68
stress testing	100
tilt table test	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	709
vascular procedures	299

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	644
Female	697

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1068
Black	208
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	444
85 and over	215
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	66
cardiac procedures	642
catheterization	195
diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	981
hospital care	769
inpatient care	661
minimally invasive procedures	195
outpatient care	108
stent placement (stenting)	66
stress testing	92
tilt table test	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	599
vascular procedures	271

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	618
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1011
Black	180
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	223
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated as a cardiologist in Gulfport, MS were cardiac procedures, hospital care, ultrasound (sonogram) and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	63
angioplasty	65
cardiac procedures	982
cardioversion	13
catheterization	227
diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	1172
emergency care	14
hospital care	874
implant surgery	21
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	764
lab tests	606
minimally invasive procedures	237
nuclear scan	109
outpatient care	110
preventive care	126
stent placement (stenting)	67
stress testing	206
ultrasound (sonogram)	849
vascular procedures	334

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	715
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	275
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1215
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	27
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	472
85 and over	239
Less than 65	280
65 to 74	555

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine and has a state license in Mississippi.

Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Santa Rosa Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,663 XARELTO $1,645	INVOKANA $15	$3
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,096 ENTRESTO $1,000	LEQVIO $60	NON BRAND $37
Amgen Inc.	$1,057 Repatha $920	Corlanor $56	$81
Pfizer Inc.	$982 ELIQUIS $799	VYNDAQEL $145	PAXLOVID $16	CHANTIX $12	VIAGRA $9
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$970 ELIQUIS $952	$18
Other	$9,139 Impella $840	LifeVest $623	JARDIANCE $554	BRILINTA $411	SAMSCA $411	Other $6,300

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,556
Education	$275
Gift	$75

Research Payments

Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $3,550.

Biography

Dr. Wakkas Tayara's area of specialization is adult cardiology. Dr. Tayara's residency was performed at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is affiliated with Santa Rosa Medical Center.

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakkas Tayara, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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