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Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: pain, pulmonary hypertension, anxiety, and more.

1225 McBride Avenue Suite 223
Woodland Park, NJ 07424

(973) 812-0377

Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC is a cardiologist in Woodland Park, NJ specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC is affiliated with Englewood Health, MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ENGLEWOOD PC and NORTH JERSEY EKG READING GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1225 McBride Avenue Suite 223
Woodland Park, NJ 07424

Address:

22-18 Broadway Suite 104
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Some issues Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

abdominal imaging	14
cardiac procedures	490
doctor visit	1220
hospital care	612
inpatient care	612
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	89
nursing home care	55
pelvic imaging	14
stress testing	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	310
vascular procedures	54

**Gender**
Male	519
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	232
Hispanic	280
Asian	46
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	353
85 and over	271
Less than 65	168

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	639

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	233
Hispanic	299
Asian	58
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	267
Less than 65	189

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	56
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	11
cardiac procedures	623
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1336
hospital care	552
inpatient care	552
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	149
nursing home care	14
pelvic imaging	11
stress testing	297
ultrasound (sonogram)	316
vascular procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	1360
Female	1770

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1396
Black	664
Hispanic	872
Asian	156
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1038
From 75 to 84	968
85 and over	598
Less than 65	526

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	58
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	536
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	1387
hospital care	449
inpatient care	449
minimally invasive procedures	38
nuclear scan	127
nursing home care	13
stress testing	219
ultrasound (sonogram)	287
vascular procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	656
Female	858

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	328
Hispanic	398
Asian	76
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	295
Less than 65	235

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	57
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	430
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1497
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
minimally invasive procedures	10
nuclear scan	97
nursing home care	25
stress testing	187
ultrasound (sonogram)	227
vascular procedures	3

**Gender**
Male	606
Female	777

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	680
Black	250
Hispanic	343
Asian	74
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	479
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	266
Less than 65	207

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	53
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	373
doctor visit	1469
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
nuclear scan	92
nursing home care	34
stress testing	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	191
vascular procedures	2

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	92
Hispanic	129
Asian	58
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	99
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	358
doctor visit	1405
nuclear scan	89
nursing home care	40
stress testing	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	213
vascular procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	90
Hispanic	126
Asian	63
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	116
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	273
doctor visit	1011
nuclear scan	65
nursing home care	10
stress testing	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	226
vascular procedures	79

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	77
Hispanic	101
Asian	59
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	95
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	25
cardiac procedures	577
doctor visit	2230
nuclear scan	142
pelvic imaging	25
stress testing	291
ultrasound (sonogram)	567
vascular procedures	309

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC treated as a cardiologist in Woodland Park, NJ were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	16
cardiac procedures	470
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1433
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	104
nursing home care	25
pelvic imaging	16
stress testing	207
ultrasound (sonogram)	296
vascular procedures	73

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	196
Asian / Pacific Islander	59
Non-Hispanic White	490
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	254
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	314
85 and over	200
Less than 65	154
65 to 74	350

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	9
Dementia	17

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Jersey.

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Englewood Health

MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ENGLEWOOD PC

NORTH JERSEY EKG READING GROUP LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC appears to accept the following insurance providers: EmblemHealth EPO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA Open Access Plus, AmeriHealth HMO, GEHA, AmeriHealth PPO, EmblemHealth, AmeriHealth, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, GHI CBP, Humana National POS - Open Access, Aetna, Aetna POS, Vytra, MagnaCare, Great-West Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Fidelis Care, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, MagnaCare PPO, First Health, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Trustmark , Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Blue Priority, Federal Employee Program, Clover Health, Medsolutions, APWU, Meritan Health, Direct HMO, Direct PPO, Health Partners, OMNIA Tier 1, Local 825, APWU Health Plan, NJ Carpenters Fund, GEHA Health Plan, Value Network (Exchange Plan), Empire Plan (NYSHIP) and Traditional.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ijaz Vehra, MD, FACC accepts the following insurance providers:

EmblemHealth EPO

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

CIGNA Open Access Plus

AmeriHealth HMO

GEHA

AmeriHealth PPO

EmblemHealth

AmeriHealth

Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Managed Care

GHI CBP

Humana National POS - Open Access

Aetna

Aetna POS

Vytra

MagnaCare

Great-West Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

1199SEIU

Fidelis Care

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

MagnaCare PPO

First Health

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Trustmark

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Blue Priority

Federal Employee Program

Clover Health

Medsolutions

APWU

Meritan Health

Direct HMO

Direct PPO

Health Partners

OMNIA Tier 1

Local 825

APWU Health Plan

NJ Carpenters Fund

GEHA Health Plan

Value Network (Exchange Plan)

Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

Traditional

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$349 HeartMate $139	Vascular $115	CRT-Ds $95
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$337 XARELTO $337
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$273 BRILINTA $259	CRESTOR $14
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$211 ELIQUIS $211
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$189 Viva $124	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $66
Other	$1,470 ENTRESTO $157	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $148	Watchman Device $146	Impella $141	Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation Sys $141	Other $737

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,501
Education	$329

Biography

Dr. Ijaz Vehra's areas of specialization are adult cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology; he sees patients in Fair Lawn, NJ and Woodland Park, NJ. Areas of expertise for Dr. Vehra include pain, anxiety, and pulmonary hypertension. He is professionally affiliated with Englewood Health. Dr. Vehra most likely takes Trustmark, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Fair Lawn, NJ.